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Mehndi song pack

ਮਹਿੰਦੀ ਦੇ ਗੀਤ

Bright, easy refrains for the hours when hands are busy with mehndi and the singing needs to work without a stage.

Where

Near the mehndi seating, with room for a small giddha circle

Who leads

One singer plus a dholki player

Shape

Light → lively → celebratory

Before the first beat

  1. 1Use short boliyan while guests are arriving and taking their seats.
  2. 2Keep the longest call-and-response until the mehndi artist has a settled queue.
  3. 3End with the song that names the ceremony—it gives photographers a natural final circle.

The singing order

Two complete songs to try

01

Chitta kukkad banere te

ਚਿੱਟਾ ਕੁੱਕੜ ਬਨੇਰੇ ਤੇ

Find a melody

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.

02

Gaddi aayi teshan te

ਗੱਡੀ ਆਈ ਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ

Find a melody

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.

3 more in this ceremony
Printable songbook page showing Gurmukhi lyrics, Roman Punjabi, English meaning and group singing cues
A real printable page from the full songbook
Full songbook

Keep every ceremony’s songs in one family book

The Full Planning Kit includes the complete song catalogue for Sangeet, Mehndi, Maiyan, Jaggo, Choora, Sehra Bandi and Doli, ready to search, personalise and print.

  • Gurmukhi, Roman Punjabi and plain-English meanings
  • Suhaag, Sangeet, Tappe and Ghorian collections
  • Print-ready A4 songbook pages
  • Add and print your own family verses

Includes the planning template and full songbook. One-time payment, lifetime access.

Make it your family’s

Write the bride's name, the wedding city and tonight's suit colour into the replaceable lines before printing.

Plan the Mehndi