Thursday, April 20, 2006

Bhojpuri Dohe - A Modern Approach

In literature, a two line couplet is known as doha (plural - dohe). Dohas are composed of 4 segments called charans. Dohas were made famous by Kabir, Tulsidaas and several others in their writings and usually conveyed a moral or meaning.

Although not strictly grammatical, here's a bunch of dohe written in bhojpuri. We don't see "doha" style in modern poems , so I attempted to give a bhojpuri touch to them.

Hope you'll enjoy it !

BHOJPURI DOHE
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1. Meeth boli boliin, sabke achcha laagas
Manuwa bhi thanda rahe, dusro ke niik laagas

2. Badan ke gode chuiin, roje karin pranaam
Phoole-phale ke hokhe, ta ashirbaad aawela kaam

3. Bada hoiike ka karba, maa-baap pe marba laat
Samay ke charkha ghumela, bahut bhail utpaat

4. Paise paaike uchalat bada, auran ke neecha dikhaay
Bhagona karikha bani jaala, jab lagela doodh phaphaay

5. Karia man bheetar chipe, bahari jhoote muskaay
Kauwa lagaawe mor ke paankh, kaanv-kaanv hi sunaay

6. Dada khareedat rahalan, ego rupiya mein aaloo
Aloo ab mahanga ba, rupiya ke mol ba ghaalu

7. Laiki bhayil ta kaa bhail, bitiya se raunak bujhaay
Jauno gharawa me oo rahe, parivaar jaas sangraay

8. Bhai-bhai me laDat bada, khetawa bante-bikaay
Sampath jutaaike ka hokhi, karejawa kati-kati jaay

9. Saas-sasur ke daante patoh, betawa aankh moond ke jaay
Mehraru ke laage sunas, sab paalan-posan jaas bhulaay

10. Saas-patoh ke khich-khich mein, dulha-betawa jaas pisaay
Teet kheera ke laage namak, karela ke kaa hokhi upaay

11. Khatiya pe suthke na bane, apane aap mein kaam
Rotiya tawa pe jalat rahe, rauwan karin aaraam

12. Hanse duniya hanse logawa, naya baat jaun kahab
Kukura ta bhonkabe karela, ketna peeche bhaagab

13. Udhaar-paisa leke jiyaba, sahe ke padi anaadar
GoDawa otne phailawa, jetna hokhe tohar chaadar

14. Babua tu ta ban gaila, sahari ghoda bekaabu
Sanskar bhi bhula gaila, kahanwa ke kahaiba baabu

15. Aapan bhaasa mat bhulaiha, boliha jauno tu boli
Bhaasa ta mahtaari ha, Kahas "Sailesh" bhojpuri

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(Bhojpuri Dohe by Sailesh Mishra, April 2006, USA )

Raaur,
Sailesh Mishra
TX, USA
http://www.bhojpuri.us/

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