BoliyanTeeyan and Sawan boliyan · ਤੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਸਾਉਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੋਲੀਆਂ
Teeyan is the festival of the rainy month of Sawan. Married daughters come home to their parents' village, swings are hung from the trees, and the giddha goes on for days.
1 traditional and 4 new verses on this page. Each has the Punjabi text, the same words in Roman letters and the meaning.
- ਰਵਾਇਤੀ · Traditional
The month of Sawan
ਸਾਉਣ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਦਿਨ ਗਿੱਧੇ ਦੇ, ਸਭੇ ਸਹੇਲੀਆਂ ਆਈਆਂ। ਭਿੱਜ ਗਈ ਰੂਹ ਮਿੱਤਰਾ, ਸ਼ਾਮ ਘਟਾ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਆਈਆਂ।
Saun maheena din giddhe de, sabhe saheliyan aaiyan. Bhijj gayi rooh mittra, shaam ghata chadh aaiyan.
It is the month of Sawan, the days of giddha, and all the friends have come. My very soul is drenched, friend: the dark evening clouds have gathered.
- ਨਵੀਂ · New, written for this site
The swing on the peepal tree
ਆਰੀ ਆਰੀ ਆਰੀ, ਸਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ, ਪਿੱਪਲੀਂ ਪੀਂਘ ਪਈ ਭਾਰੀ। ਸਹੇਲੀਆਂ ਰਲ ਝੂਟੇ ਲੈਂਦੀਆਂ, ਅੰਬਰਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਉਡਾਰੀ।
Aari aari aari, Saun de maheene vich, pippleen peengh payi bhaari. Saheliyan ral jhoote laindiyan, ambraan takk udaari.
In the month of Sawan a great swing hangs from the peepal tree. The friends swing together and fly up to the sky.
- ਨਵੀਂ · New, written for this site
Home for Teeyan
ਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ ਆਏ ਨੀ ਮਾਏ, ਪੇਕੇ ਘਰ ਮੈਂ ਆਈ। ਬਚਪਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਹੇਲੀਆਂ ਮਿਲੀਆਂ, ਰੂਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੁਸਕਾਈ।
Teeyan de din aaye ni maaye, peke ghar main aayi. Bachpan diyan saheliyan miliyan, rooh meri muskaayi.
The days of Teeyan are here, mother, and I have come to my parents' home. I have met the friends of my childhood, and my soul is smiling.
- ਨਵੀਂ · New, written for this site
Rain and pakoras
ਬਾਰੀ ਬਰਸੀ ਖੱਟਣ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, ਖੱਟ ਕੇ ਲਿਆਂਦੀ ਛਤਰੀ। ਮੀਂਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਕੌੜੇ ਤਲੇ, ਨਾਲ ਬਣਾਈ ਮੱਠੀ।
Baari barsi khattan gaya si, khatt ke lyaandi chhatri. Meenh vich maan ne pakaude tale, naal banaayi matthi.
He brought back an umbrella. In the rain mother fried pakoras, and made mathri to go with them.
- ਨਵੀਂ · New, written for this site
Bangles and mehndi
ਹਰੀਆਂ ਚੂੜੀਆਂ, ਹੱਥੀਂ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ, ਸਿਰ ਤੇ ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ। ਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੱਚਦੀ ਧੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ, ਲੱਗਦੀ ਬੜੀ ਪਿਆਰੀ।
Hariyan choodiyan, hatthin mehndi, sir te phulkaari. Teeyan vich nachdi dhee Punjab di, lagdi badi pyaari.
Green bangles, mehndi on her hands, a phulkari on her head: the daughter of Punjab, dancing at Teeyan, looks lovely.
How Teeyan is celebrated
Teeyan belongs to the women and girls of a village. In the rainy month of Sawan, swings are hung from strong trees, and in the evenings the women gather in an open place to swing, sing and dance the giddha. Married daughters try to come to their parents' home for these days, which is why so many Teeyan boliyan are about brothers who come to fetch their sisters, about mothers, and about friends met again after a year. Bangles, mehndi, new clothes and sweets are all part of it, and the gathering traditionally ends with a farewell giddha on the last day. Schools, colleges and women's groups now hold Teeyan programmes on a stage as well.
Singing these verses
Teeyan boliyan are sung in the open, to the rhythm of claps, and the verses about the swing are sometimes sung in time with the swing itself. Start with the Sawan verse to set the scene, follow with the swing and the bangles, and keep "Home for Teeyan" for the moment when a married daughter of the family joins the circle.
Traditional verses are old folk verses with no known author, given as commonly sung; your village may sing them a little differently. New verses were written for this site in the old patterns.
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