नेवारी लोक गीत : सिलु

~अज्ञात~

हाय हाय प्रभु स्वामि छि गन झायेतेना
छन्त धन्दा छाय मिसा ज्याखं याना चोना
छिव जिव चोना प्रभु सल्हा साहुति मदु
गन झाय तेना प्रभू गन वने तेना

सिलु तिर्थ मोल ल्हुय अति पुण्य लाइ
सिलु तिर्थ वनेयात पासा माला वया
पासा माले मते प्रभु छिव जिव वने
निम्हतेपु सिलु वने अति पुण्य लाइ

छव जिव वनेयात जोसी केने मानि
जोशी केना स्वयां झिपि वायः माली धाल

Translation

(Wife) Oh, husband, where have you been
(Husband) , wife, I went on an errand.
(Wife) We live together but there is no consultation
Where have you been, husband, where did you go?

(Husband) Taking a bath at Silu will bring much merit
I had gone to look for a friend to go to Silu.
(Wife) Don’t look for a friend, husband, you and I will go
A couple going to Silu will bring much merit.

(Husband) For us to go, we will have to consult an astrologer
I went to an astrologer and he said we will be separated

(Note : Song “सिलु” is a traditional song about a couple from Kathmandu who go on a pilgrimage to Silu(Gosaikunda is called Silu by Newars of Kathmandu) and get separated. The ballad in Nepal Bhasa dates from the early 19th century with no information of composer or writer.)

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