Songs of Saraz Region | Baiyaa Suniyaarwaa
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Songs of Saraz Region | Baiyaa Suniyaarwaa

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Published on: 20 November 2018

Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan

Vikalp Ashiqehind is a linguist trained at University College London. He specializes in the syntax and prosody of human language and is presently engaged in writing a grammar of Sarazi language.

Rohan Chauhan is an MPhil candidate at the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Delhi University.

This is a devotional song celebrating worship of God Krishna. It is in Sambiyali language spoken by a small community which migrated to Saraz from the Samba region of Jammu unknown generations ago.

 

Baiyaa suniyaarwaa ikko jatt de

Saade kaanhe jiyan de kapde kanhaiyaa ji de kapde

Har saal dhoide jhat o pat dhoide

Jaana Indarpure laggaa na jure

Baiya suniyaarwaa ikko jatt de

Saade kaanhe jiyan de kaanganaa kanhaiya ji de kangaanaa

Har sal dhoide jhat o pat rangide

Jaanaa Indarpure laaggaa na jure

O baiyaa suniyarwa ikko jatt de

Sade kaanhe jiyan de serde kanhaiyaa ji de serde

Har sal jadide jhat o pat jadide

Jana lakhanapure lagga na jure