Verse 6 of 14
Ragmala (Garland of the Raags), part 4 — Hindol rises in waves
ਪੁਨਿ ਆਇਅਉ ਹਿੰਡੋਲੁ ਪੰਚ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਅਸਟ ਸੁਤ ॥
pun aa-i-a-o hindol panch naar sang asat sut.
Then comes Hindol with his five wives and eight sons;
ਉਠਹਿ ਤਾਨ ਕਲੋਲ ਗਾਇਨ ਤਾਰ ਮਿਲਾਵਹੀ ॥੧॥
utheh taan kalol gaa-in taar milaavahee. ||1||
it rises in waves when the sweet-voiced chorus sings. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Then comes Hindol, with its five wives and eight sons.
Waves of melody rise up when the sweet-voiced singers sing together.
Some music swings you like a swing, rising and returning, rising and returning.
Hindol rises in waves of melody, like a swing going up and back.
Hindol means a swing, and the raag is linked with springtime and the swinging festivals of that season. Utheh taan kalol means waves of melody rise up: the lifting, swaying feeling the name suggests. Here the garland pauses on one raag before naming its family in the next part.
A Question to Sit With
What song makes you feel like you are being lifted and gently carried?
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