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\"lohri.jpg\"<\/a>Every year today, in Punjab Lohri is celebrated. Those, who are from Punjab, this is a special occasion when people light bonfires and dance and make merry. There is also another tradition, where the young kids go around the neighborhood asking for Indian knick-knacks (sweets etc.) by singing this traditional song in Punjabi..<\/p>\n

Its celebration of the winter solstice. Instead of celebrating Lohri on the day of the winter solstice, Punjabis celebrate it on the last day of the month during which winter solstice takes place, Paush. People believe the Lohri night is meant to be the longest night of the year and on the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase. Punjabi farmers also see the day after Lohri as the financial new year. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A brief on the song and its background. (courtesy my friend Rajeev Bhagat).<\/p>\n

According to the cultural history of Punjab, Dulla Bhatti, a Rajput tribe during the reign of Akbar was Raja of Pindi Bhattian, was put to death by the Mughal king for revolting against him. The tribal street singers trace the history of the tribe.<\/p>\n

Dulla Bhatti, like Robin Hood, robbed the rich and gave to the poor. The people of the area loved and respected him. He once rescued a girl from kidnappers and adopted her as his daughter. His people would remember their hero every year on Lohri. Groups of children moved from door to door, singing the Dulla Bhatti folk-song. Sometimes the words change but the meaning remains same.<\/p>\n

Sunder mundriye ho!
\nTera kaun vicaharaa ho!
\nDullah bhatti walla ho!
\nDullhe di dhee viahiyi ho!
\nSer shakkar payee ho!
\nKudi da laal pathaka ho!
\nKudi da saalu paatta ho!
\nSalu kaun samete!
\nChache choori kutti! zamidara lutti!
\nZamindaar sidhaye!<\/p>\n

bade bhole aaye!
\nEk bhola reh gaya!
\nSipahee far ke lai gaya!
\nSipahee ne mari eet!
\nSanoo de de lohri te teri jeeve jodi!(Cry or howl!)
\nBhaanvey ro te bhaanvey pit!<\/p>\n

Translation<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n

Beautiful girl
\nWho will think about you
\nHe is dulla bhatti Dulla\u2019s daughter got married
\nHe gave 1 kg sugar
\nThe girl is wearing a red suit
\nBut her shawl is torn
\nWho will stitch her shawl
\nThe uncle made choori
\nThe landlords looted it
\nLandlords are beaten up
\nLots of innocent boys came
\nOne innocent boy got left behind
\nThe police arrested him!The policeman hit him with a brick
\nCry or howl
\nGive us lohri ..long live your couple
\nWhether you cry, or bang your head later
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