Santali culture and traditions: The Beauty of Santali Cultural Dong Songs

What is a cultural song?

A cultural song is a type of music that is deeply rooted in the traditions, beliefs, values, and history of a particular culture or community. It serves as a medium for expressing and preserving the unique identity of a group of people and is often passed down through generations orally or through written records. Cultural songs can encompass various themes, such as religious practices, historical events, social customs, daily life, folklore, and celebrations.

These songs are an essential part of a culture’s intangible heritage, representing the collective memory and experiences of the community. They play a crucial role in transmitting cultural knowledge and promoting a sense of belonging among its members. Additionally, cultural songs are often characterized by distinct musical styles, instrumentation, and vocal techniques that are specific to the culture they originate from.

Through cultural songs, communities can communicate their values, emotions, and stories, preserving their traditions and connecting past generations with the present and future. These songs also serve as a medium of cultural exchange and can foster understanding and appreciation between different cultures. As societies evolve, cultural songs continue to evolve as well, adapting to changing times while still retaining their cultural essence.

ᱵᱟᱯᱞᱟ ᱫᱚᱝ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱧ ( Bapla Dong)

        (᱑)

ᱡᱚᱞᱟ ᱡᱚᱞᱟ ᱨᱮᱢᱟ 

ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱡᱚᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱵᱟᱨᱚ ᱵᱤᱜᱷᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱞᱮ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ

ᱵᱟᱨᱚ ᱵᱤᱜᱷᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱞᱮ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ

ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ 

ᱵᱚᱞᱚ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱜ ᱵᱩᱰᱤ 

ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱵᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱫ ᱵᱩᱰᱤ ᱰᱟᱹᱨ ᱵᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ 

ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱵᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱫ ᱵᱩᱰᱤ ᱰᱟᱹᱨ ᱵᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ 

ᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼ

                                                  (᱒)

ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱭ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ 

ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱢᱮᱻ ᱪᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱢᱮ

ᱠᱩᱞᱤ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱧ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ ᱨᱚᱲᱟᱢ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ 

ᱠᱩᱞᱤ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱧ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ ᱨᱚᱲᱟᱢ ᱥᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ 

ᱦᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱭᱩ 

ᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱭᱩ ᱢᱟᱭ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ

ᱠᱩᱞᱤ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱧ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ

ᱠᱩᱞᱤ ᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱧ ᱞᱮᱹᱰᱤ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ

ᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼ

                                                     (᱓)                                               

ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱢᱟ ᱛᱮᱨᱮᱞ ᱵᱮᱞᱮ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ 

ᱛᱤᱨᱮ ᱤᱧᱤᱝ ᱪᱟᱠᱷᱟᱭ 

ᱛᱚᱵᱮᱢ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱜᱳ

ᱛᱤᱨᱮ ᱤᱧᱤᱝ ᱪᱟᱠᱷᱟᱭ 

ᱛᱚᱵᱮᱢ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ

ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱟᱛᱳ ᱨᱮᱢᱟᱻ ᱜᱚᱲᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱮ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱻ

ᱛᱤᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱨᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱵᱮ 

ᱛᱚᱵᱮᱭ ᱨᱚᱲᱟ ᱜᱳ

ᱛᱤᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱨᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱵᱮ 

ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱨᱚᱲᱟᱻ 

ᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼᱼ

                                                      (᱓)

       ᱛᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱨᱮ

       ᱱᱟ ᱱᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ

       ᱛᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ 

                                                   

ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱚᱱ ᱫᱩᱞᱟ.ᱲ 

ᱱᱩᱱᱟ.ᱜ ᱱᱤᱴᱷᱩᱨ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ

ᱟᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱚᱱᱮᱢ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱩᱭᱟ.ᱲ 

ᱦᱚᱲ ᱯᱮ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱮ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ

ᱦᱚᱨ ᱦᱚ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱝ

ᱮᱱ ᱦᱚ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ

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                                           (᱔)

ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱠᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱝ

ᱠᱚᱝᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱛᱤ ᱠᱮᱱᱮᱞ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱟᱠᱳ ᱛᱟᱞᱮᱝ

ᱩᱛᱩ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱞᱟᱝ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱪᱷᱚᱝ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱪᱷᱚᱝ

ᱴᱩᱞᱩᱡ ᱢᱩᱞᱩᱡ ᱞᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱸᱫᱟ ᱡᱚᱝ-ᱟ (2×)

