Holi song by Girija Devi
Lyrics of Hori song by Girija Devi, rang daaroongi nand ke laalan pe…
Girija Devi specializes in Purvang tradition in Indian music from Varanasi.
रंग डारूंगी नन्द के लालन पे
हाँ रंग डारूंगी नन्द के लालन पे, रँग डारूंगी
साँवर रँग लाल कर द्इयों, मल गुलाल दोउ गालन पे, रंग डारूंगी
रंग डारूंगी नन्द के लालन पे, रंग डारूंगी
नारी बनाई नचाई छोड़ियों, ढप मृदंग के तालन पे, रंग डारूंगी
रंग डारूंगी नन्द के लालन पे, रंग डारूंगी रे…
Meaning of this Hori song
In this folk song, a gopi of Vrindavan is saying that coming Holi she would spray colour on Krishna, the son of Nand. She'd like to make his dark cheeks red by rubbing gulal powder on them. And would make him dance after dressing him like a girl, to the beat of hand drums called dhap and mrudang.
Girija Devi
Girija Devi specializes in Purvang tradition in Indian music from Varanasi. Chaiti, Thumri, Kajari and Hori are some of the jewels she hands down from her gurus, and about eight decades of sadhna (practice). Malini Awasthi is one of her disciples.
This Holi song is sung with the Taj Mahal as its backdrop. Mathura and Vrindavan where this song comes from is about 52 km from Taj Mahal, Agra.
