Thar Gori Jamuna Hilore
Classic chutney · Gari · Chutney Soca Monarch 2005
Boodram Holass premiered Thar Gori Jamuna Hilore at the 2005 Chutney Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad and Tobago. It belongs to the gari style — jokes and harmless teasing of family — here a young woman loses her earring to a thieving fish in the Jamuna, and her in-laws start searching. A favourite for the kangan / kakkan ceremony after a Hindu wedding.
Lyrics
Refrain
Thar gori Jamuna hilore
The beautiful girl went by the waves of the Jamuna
Jhulaniya lege machaliya
A fish came by and took her earring
Verse 1
Saas more khoje, sasur khojawawe
Her mother-in-law searches, her father-in-law searches
Saiyan lagaawe mahajaal
Her beloved casts a giant fishing net
Jhulaniya lege machaliya
A fish came by and took her earring
Verse 2
Jeth more khoje, jethani khojawawe
Her elder brother-in-law searches, her elder sister-in-law searches
Saiyan lagaawe mahajaal
Her beloved casts a giant fishing net
Jhulaniya lege machaliya
A fish came by and took her earring
Verse 3
Dewar more khoje, devrani khojawawe
Her younger brother-in-law searches, her younger sister-in-law searches
Saiyan lagaawe mahajaal
Her beloved casts a giant fishing net
Jhulaniya lege machaliya
A fish came by and took her earring