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Dholki folio 03

Maiyan & Suhaag song pack

ਮਾਈਆਂ ਤੇ ਸੁਹਾਗ ਦੇ ਗੀਤ

Blessing-led suhaag for the close family sitting around the vatna ceremony—unhurried, personal and easy to pass between generations.

Where

Before or after vatna, once the immediate family is seated

Who leads

A mother, massi or bhua who knows the family verses

Shape

Blessing → memory → gentle close

Before the first beat

  1. 1Start with blessings while the elders are all present.
  2. 2Name one relation per round so nobody has to remember every variation at once.
  3. 3Leave the most emotional mother-and-daughter song until the ritual is complete.

The singing order

Five songs, with room to breathe

01

Chad ve chaudvin dia chanda

ਚੜ੍ਹ ਵੇ ਚੌਦਵੀਂ ਦਿਆ ਚੰਦਾ

Find a melody

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.

02

Laaya amb boota nale beriyan

ਲਾਇਆ ਅੰਬ ਬੂਟਾ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੇਰੀਆਂ

Find a melody

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.

03

Sarson beeji Babul ji

ਸਰਸੋਂ ਬੀਜੀ ਬਾਬਲ ਜੀ

Find a melody

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.

04

Nikkian nikkian chidian maae ni

ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਨਿੱਕੀਆਂ ਚਿੜੀਆਂ ਮਾਏ ਨੀ

Find a melody

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.

05

Koi pakha hawa dinda

ਕੋਈ ਪੱਖਾ ਹਵਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ

Find a melody

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

Circle the relations you will sing for. A shorter, confident family version is better than racing through every possible verse.