Seekhab Hum Bhojpuri

Seekhab Hum Bhojpuri
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Dhoond-dhoond ke thaak gaini, kehu na padhe bhojpuri
Sab kehu chahe, Sab kehu khoje, pahile badhiya naukri
Samay mile tab sochal jaayi, kaa mili seekh ke boli
Phir bhi jid pakadele rahani, seekh ke rahab bhojpuri

Pooche sab, kaa ho bhaiya, aisan kaun majboori
Kaahe baa jaruri sabke, seekhal-jaanal bhojpuri ?
Saat samandar paar rahal, sabse meeth jaun boli
Judal ba manuwa maati se, bol ke rahab bhojpuri

Khojin-chaantin lekh-patrika, mile naa kahin bhojpuri
Kitab-kahani mile na jaldi, bekaar baksaa-almaari
School-College mein kam padhawal, jaat rahal ee boli
Lok-geet aa gaon mein dhadke, jhanak-jhan bhojpuri

Naach-gana mein khaali naache, bhangra-pop ke toli
Naa dikhayi de ekko nachaniya, sab khele aankh michauli
CD-Cassette se hum chalawni, kajri aa geet tanik bholi
Ghungroo-payal se ab nikale, chanak-chan bhojpuri

Loha-Singh, Bhikhari-Thakur ke dekhin ab nautanki
Bhula ke sudh-budh baith gaini, khatiya pe lotiyaini
Filim dekhin, Dangal dekhin, khaayin ab phutehri
Kukur-bilaar ke hum na sunab, bol ke rahab bhojpuri

Bolab jo bhojpuri mein, ta pichadal naa kahayib ?
Sun-la babua tu etna bus, ab hum Ganga nahayib
Des-Bides mein log bolela, badh-chadke aapan boli
Amrika bhi bhojpur laagela, hau sanskar jahan Bhojpuri

Bahut baras se bolat bani, hum English aur Hindi
Seekhal chahat bani hum, ab phata-phat Bhojpuri
Kaam karin sarkaari, ya vyapaar-naukri-chaakri
Laaj-sharam ke chod aini hum, Bolab ab bhojpuri !!

(Bhojpuri Poem by Sailesh Kumar Mishra, USA - March 2006)