This song is sung by the washermen’s community and therefore is called Dhobia Nritya. This one is specifically called Parahi in Dhobiya Nritya. Here the singer is asking a person to get drapes printed with various things on them, such as the map of Varanasi, the scenes from Ramayana, etc.

Song Credits –

Team Leader/ Vocals – Jeewan Ram (7652099092)
Dand Taal – Nandu Ram (7408056290)
Chorus – Ramjanam
Pakhawaj – Vikash Kumar (9795256630)
Manjira – Tribhuwan (9598018564)
Ranasingha – Saltu Ram (7309478168)
Chorus – Ram Awadh (7235025947)
Manjira – Deepu Manjira

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

Lyrics –

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Pehle chhapo sheher banaras
(First print the map of Varanasi)

Ganga ki lahariya
(Make the streams of Ganga there)

Vishwanth ke mandir chhapo
(Print the Vishwanath temple)

Vindhyachal nagariya
(And also the city of Vindhyachal)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Jaganath ke mandir chhapo
(Print the Jagannath temple also)

Awadh nagariya
(City of Awadh too)

Ram Lakshman Bharat Shatrughan
(Along with Rama, Lakshmana, Bharat and Shatrughan)

Kaushalya mahtariya
(Print the image of mother Kaushalya also)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Ek or chhapo lank pati ke
(Print the Ravana from Lanka at one side)

Ravan ki sanghariya
(And the entire region of his rule too)

Ek or chhapo hanumat
(Print the Hanuman also)

Seeta ke det mundariya
(The scene where he was giving Sita the Lord Ram’s ring)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

Chunariya chhapawaye de
(Print the stoles)

Bhaiya rangrejwa chunariya chhapwayede
(Brother, print the stoles at colours workshops)

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