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Bihar folk songs
Bihar folk songs




Each line should have 26 akshars ( Syllable), with 16 syllables in the 1st part of each line and 10 syllables in the 2nd part of each line. The last word of both the lines must rhyme or the rhyme scheme should be AA. Each line is further divided in to two parts, hence the whole Biraha has four parts, that is why it is called Charkadiya ( trans.: of four parts). The short Biraha consists of two lines and called Khari Biraha. The three main varieties were: ṭeri, antarā and Uṛān.īiraha are mainly of two types viz. Over the years different Akharas did some more modifications are created other variants. All the written text of Biraha were the property of that particular Akhara, so one had to take the membership of those Akharas in order to become a Biraha singer. These Akharas played a major role in organising social and performance aspects of the tradition. These disciples later acquired their own disciples and these led to formation of several lineages which were called akhārṛā. As Biraha became a famous genre, Bihari Lal acquired a number of "Chelas" (disciples). He introduced this genre in cities like Benaras by performing it in temples. He also added a variation of Khartal as a musical instrument which became the identifying element of this genre. Bihari made several modifications in khari Bihari, instead of Couplet, consisting of two line he allowed unlimited numbers of rhymed lines in his Biraha. Your golden Lanka will be mixed in the soil (destroyed), your pride will be broken Khari Biraha to Biraha īihari Lal Yadav is universally recognised as the founder of Biraha. Ravan, you can not succeed in fighting Ram, who has Hanuman at his side Sonā kē laṃkā toharī mātī me milaīhen, tūṛ dihen toharo gumān Rām kī laṛaiyā ke nā païbe rawanawā, jekarī bagal me hanumān These were used to written in the form of two rhymed lines used to performed without any musical instruments.

bihar folk songs

The modern Biraha has evolved nearly 150 years ago, from its older form which is called Khari Birha (Pure Biraha). Outside India, this genre can be found in the former colonies of where Indian indentured laborers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand emigrated to, such as Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

bihar folk songs

Separation is a king, a body that does not know separation, it is a living corpse. It indicates the intense longing of the spouse and the pain of love or feeling of separation from him. The volume varies with the tune of the song. There is no limit to the number of quantities. When one side says their point, the other side answers in the same verse. Its place in folk songs is as important as that of Dwipadi in Sanskrit, Gatha in Prakrit and Barwai in Hindi. Biraha (sometimes known as Birha) is an ethnic Bhojpuri folk genre of Ahir communities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand in India.






Bihar folk songs