KOI KOTHE SE UTRI – Kamla Srivastava & Group║BackPack Studio™ (Season 4)║Folk Music of India – UP

This song is beautifully crafted by Banarasi Kajri which is really old and is sung during auspicious occasions such as the festival of Holi. The song is a conversation between a woman and her sister-in-law in which they are discussing how they want to celebrate this day, a day that makes them really happy.

Song Credits –

Vocals – Kamla Srivastava (9839047240)
Harmonium – Maheshwar Dayal Nagar (8005387009)
Dholak – Satyam Shivam Sundar
Manjira/ Backing Vocal – Rita Srivastava (7054693268)

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

Lyrics –

Koi kothe se uthari bhavajiya manrajna
(A sister-in-law comes down from the terrace)

Koi choti nanad mukh here
(Younger sister-in-law turns her face around)

Aho man rajna
(Oh my dear)

Koi kothe se uthari bhavajiya manrajna
(A sister-in-law comes down from the terrace)

Koi choti nanad mukh here
(Younger sister-in-law turns her face around)

Bhauji jo tohre hui hai horilva
(The younger sister asks, “Bhauji, if you give birth to a son?”)

Tab kaha hume tum deho aho manrajna
(“Then what are you going to gift me?”)

Nandi jo tohre hui hain bhatijwa
(Dear sister-in-law, “if I give birth to a son)

Tohe dungi gale ki tilri aho manrajwa
(“Then I will gift you a necklace”)

Koi bhor hot pau faate (subah hote hi bachcha hua)
(The baby takes birth at the break of dawn)

Koi horil shabd sunawe aho manrajna (bacha ke awaaz )
(We hear the sound of a baby)

Raja dheere sehnaiya bajwai ho
(Someone, please ask the Shehnai player to play softer tunes)

Mori choti nanad nahi jaane aho manrajna
(My younger sister-in-law doesn’t know about the birth of the baby, please play softer tunes)

Koi dwaare pe nanadi thadi
(She is standing by the door)

Koi dwaare pe thadi nanadiya
(She is standing by the door)

Bhauji laavo gale ki tilari aho manrajna
(She says, “Bhauji, it’s time for you to gift me the necklace!”

Koi kothe se uthari bhavajiya manrajna
(A sister-in-law comes down from the terrace)

Koi choti nanad mukh here
(Younger sister-in-law turns her face around)

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