One afternoon during our music classes at the residential girls' school in Usgaon, David and I asked the girls to sing us some of their favorite songs. Many of the girls took turns singing traditional folk songs in Marathi, the language of Maharashtra.
Young Sneha, probably about age 11 or 12, sang this haunting and beautiful song that struck me immediately, and I later asked her to sing it again so that I could record it.
The subject of the song, "Borivali," is a young woman who has just married, and as is tradition has moved from her parents' house to her new husband's home. The song finds the woman, lonely and missing her family, asking a bird to carry a message to her mother, telling her that the daughter is finding her new life well. To herself, the girl confesses her sadness but vows to keep that sadness in her heart.
Click below to be taken to podbean, where you can listen to "Borivali." Sneha's voice is clear and true.
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