Dholki folio 07
ਡੋਲੀ ਤੇ ਵਿਦਾਈ ਦੇ ਸੁਹਾਗ
Farewell suhaag to learn before the wedding day. These are best sung in a family sitting—not performed over the actual goodbye unless the bride wants that.
Punjabi Wedding Organizer · ceremony folio
ਡੋਲੀ ਤੇ ਵਿਦਾਈ ਦੇ ਸੁਹਾਗ
Where
Rehearse at the last dholki; decide separately what belongs at the Vidaai
Who leads
The bride's closest women relatives
Shape
Memory → farewell → stillness
Before the first beat
The singing order
ਚੜ੍ਹ ਵੇ ਚੌਦਵੀਂ ਦਿਆ ਚੰਦਾ
CueOpen with this when the room is settled and the elders are ready.
VoicesGroup 1 calls · Group 2 answers · everyone repeats
ਚੜ੍ਹ ਵੇ ਚੌਦਵੀਂ ਦਿਆ ਚੰਦਾ, ਚਾਨਣ ਕਰੀਂ ਵੇ ਚੁਫੇਰੇ
Chad ve chaudvin dia chanda, chanan kari ve chaufere
Rise, full moon of the fourteenth, and spread your light all around.
Repeat the round for each elder your family wants to honour.
ਲਾਇਆ ਅੰਬ ਬੂਟਾ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੇਰੀਆਂ
CueA quieter suhaag for the bride's close family circle.
VoicesOne confident lead · the room answers the final line
ਲਾਇਆ ਅੰਬ ਬੂਟਾ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੇਰੀਆਂ
Laaya amb boota nale beriyan
You planted a mango tree, with the berry trees beside it.
Families often change the relation named in each round: dada, babul, veera or taaya.
ਸਰਸੋਂ ਬੀਜੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਜੀ
CueA reflective suhaag for Choora, Maiyan or the final dholki night.
VoicesGroup 1 asks · Group 2 answers
ਸਰਸੋਂ ਬੀਜੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਜੀ, ਬੀਜੇ ਲੰਮੇ ਲੰਮੇ ਖੇਤ
Sarson beeji Babul ji, beeje lamme lamme khet
You sowed mustard, dear father, across the long fields.
The elder's name can change with each verse, following your family's version.
ਸੋਨੇ ਦੀ ਇੱਟ ਮਾਹੀਆ
CueA slower mahiya when the room wants a softer turn.
VoicesSolo line · low group response
ਸੋਨੇ ਦੀ ਇੱਟ ਮਾਹੀਆ, ਰੱਬ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਕਲਮ ਦਿੱਤੀ
Sone di itt mahiya, Rabb tenu kalam ditti
O brick of gold, beloved—God placed the pen of fate in your hand.
ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਚਿੜੀਆਂ ਮਾਏ ਨੀ
CueSave this emotional mother-and-daughter song for later in the sitting.
VoicesTwo groups alternate · everyone joins the refrain
ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਚਿੜੀਆਂ ਮਾਏ ਨੀ, ਬਹਿ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਟਾਹਲੀ ਦੀ ਡਾਲ
Nikkian nikkian chidian maae ni, beh rahiyaan tahli di daal
Tiny sparrows, mother, sit together on the branch of the tahli tree.
Make it your family’s
Write down the version the bride grew up hearing. The emotional truth of the family wording matters more than matching a published line exactly.