A masculine (to an
extent of macho) lover;
an apparently fragile yet strong at the core beauty, as the beloved;
an aide or a distraction: a character essentially not from human species growing stronger as the plot develops;
all the sweetness of love shrouded in the obvious tragic ending;
of all the love’s ills, death, simultaneous for both our lovers as they are compelled to part ways;
and a folk story is born...
At the face of it a folk tale appears to be a tragic saga quite depressing in its contents. What makes folk stories special is the setting, principally rural in which these get developed, their accounts remembered by heart and passed onto generations and the way these are celebrated as integral part of our folk culture.
an apparently fragile yet strong at the core beauty, as the beloved;
an aide or a distraction: a character essentially not from human species growing stronger as the plot develops;
all the sweetness of love shrouded in the obvious tragic ending;
of all the love’s ills, death, simultaneous for both our lovers as they are compelled to part ways;
and a folk story is born...
At the face of it a folk tale appears to be a tragic saga quite depressing in its contents. What makes folk stories special is the setting, principally rural in which these get developed, their accounts remembered by heart and passed onto generations and the way these are celebrated as integral part of our folk culture.
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| Outskirts of Danabad, The Jand Tree Complex : Where the Climax of Mirza Sahiban was Staged |
Mirza Sahiban is
one folk tale like many others, yet it’s different in many accounts. It’s
different as Mirza Jatt infiltrates into the very den of Sahiban’s Household
and filches his love setting course for Danabad….
بھج دانابادچلئیے، مرزیا چڑھیاں اوہدیاں
واراں
It’s different as
right in the heat of the chase by Sahiban’s brothers, she put Mirza at
disadvantage hoping a compromise between her lover and her brothers…
اک پاسے ماں جائے دوجی طرف دلاں دا جانی
It’s different as
it sets up in my very own Apna Punjab (Danabad and Kheewa – the lands of
Faisalabad and Jhang).
گھر کھیوے دے صاحباں، جمی منگل وار
رج دعائیں دتیاں، سوھنئیں پر وار
رل تدبیراں بدھیاں، چھیل ہوئی مٹیار
In a
household of Kheewa, Sahiban was born, the day was Tuesday;
Such was the
charm of her beauty that everyone bequeathed scores of prayers on her;
Nature
crafted its own procedures in blessing her with all the bounties of the
youth
گھر ونجھل دے مرزا، جمیاں کرڑے بار
جنم دتے مائی باپ نے، روپ دتا کرتار
ایسا مرزا سورماں، کھرلاں دا سردار
In the
family of Wanjhal Khan, Mirza Jatt was born;
Born of his
parents, Mirza was blessed with a persona by the Lord;
Daring by
birth, Mirza Jatt grew up to be the leader of the Kharals (of Danabad)
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