BADRA RE BADRA – Mannu Yadav & Group║BackPack Studio™ (Season 4)║Folk Music of India – UP

This is a Kajri, which is a heritage, sung during the four-month of monsoons, even people living abroad listen to it. The song describes how beautiful the landscapes look during the monsoon season. All the scenery around looks green to the farthest of extent. It is a beautiful song that makes one visualise the essence of monsoons in North India.

Song Credits –

Team Leader/ Vocals – Mannu Yadav (9415994909)
Khartal, Chorus – Chhangoor (9005523414)
Manjira, Chorus – Budhai (7755851698)
Dholak – Lal Bahadur (7081905416)
Harmonium – Bijendra (8081129559)

Webpage – https://anahad.ngo/groups/mannuyadav/

Lyrics –

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)
Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Bhayili siwaniya na mori dhaniya
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Dadur mor paphia bole boli
(Frogs, peacocks, and cuckoos are making noises)

Sakhiya kajariya gawanile ke toli
(The groups of Karjri singers are singing)

Khetwa me ropani ho khetwa mein
(The fields are being cultivated)

Khetwa me ropani karahali ropaniya
(The cultivators are cultivating fields together)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Karela nirai koi karila gudai
(Some are wedding, some are plowing)

Udhar mumphaliya ke dana hari aayi
(Here, the green peas seeds are growing)

Jyethuyi re Jyethuyi re Jyethuyi re
(During the Jaith( mid May – mid June) month)

Jyethuyi kakariya nijhar bhayili jaayi
(The cucumbers grown during Jaith month has finished)

Tablaye kaleva leke aayile budhiya maayi
(The old mother brings the evening snacks)

Hoye lagal bhaiya babu
(She showers her love, calling me with nicknames)

Hoye lagal bajra ke ho chhikaniya
(Now everyone is sowing the millet seeds)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Apan apan khetwa sabahi sadhaavein
(Everyone is taking care of their fields)

Jot ke saaf karein bijwa gadawein
(After plowing, seeds are sowed in the field)

Leuwa lagaye hainga koi patiyave
(The farmer are preparing the soil)

Tractor chalave koi baila dikhave
(Some are using a tractor and some are using bulls for farming)

Dhaniya sang chale dunahu paraniya
(Both husband and wife are going together)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Sagaro siwan dekha gayile hariaayi
(After years, to the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Charli jaaye khetwa me gau maayi
(Mother cow is being taken for plowing in the fields)

Nala taal talaiyya utraayi
(All the sewers and canals are brimming with water)

Paniya jaaye ke ganga me mil jaaye
(The water goes and meets the Ganges)

Ghatwa pe baith muni ghatwa pe baith ho
(The sages are sitting at the banks)

Ghatwa pe baith muni karle bhajaniya
(Sages sit at the bank and sing about Gods)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na mori dhaniya
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

Badra re badra re badra re
(Oh dear cloud)

Badra umad ghumad ke barse
(Clouds are thundering and pouring heavily)

Rimjhim pani aaba ri dhaniya
(The rains are here)

Hariyar bhayili siwaniya na
(To the vast extent, everything is becoming greener)

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