Maithili Folk Songs Archive
मैथिली लोकगीत संग्रह
Wedding songs, birth celebrations, seasonal melodies, and devotional hymns from Mithila.
Lagan Geet
लगन गीत
Wedding — Date-setting Ceremony
विवाह — लगन
Sung when the wedding date is fixed. Women gather and sing to bless the union, invoking Lord Ganesha and the family deities.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
सुनु सखि, लगन आयल अछि, मंगल बाजे रे…
Vivah Geet
विवाह गीत
Wedding Ceremony
विवाह मंडप
Traditional songs sung at every step of the Maithili wedding — from the Tilak to the Saptapadi. Each ritual has its own set of songs passed down through generations.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
बाजे मृदंग सहनाई, घर आंगन जगमग भेल…
Sohag Geet
सोहाग गीत
Wedding — Bridal songs
विवाह — वधू गान
Songs of good fortune and prosperity sung for the bride. Older women bless the bride with long married life, wealth, and children.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
सोहागिन सजनी सुनु, तोर भाग जागल रे…
Bidaai Geet
बिदाई गीत
Farewell of the Bride
वधूक बिदाई
Among the most emotionally powerful of all Maithili folk songs, Bidaai Geet are sung as the bride leaves her natal home. They express the sorrow of separation from parents, siblings, and childhood.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
आब जाइ छी बाबा, माए, तोर आंगन छोड़ि…
Dularua Geet
दुलारुआ गीत
Bride's farewell — Father's lament
बिदाई — पिताक विलाप
Sung from the perspective of the father or brother bidding farewell to a beloved daughter/sister. These songs express the deep bonds of a Mithila family.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
दुलारी बेटी जाय रे, आंखि भरि आयल रे…
Sohar — Birth Song
सोहर — जन्म गीत
Birth of a child
संतानक जन्म
Sung joyfully when a child is born in a Maithili household. Women neighbours gather and sing Sohar to bless the newborn with health, strength, and a bright future.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
आजु जनमल लाल हमार, अंगनवा मे छाँही पसरल…
Chhathi Sohar
छठी सोहर
Chhathi — 6th day after birth
छठी — जन्मक 6वाँ दिन
On the sixth day after a child's birth (Chhathi), special Sohar songs are sung honouring the goddess Chhathi Maiya who is believed to write the child's destiny on this night.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
छठी माई लिखि देलकौ भाग, हमर बालक चिरंजीव रहौ…
Jhumar — Monsoon Songs
झुमर — सावन गीत
Sawan / Monsoon Season
श्रावण मास
Jhumar are playful, lilting songs sung by women on swings during the Sawan (monsoon) month. They celebrate nature, love, and longing — often sung in call-and-response style.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
सावन मे झुलना झुलाव, सखि मिलि आव रे…
Madhushravani Geet
मधुश्रावणी गीत
Madhushravani — 13-day Shiva festival
मधुश्रावणी उत्सव
Sung by newly-married brides over 13 days in Sawan, these songs narrate the story of Shiva and Parvati, the serpent king Vasuki, and the rituals of married life — a tradition unique to Mithila.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
पार्वती पूजे महादेव, सावन मास मे रे…
Chhath Puja Geet
छठ पूजा गीत
Chhath Puja — Sun worship
छठ महापर्व
Among the most sacred of Maithili folk songs, Chhath Geet are sung at the river as devotees stand in water offering arghya to the setting and rising sun. These songs are heard across all Mithila households in October–November.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
उगहु उगहु सूर देव, अँचरा पसार अरजी करूँ…
Sama-Chakeva Geet
सामा-चकेवा गीत
Sama-Chakeva festival
सामा-चकेवा पर्व
Sung by sisters for their brothers during the unique Sama-Chakeva festival of Mithila. Clay figurines are made, and special songs describe the story of Sama and her devoted brother Chakeva.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
सामा-चकेवा खेलैत बहिनी, भाई जीउ हमर रे…
Phaguaa — Holi Songs
फगुआ — होली गीत
Holi Festival
होली पर्व
Maithili Holi songs (Phaguaa) are humorous, colourful, and sometimes satirical. Sung to the beat of the dhol and mridanga, they celebrate colour, spring, and community bonding.
Sample lyrics / नमूना पंक्ति
रंग खेलहु मोर कान्हा, फगुआ के दिन रे…
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