There
is no other festival like the festival of Holi. It is one of the most
ancient festivals being celebrated in India yet it is youthful.It has
tramsended generations yet it has survived or shall I say almost done so.
If I
try to trace the way it was celebrated there was a lot of fervor in the
time of our parents and grandparents.
Take
for instance the Holi song from the 70's blockbuster Sholey it was a
pivotal and important part of the film .All the villagers are
collected and playing together the festival of Holi. There was an
element of fun in the air.
Even the lyrics of the song suggest that there was an element of fun
in the atmosphere .Looking at lyrics of the song which go like this.
चलो
सहेली
चलो
सहेली
चलो
रे साथी
चलो
रे साथी
यह
पाकड़ो
यह
पाकड़ो पाकड़ो पाकड़ो पाकड़ो
इससे
ना छ्चोड़ो
अर्रे
बैयया ना तोडो
ओये
तहर जा भाभी
अर्रे
जा रे शराबी
क्या
हो राजा?
गली
में आजा
होली
रे होली
भांग
की गोली
ओह
नखरेवाली
दूँगी
मैं गाली
अर्रे
रामू की साली
होली
रे ःओलिःओलि के दिन दिल खिल
जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
गीले
शिकवे भूल के दोस्तों
दुश्मन
भी गले मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैनःओलि
है!गोरी
तेरे रंग जैसा
तोड़ा
सा मैं रंग बना लून
आ
तेरे गुलाबी गालों से
तोड़ा
सा गुलाल चुरा लून
जा
रे जा दीवाने तू
होली
के बहाने तू
जा
रे जा दीवाने तू
होली
के बहाने तू
च्छेद
ना मुझे बेशरम
पूच
ले ज़माने से
आइसे
ही बहाने से
लिए
और दिए दिल जाते हैं होली के
दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैनःओ ...
ओह हो!
हो
... ओह
हो!यहीं
तेरी मर्ज़ी हैं तो
अच्छा
चल तू खुश हो ले
पास
आके चूना ना मुझे
चाहे
मुझे डोर से भीगोले
हीरे
की कनी हैं तू
मट्टी
से बनी हैं तू
हीरे
की कनी हैं तू
मट्टी
से बनी हैं तू
छूने
से जो टूट जाएगी
काँटों
के छूने से
फूलों
से नाज़ुक नाज़ुक
बदन
च्चिल जाते हैनःओलि के दिन
दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
गीले
शिकवे भूल के दोस्तों
दुश्मन
भी गले मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
होली
के दिन दिल खिल जाते हैं
रंगों
में रंग मिल जाते हैं
Which
translates to
Let's
go girls
Let's
go girls
Come
on mates
Come
on mates
Grab
her
Grab
her, grab her, grab her, grab her
Don't
let her go
Careful
don't break my wrist
Hey
wait up sister-in-law
Hey
get lost you drunkard
What's
up dude?
Meet
me in the alley
It's
Holi, it's Holi
We'll
have sweet balls of hash
Hey
tantrum thrower
I
will abuse you
Hey
Ramu's sister-in-law
It's
Holi, it's HoliOn the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
Friends
let's keep aside our resentment
Even
enemies hug each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each otherIt's Holi!Your skin is so fair
I
will create a colour to match it
With
your rosy cheeks
I
will steal some pink colour
Go
away you romantic fool
Using
Holi as an excuse you
Go
away, you romantic fool
Using
Holi as an excuse you
Don't
taunt me shamelessly
Ask
the world
With
this excuse
Two
hearts play give and takeOn the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each otherHo ... oh ho!
Ho
... oh ho!If this is what you wish
Then
fine you be happy
Don't
get too close to touch me
You
can spray me from afar
Are
you an egg of diamond
Are
you made of clay
Are
you an egg of diamond
Are
you made of clay
That
you will shatter when I touch you
When
thorns touch
The
soft flowers
Their
skin gets scrapedOn the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
Friends
let's keep aside our resentment
Even
enemies hug each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
On
the day of Holi we are happy
As
the colours blend with each other
It
sure did capture some of the essence of the festival of Holi be it
the element of saving oneself and applying color on to others .People
used elements like bhang and thandai to get intoxicated.
There
was not only playing with colors but also teasing but all in good
fun.
I
never got to see a Holi like this .Maybe it was too filmi to be true.
As for the best Holi festivals that I can think off the best Holi
festivals used to be the ones when all of us brothers and sisters
would get together. We would arrange for large drums of water and put
them either in the backyard or the terrace. These would be filled
with water and color would be added to it and thoroughly mixed. Then
all of us brothers would use brass pichkaris to throw colored water
on each other. This was a fun filled activity.
All
this running about made us very hungry and just for hunger
pangs like these my mother would keep ready home made gujiyas
(Karanji), Kachodis and Samosa's and there would be lots of thandai
to drink that would invigorate us and we would re start the next
session of play after the snack break. So much time has passed and
nobody plays Holi in that fashion anymore. I miss those good times
and with the intention of reliving those happy times once again. I
have decided to call all my brothers & sisters at our place and
together we would like to re create the holi magic by
#KhulKeKheloHoli and re live those happy moments once again.
“I’m pledging to #KhulKeKheloHoli this year by sharing my Holi memories at BlogAdda in association with Parachute Advansed.”
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