Punjabi Wedding Traditions - Important Wedding Songs

Important Wedding Songs

Songs of the bridegroom's side

• • Mangane di geet: sung at the time of engagement
  • Maneve de gaon: songs sung to welcome the bridegroom
  • Gharouli de geet: sung while filling the pitcher(gharouli) for Bride/Bridegroom's bath before the wedding
  • Chounki charanvele de geet: songs sung when the bridegroom sits on the chounki wooden bathing seat
  • Sohhle: songs of happiness and joy
  • Ghoriyaan: sung at the time of riding to the bride's house
  • Sehra: sung at the time of tying the bridegrooms flower-veil
  • Kangana: sung when the bride and bridegroom enter the house together for the first time.

Songs of the bride's side

• • Suhag: which is sung by the bride in praise of her parents and the happy days of her childhood and in anticipation of happy days ahead.
  • Jaggo: procession song to call the neighbours to the wedding.
  • Churra charan vele da geet: sung when the chura, ceremonial bangles are worn by the bride.
  • Janj: sung when the janj, marriage procession, is to be greeted.
  • Milni: sung at the ritual introduction of the two sides.
  • Ghenne de geet: sung when the bride is adorned with jewels.
  • Siftan: song in praise of the bridegroom
  • Chhandh: evolved from poetry, songs of joy.

Sitthniyan (crude, teasing songs)

• • Song sung when the bridegroom's procession is being welcomed.
  • Song sung when the wari, or gifts from the bridegroom’s side, are being exhibited.
  • Song sung when the groom's party sits down to the meal.
  • Song sung when the daaj, dowry or the bridal gifts, are being displayed.

Others

• • Lavan Phere :sung at the time of the actual wedding ritual.
  • Mahinya :sung when the girl is preparing for the wedding and is bathed by the women at home. It goes for both men and women.
  • Vedi de geet : sung while erecting the marriage pandal.
  • Khatt: sung at the time the maternal grandparents present gifts to the bride on an overturned tokra, or basket.
  • Pani vaarna: welcoming the bride to her new home.
  • Bidaigi: sung when the bride is being sent off in the doli.
  • Ghughrian: sung when the doli arrives at the groom s house.
  • Shahana: sung by mirasis in praise of the bridegroom.
  • Til Methre: sung while welcoming the bride and orienting her to the family.
  • Pattal: song sung before meal.