Folk Music: Rajshthani - Senraan Ra Baairya

There is something in the folk music which touched the heart unlike any other form and it need not be in a language that you understand. Music has no language they say but aboriginal songs are much more beautiful if we understand or are able to connect to the words as well.

Am not a strong believer in fusion music or remix but when it brings out artists and exposes the talent to the world I need to take a bow and I have done it over and over again for Coke Studio Pakistan. You can always make money when you make music but too much commercialization  and what you end up with is the Coke Studio India. Anyways I am not an expert with all these things (BTW am I an expert with anything on second thoughts) and I will leave them here only.

I wanted to share a soulful Rajsthani folk tune with my readers and archive it for myself as well.  Before I present the link let us go through he lyrics.

Thanks to the link http://folkrajasthan.com/asif-hussain-samraat/senraan-ra-baairya/ - I have saved the effort to type the devanagari and roman script. The translations are also from the website.

The video is from Coke studio by Asif Samraat and Zoe Viccaji.

सेनारा रा बायरिया धीमो माधुरो री बाज

senraan ra baairya dheemo madhuro ri baaj

listen, O breeze, softly and sweetly blow

धीमो धीमो माधुरो री बाज रे बायरिया

dheemo dheemo madhuro ri baaj re baaireeya

softly, softly, sweetly blow, O breeze

सेनारा रा बायरिया धीमो माधुरो री बाज

senraan ra baairya dheemo madhuro ri baaj

listen, O breeze, softly and sweetly blow

तनरी बनर आउ ढोला राज़ी तांसली ए लो

tanri banṛaaoon dhola raaji taansali e lo

I make a serving dish, sweetheart, of my physical being

मानरे री करूँ मानवार रे बायरिया

manre ri karoon man waar re baaireeya

and following my heart, I offer up my heart to you, O breeze

सेनारा रा बायरिया धीमो माधुरो री बाज

senraan ra baairya dheemo madhuro ri baaj

listen, O breeze, softly and sweetly blow

राजो जी पधारया राज़ी महल में ए लो

raajo ji padhaarya raaji mahal men e lo

when my prince arrived in the royal palace

दूडान बरसयो म्यू रे बायरिया

doodaan barsyo mew re baaireeya

he brought such happiness and prosperity that it rained milk, O breeze

सेनारा रा बायरिया धीमो माधुरो री बाज

senṛaan ra baairya dheemo madhuro ri baaj

listen, O breeze, softly and sweetly blow

इन दिस म्ह म्हारो राज़ी लो बसे रे लो

inr dis maan mhaaro raaji lo base re lo

in this direction, does my darling prince live

इन दिस आवे ठंडरी हीनर रे बायरीया

in dis aawe ṭhandri hinr re baaireeya

(for) from this direction, blows a fresh and cool wind, O breeze

सेनारा रा बायरया धीमो माधुरो री बाज  

senraan ra baairya dheemo madhuro ri baaj

listen, O breeze, softly and sweetly blow 

By the way Ustad Sultan Khan has done an interesting rendition of a similar track. I have been a great fan of Ustad Sultan Khan. Master magician with Sarangi and such silky voice.

:) Enjoy the tradition !