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 | Sassi-Punnu |
 My friend, Sarabjit Singh Ghuman, is brimming with stories from the cultural heritage of Punjab. Each conversation with him is a new chapter of learning. Yesterday, a long talk with him, veered around to Junoon's Sayeeo nee. I asked him about the connotations of the song. According to him, the song portrays the longing of Sassi for her beloved Punnu. It so happened that Punnu--a Baloch fell in love with Sassi--a Gujarati kudi. It transpired that the kinsmen of Punnu, who didn't approve of the relationship, carried him away in an enbriated state after a session of drinking and merry-making. Sassi, torn asunder by the separation ran after the Balochs, but by that time they had covered much distance. Unable to bear the heat of the desert and sorrow of parting, Sassi fell and died. It is said that the soul of Sassi still looks for her Punnu in those rough terrains! However, what was new to me in the story was that Sassi, in fact, was a corruption of the name Shashi--a hindi name for the moon. Of course, it seems very natural for a Gujarati girl to have the name Shashi...So this was the fable of Shashi-Punnu.
It left me wondering whether the song Dil Laigi Kudi Gujarat Di also refers to the tale of Shashi Punnu!
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Re: Sassi-Punnu (Score: 1)
by Kaptaan on Thursday, August 13 @ 10:09:47 EDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I claim no knowledge of the wonderful tales from our past. The survival of their charm to this day speaks loud enough. I have enjoyed greatly a qawwali sung by Nusrat fateh Ali Khan, 'Teri Kivein Akkh Lagg Gi.. The poet, who calls himself Rafiq in the lyrics, says that Sassi fell asleep on the 'sej' of her 'suhaag', immediately after her wedding, in the few minutes before her beloved Pannu could join her. In these moments the Baloch kinsmen carried him out and killed him. When she came to, the hapless girl ran out across the sand dunes in her mehndi feet and looked for him till the sun and sand got her! Lovely song, great message at the end. |
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