तोमरा गइले की आसीबेन ओ मोर माहुत बोंधू रे..../ भारत रत्न भूपेन हज़ारिका एवं पद्मश्री प्रतिमा बरुआ

"तोमरा गइले की आसीबेन ओ मोर माहुत बोंधू रे..."

स्वर : भारत रत्न भूपेन हज़ारिका एवं पद्मश्री प्रतिमा बरुआ 

आसाम का गोलपारिया लोकगीत 

“Hostir noran hostir choran hostir paye beri
Shottya koriya kon re mahut ghore e koye jon naari re
Tumra geile ki aashiben,
mur mahout bondhu re?”

(“You move the elephant, you graze the elephant,
you chain the elephant’s feet;
But tell me the truth, O mahout,
How many women do you have back home?
If you go away my mahout friend, shall you ever back?”)

Bharat Ratna Late Shri Bhupen Hazarika needs no introduction. 

Padmashree Pratima Barua :
was regarded as the queen of Goalpariya Lokgeet. 
She was the daughter of the royal family of Gauripur Barua Zaminder. 
Her father, Prakithesh ChBarua, was a famous elephant hunter of Asia. 
And her uncle Pramathesh ChBarua was the matinee idol of the Indian 
Cinema. 
The most crucial point in Pratima’s life came when 
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika visited Gauripur in 1955 and attended a 
Jalsa (a function) organised on social occasion, the shy young 
Pratima sung some Goalpariyalokgeet in that occasion. Dr. Hazarika 
was highly impressed and predicted that this voice would definitely 
take GoalpariyaLokgeet to great heights.  He presented the Goalpariya 
songs in his film “Era Bator Sur”. Later on Dr. Hazarika sung duet song in 
Goalpariya language with PratimaBarua. Pratima Barua was awarded the 
Padmashiri and Sangeet Natak Akademi for her pioneering efforts in 
popularising Goalpariya Lokgeet.

Goalpariya Lokgeet :

Dr. Kingshuk Chakraborty

“BhalKoriya Bazanrey Dotara

Sundori Kamala Naachee

Sundori Kamalar Naacchon Dekheya

Haluaie Hal Charey Rey”

(Meaning of this song is please playing the dotara efficiently because beautiful lady Kamala is dancing. By observing her dance the farmer has forgotten to cultivate the land).

This is an example of famous folk song of Assam which is commonly known as Goalpariya Lokgeet. It is a folk music of undivided Goalpara district of Assam, sung to traditional lyrics. Love and devotion are the primary theme of these songs. There are various subgenres of this music that differ in the musical mood and themes, of which the bhawaiya and chatka are principal forms, beside moisal and maut songs. These songs are often sung in chorus, but they are suited as solos sung to the solo accompaniment of the dotara (a traditional musical instrument).

“Tomra Gailey Ki Aaseeben, O MorMahut Bondhu Rey,

Hastir Naran Hastik Charan, Hastir Golaay Dhori

Mathay Niya Tam Kalashi O

Hathey Sonar Jari .............................”