Lohri Song Meaning

MEANING OF SONG

            

   Rhyming: beautiful one like a ringlet one!

   Who will save you poor one (to a rescued girl)
   Dullah Bhatti  here means you (He rescued the girls who 

   were  abandoned and rejected     after kidnap!)
   The Duallah married off his daughter (the rescued girls 

   were adopted by him as his daughters)
   He gave a measure (sher about a kilo)of sugar!
   The girl is wearing bridal red dress!
   But her shawl is torn (poor and soiled-girl has been raped?)!
   Who will stitch her shawl(repair her reputation)?!
   The maternal uncle made sweet ghee bread (choori)!  

   (maternal uncles were responsible to vouch for chastity

    of the girl)

    The landlords ravished it (meaning the girl kidnapped 

     by rich moghul landlords!)!
     He made the landlords eat a lot!
     Lots of innocent guys came (poor grooms)
     One innocent boy got left behind (the poorest of poor!)
     The soldiers arrested him! (Indicated that he was in 

     collusion with Bhatti the rebel)
     The soldiers hit him with a brick! (tortured him)
     Cry or howl!
     Give us lohri (gifts) ..long live you couple!" 

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