AAJA SAWARIYA TOHE GARVA LAGA LOON ...अरे पथिक गिरिधारी सूं इतनी कहियो टेर..Hira Devi Mishra

अरे पथिक गिरिधारी सूं इतनी कहियो टेर..aa ja sanwariya tohe garva laga loon.
The singing by Hira Devi Mishra is seductive and dripping with honey. She rather tries to bring out the original essence and the very rustic flavour of the composition. The poetry romances the luscious eyes of the beloved, urging him to return and entwine the love-sick maid in a warm embrace. She yearns to be held by him, to see him, and to get lost in his enchantingly beautiful eyes.

But more than the singing, I love Jaidev’s unmatchable music with the immortal lyrics of Makhdoom Mohiuddin. He has taken a traditional thumri, he has created a completely different mood and melody for it for the movie Gaman 1978.

In the movie Monsoon Wedding, a slightly modernized version of the original composition has been used.

I have tried to give a feeling of fantasy the way I imagine it.



Beginning with the sensuous sound of the sitar, accompanied with a hint of melancholic sarangi, it moves to a beautiful piece on the keyboard. The recurring keyboard piece, along with the tabla, becomes the spine of the composition. It has a certain mystique to it and it seems to be telling a story, the story of the lovers. From this central piece arise the melancholic sarangi and the yearning flute, each drawing out the poignancy of the piece.

I find the music remarkable because I feel that though it is deeply rooted in traditions it is still quite contemporary. It seamlessly blends the rustic musical sensibilities with urban receptivity, like a picture of the countryside made to be exhibited at the city gallery, It tones down its garishness, focuses on the pathos, and creates something soft, serene and beautiful.


I don't know who wrote it. It was most probably originally recorded by Gauhar Jaan in 1910. Information on its origins are welcome, as are any other comments and suggestions.

अरे पथिक गिरिधारी सूं इतनी कहियो टेर

दृग झर लायी राधिका अब ब्रिज भूलत फेर

आजा साँवरिया तोहे गरवा लगा लू

रस के भरे तोरे नैन साँवरिया रस के भरे तोरे नैन-३

जेहि चितवत तेहि बसी करी रखत

नाही पड़े महिका चैन साँवरिया

रस के भरे तोरे नैन साँवरिया रस के भरे तोरे नैन-३

आजा साँवरिया तोहे गरवा लगा लू

Arey patik giridhari Su itni kahiyo ter
Brij jhar nayi radhika, ab brij bhurat pher

Aaja sawariya tohe garva laga lu
Ras ke bhare tore nain… Sawariyaa…
Ras ke bhare tore nain…

Jehi chitawat tehi bas kari rakhat
Naahi padey mai ka chain… Sawariya…
Naahi padey mai ka chain…

Aaja sawariya tohe garva laga lu
Ras ke bhare tore nain…

MUKHTAR



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Lyrics:



Arey patik giridhari Su itni kahiyo ter

Brij jhar nayi radhika, ab brij bhurat pher



Aaja sawariya tohe garva laga lu

Ras ke bhare tore nain… Sawariyaa…

Ras ke bhare tore nain…



Jehi chitawat tehi bas kari rakhat

Naahi padey mai ka chain… Sawariya…

Naahi padey mai ka chain…



Aaja sawariya tohe garva laga lu

Ras ke bhare tore nain…