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                                       (᱕)

ᱟᱯᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱢᱟ 

ᱯᱟ.ᱪᱤᱨ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱤᱨ ᱨᱮ

ᱮᱜᱳ ᱤᱴᱟ.ᱛᱮ ᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱩᱧ ᱯᱟᱛᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ

ᱥᱳᱵᱮᱨᱳ ᱥᱤᱠᱲᱤ 

ᱨᱩᱯᱮᱨᱳ ᱵᱟ.ᱞᱛᱤ

ᱥᱤᱠᱲᱤ ᱛᱚᱯᱟᱜ ᱮᱱᱟ 

ᱵᱟ.ᱞᱛᱤ ᱦᱚᱥᱚᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ 

ᱰᱟᱢᱠᱩ ᱰᱟ.ᱵᱩᱨ ᱰᱟᱜ

ᱫᱮᱱᱥᱮ ᱠᱟ.ᱴᱤᱡ ᱫᱟᱜ 

ᱮᱜᱳ ᱪᱤᱠᱟ.ᱛᱤᱧ ᱞᱩᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱸᱜᱟᱛ ᱯᱟᱛᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ 

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                                        (᱖)                               

ᱟᱥᱟᱲ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ 

ᱡᱷᱤᱯᱤᱨ ᱡᱷᱤᱯᱤᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ

ᱯᱚᱭᱥᱟ ᱫᱤᱭᱮ ᱪᱷᱟᱛᱟ ᱞᱤᱞᱤ ᱞᱳ

ᱪᱷᱟᱛᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱦᱩᱧ ᱞᱚᱦᱚᱫᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ 

ᱢᱟᱜᱽ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ 

ᱦᱩᱞᱩᱭ ᱦᱩᱞᱩᱭ ᱦᱚᱭ 

ᱯᱚᱭᱥᱟ ᱫᱤᱭᱮ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱞᱤᱞᱤ ᱞᱳ

ᱳᱭᱳ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱦᱩᱧ ᱨᱟᱵᱟᱝ ᱤᱧᱠᱟᱱ

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                                       (᱗)                                    

ᱰᱤᱨ ᱰᱤᱨ ᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ 

ᱚᱨᱩᱱᱟ ᱰᱤᱨ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱥᱤᱛᱟ. ᱨᱟᱰᱚᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱭᱟ 

ᱠᱩᱢᱰᱟ. ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ

ᱠᱚᱭ ᱠᱚᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ 

ᱥᱟ.ᱫᱷᱩ ᱵᱷᱮᱥ ᱛᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮ 

ᱠᱚᱭᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱵᱚᱱ 

ᱛᱤᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱵᱮ ᱢᱮ

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                                        (᱘)

ᱪᱟ.ᱭ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱪᱟᱢᱯᱟ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ 

ᱪᱤᱨᱩ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱢᱟ.ᱱᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱯᱚᱱ᱾ 

ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱥᱚᱛ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ 

ᱪᱟᱢᱯᱟ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱠᱷᱮᱨᱣᱟᱞ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ᱾ 

ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱵᱷᱚᱨᱥᱟ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱨᱟ.ᱯᱩᱫ ᱮᱱ ᱛᱮ 

ᱫᱤᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱥᱟᱣ ᱮᱱ ᱫᱚ, ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱵᱚᱦᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ 

ᱫᱟᱭᱟᱜᱮ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱫᱟᱫᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱥᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ᱾  

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ᱵᱷᱟᱰᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱝ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱧ(Bhadan Dong)

                                         (᱑)

ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱛᱟ. ᱞᱟᱡ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ 

ᱥᱳᱛᱳᱜ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱡᱤᱣᱤ ᱞᱟ.ᱜᱤᱫ 

ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱤᱧ ᱫᱟᱬᱟ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ 

ᱜᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱤᱧ ᱫᱟᱬᱟ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ 

ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱛᱟ. ᱞᱟᱡ ᱜᱮᱪᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱤ ᱞᱮᱱ 

ᱱᱩᱢᱤᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱷᱟ.ᱨᱛᱤ ᱨᱮ 

ᱤᱧ ᱜᱮᱪᱚ ᱵᱟ.ᱧ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱵ ᱞᱮᱱ᱾ 

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