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Barahmasa (lit. "the twelve months") is a poetic genre popular in the Indian subcontinent [1] [2] [3] derived primarily from the Indian folk tradition. [4] It is usually themed around a woman longing for her absent lover or husband, describing her own emotional state against the backdrop of passing seasonal and ritual events.
The song is derived from Homer's Odyssey, interpreted through the 17th century English folk ballad tradition, and tells the story of a prospective suitor who asks a woman if she will marry him. [1] She replies that she cannot because she is betrothed to John Riley, who has gone away over the seas.
Among the countless retelling editions of the epic story, is Khamba Thoibi Sheireng (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ ꯁꯩꯔꯦꯡ) an eight-volume, 39,000-line epic poem composed by Hijam Angangha and published in 1940. It was written in Pena Saisak folk ballad style and has been called the national epic of Manipur. [4] [5] [6] [7]
A woman has her child taken away by its father, the great selkie of Sule Skerry which can transform from a seal into a human. The woman is fated to marry a gunner who will harpoon the selkie and their son. "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" is a short version from Shetland published in the 1850s and later listed as Child ballad number 113. "The ...
The most common form of music in Chhattisgarh. Sung by both male and female storytellers. Tells the stories of the Pandavas in the epic: ‘Mahabharata’, using both song and dance. The folk ballad form is narrated in a lively form, focusing on visual description. Traditionally it is narrated by a lead male as well as supporting musicians and ...
Several Scandinavian variants exist: the Swedish "Skön Anna" and the Danish "Skjön Anna" (DgF 258).In them, the hero is a man who has newly become king, after the death of his father; his long-term mistress, Anna or Anneck, tries to get him to make her his wife, and the queen mother supports her.
The Vār or Vaar (Gurmukhi: ਵਾਰ, Shahmukhi: وار), in Punjabi poetry, is a heroic ode or ballad which generally narrates legend such as stories of Punjabi folk heroes or a historical event.
Anamika (born 17 August 1961) is a contemporary Indian poet, social worker and novelist [1] writing in Hindi, and a critic writing in English. My Typewriter Is My Piano is her collection of poems translated into English. [2] She is known for her feminist poetry. [2]