Be it Guru Nanak, Bhai Veer Singh, or anybody from Old to modern
punjab poetry is full of Nature. Batalvi too is very much immpressed by the
Punjabi evening, as in this poem he is comparing himself to that Punjabi
evening, while asking the Bhatthi Vali.
Ni bhatthi valiye Chambe diye daliye
Bhatthi Valiye Chambe diye Daliye
Peedan da Paraga Bhunn De Ni (paraga means handful of corn/wheat/
sorrow)
Bhatthi Valiye
Teinu Deva Hanjuvan da Bhada (Hanju = 'Tears')
Ni Peedan Da paraga Bhun de
Ni Dukhan da Paraga Bhunn de
Ni bhatthi aliye
Ho gaye kuvela mainu dhal gaiyan chhavan ni (Kuvela = evening)
Beleyan cho mud aayiyan Mujhiyan te Gavan ni (Beliyan = outside)
Paiye Chidian ne cheekh chihada Ni (Majhiyen te gavan
= buffalos and cows)
(chidian = sparrows)
Peeda da Paraga bhunn de
Chheti chheti kari main te jaana badi door ni
jithe mere Haniyan da Tur gaya Poor ni
Os pind da suninde Raah mada Ni
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni bhatthi valiye
Meri vari pattiyan di pand silli ho gayi
Mitti di kadahi teri kahnoon peeli ho gayi
Tere sek noon ki vajiya dukara ni
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni Bhatthi valiye
Sao gayiyan hawavan ro ro kar varlap ni
Tariyan noon chad gaya mitha mitha taap ni
Janj saavan di da rus gaya laada ni (janj as a Baraat)
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni Bhatthi valiye
Hope you liked it !!!
Sandeep S Bajwa
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Be it Guru Nanak, Bhai Veer Singh, or anybody from Old to modern
punjab poetry is full of Nature. Batalvi too is very much immpressed by the
Punjabi evening, as in this poem he is comparing himself to that Punjabi
evening, while asking the Bhatti Vali.
Ni bhatti valiye Chambe diye daliye
Bhatti Valiye Chambe diye Daliye
Peedan da Paraga Bhunn De Ni (paraga means handful of corn)
Bhatti Valiye
Teinu Deva Hanjuvan da Bhada
Ni Peedan Da paraga Bhun de
Ni Dukhan da Paraga Bhunn de
Ni bhatti aliye
Ho gaye kuvela mainu dhal gaiyan chhavan ni
Beleyan cho mud aayiyan Mujhiyan te Gavan ni
Paiye Chidian ne cheekh chihada Ni
Peeda da Paraga bhunn de
Chheti chheti kari main te jaana badi door ni
jithe mere Haniyan da Tur gaya Poor ni
Os pind da suninde Raah mada Ni
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni bhatti valiye
Meri vari patiyan di pand silli ho gayi
Mitti di kadahi teri kahnoon peeli ho gayi
Tere sek noon ki vajiya dukara ni
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni Bhatti valiye
Sao gayiyan hawava ro ro kar varlap ni
Tariyan noon chad gaya mitha mitha taap ni
Janj saavan di da rus gaya laada ni (janj as a Baraat)
Peedan da paraga bhunn de ni Bhatti valiye