कंथो मायी कंथ कनहाई
A fun song in BrijBhasha…
BrijBhasha is also known as Braj, Braj Bhāshā, and Braji. It's a Western Hindi language.
"This song is played with toddlers & small kids riding on the lower legs of their mom or dad or someone else!" -Renu
कंथो मायी कंथ कनहाई
Mother's Little Son is on Her Lower Leg
Lap Song
Lap Song
(BrijBhasha)
(English)
कंथो मायी कंथ कनहाई ; कंथ मंथ की कौड़ी पायी…
कौड़ी ले मैंने गंग बहाई; गंगा ने मोकुं रेती दीनी…
रेती ले भड़भूजा कुं दीनी; भड़भूजा ने मोकुं चना दीने..
चना ले मैंने मोर चुगाये; मोर ने मोकुं पंख दीयो…
पंख ले राजा कुं दीनो; राजा ने मोकुं हाथी दीनो…
हाथी ले बजाज कुं दीनो; बजाज ने मोकुं धोती दीनी…
फाड़ तोड़ लंगोटी कीनी; बचे खुचे की टोपी कीनी…
उड़ु उड़ु धम्म!!
Mother's little son is on the lower leg; got a penny from my mother…
Took the penny and put it in the Ganges; the Ganges gave me sand…
Gave the sand to the roaster; the roaster gave me chickpeas…
I gave the chickpeas to the peacock; the peacock gave me a feather…
Gave the feather to the king; the king gave me an elephant…
Gave the elephant to the cloth merchant, the cloth merchant gave me a dhoti*…
Tore the dhoti & made a diaper, with remaining made a cap…
Up, up I go!!!
Notes
*Loin cloth
Pronunciation:
Balgeet (Ballad)
Kantho maayi kanth kanhayi; kanth manth ki koudi paayi…
Koudi le maine Gang bahayi; Ganga ne moku reti deeni…
Reti le bhadbhooja ku deeni; bhadbhooja ne moku chana deene…
Chana le maine mor chugaye; mor ne moku pankh deeyo…
Pankh le Raja ku deeno; Raja ne moku haathi deeno…
Haathi le Bajaj ku deeno; Bajaj ne moku dhoti deeni…
Phaad tod langoti keeni; bache khuche ki topi keeni…
Udu udu dhamm!!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Compiled and translated by: Renu Goswami, Jaipur, India. Many thanks to Renu!
धन्यवाद
Dhanywad!
