Vidyapati's padasMaithili
Radha's longing, and Shiva as a poor and difficult husband. Six hundred years old and still sung from memory in villages that do not own a printed copy.
कब गाया जाता है: Sung year-round, and at Shivratri and Holi.
इस क्षेत्र का अनुवाद अभी इस भाषा में नहीं हुआ है, इसलिए यह अंग्रेज़ी में दिखाया जा रहा है।
Mithilanchal · Middle & Lower Gangetic Plain
लोकगीत
NachariMaithili
Complaint and supplication addressed to Shiva, sung in a falling melodic line.
कब गाया जाता है: Shivratri, and evening gatherings.
SamdaunMaithili
Farewell sung by the women of the bride's household as she leaves. Among the most affecting song forms in the eastern plain, and one people still weep to.
कब गाया जाता है: A bride's departure.
Jat-JatinMaithili
Migration and separation, performed as a comic duet between a wife and an absent husband — the region's oldest running commentary on the fact that its men leave to find work.
कब गाया जाता है: Monsoon nights.
Chhath geetMaithili and Bhojpuri
Addressed to the sun and to Chhathi Maiya, sung walking to the ghat and through the night vigil. "Kelva je phare la ghawad se" and "Ugi hey suraj dev" are sung by whole districts at once.
कब गाया जाता है: Chhath, Kartik and Chaitra.
Sama-Chakeva songsMaithili
Sisters sing to clay bird figures representing a brother and sister of legend, ending with the figures' ritual breaking and immersion.
कब गाया जाता है: Kartik, over eight nights.
SoharMaithili
Blessing and congratulation, sung by the women of the neighbourhood.
कब गाया जाता है: After a birth.
Salhesh gathaMaithili
The epic of Raja Salhesh, a Dusadh hero-god, sung through the night — a caste-specific epic tradition with its own shrines, songs and painting style.
कब गाया जाता है: Shrine festivals.
Mithilanchal के लोकगीत — किस बारे में हैं, कौन गाता है और कब। (8)