Скачать или смотреть होरी खेलन आयो श्याम | Holi Khelan Aayo Shyam (Suswari Ji)

A wonderful Holi folksong from Braj. English translation provided below:

hori khelan aayo shyam aaj yahe rang mein boro ri
(O Sakhi! Shyamsundar has come to play holi! Let us drench Him in colors!)

kore kore kalash mangau yame kesar ghoro ri, rang birang karo aaj kaare te goro ri
(Bring large pots and fill them to the top with 'kesar'. Drench Shyamsundar in various colors such that His dark skin turns into a fair complexion!)

paar padosin boli yahe angan mein ghero ri, peetambar lehu cheen yaahi pahirai dehu choro ri
(A neighboring sakhi suggests, "Let us ambush Him in this courtyard! We will snatch His 'peetambar' and make Him wear a 'saari'!)

hare baas ki baansuri yahe tor maroro ri, taari dei dei yaahi nachavo apani oro ri
(Let us steal His wooden flute and break it into pieces. Then we will make Him dance to our tunes by the rhythm of our claps!)

saba sakhin ki yahi vinatee kare nihoro ri, ha ha khaye pare jab paiyan tab yahe chhoro ri
(All of us sakhis desire to witness this pitiable condition of Shyamsundar, falling to the feet of Kishori Ji begging for Her mercy. Only then will we let Him go!)

Singer: Suswari Ji
Holi in Mangarh, 1996