Dholki folio 04
ਜਾਗੋ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੋਲੀਆਂ
Quick boliyan made for movement: a clear opener, familiar hooks, a personalised line and enough breathing room for the dhol.
Punjabi Wedding Organizer · ceremony folio
ਜਾਗੋ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੋਲੀਆਂ
Where
Before the gaggar procession and again when the group returns
Who leads
Nanke, cousins and one caller with a loud voice
Shape
Call → answer → procession
Before the first beat
The singing order
ਟੱਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਏ ਵਾਰੀ
CueThe cleanest way to announce that the tappe exchange has begun.
VoicesEveryone calls the hook · girls and boys answer
ਟੱਪਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਏ ਵਾਰੀ
Tappian di ae vaari
Now it is the tappe's turn.
Replace the city and names so the opening belongs to your room.
ਗੱਡੀ ਆਈ ਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ
CueDrop this between longer boliyan to keep the pace moving.
VoicesA lead sings the couplet · the circle repeats
ਗੱਡੀ ਆਈ ਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ, ਪਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੱਟ ਵੇ ਬਾਬੂ
Gaddi aayi teshan te, parran hatt ve babu
The train has reached the station—step aside and let us see our beloved.
ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕੁੱਕੜ ਬਨੇਰੇ ਤੇ
CueA short, familiar boli that gets hesitant singers involved.
VoicesOne lead · everyone repeats
ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕੁੱਕੜ ਬਨੇਰੇ ਤੇ, ਕਾਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੁਪੱਟੇ ਵਾਲੀਏ
Chitta kukkad banere te, kashni dupatte valiye
A white rooster on the rooftop ledge—O girl in the sky-blue dupatta.
Swap the dupatta or suit colour for what someone is actually wearing.
ਚੰਨ ਵੇ, ਕਿ ਸ਼ੌਕਣ ਮੇਲੇ ਦੀ
CueA playful middle-of-the-night giddha number.
VoicesEveryone opens · groups take the verses
ਚੰਨ ਵੇ, ਕਿ ਸ਼ੌਕਣ ਮੇਲੇ ਦੀ
Chann ve, ke shaukan mele di
O moon, she is the one who loves the fair.
ਕੋਈ ਪੱਖਾ ਹਵਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ
CueA gentle blessing between the teasing songs.
VoicesOne elder leads · everyone repeats the blessing
ਨੇਕ ਨਸੀਬ ਹੋਵੇ, ਚੰਗੇ ਸੱਜਣ ਖੁਦਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ
Nek naseeb hove, change sajjan khuda dinda
When fortune is kind, God grants you good companions.
Make it your family’s
Add one clean, affectionate boli about the nanke, the wedding town or a family in-joke. Read it aloud before the event.