Folk Song

Folk songs [লোকসঙ্গীত] are songs that are sung in traditional [ঐতিহ্যগত] style of a community or country. These songs are different from the others in themes, words and tunes. They mainly reflect [প্রতিফলিত করা] the joys and sorrows of the common people of the community or the country. In Bangladesh we have a rich tradition of folk songs. These songs are sung with the traditional musical instruments such as the ‘tabla’, ‘ektara’, ‘dotara’ etc. However, folk songs also have some categories [বিভাগ] such as the ‘Palligiti’, ‘Bhatiali’, ‘Bhawaiya’, ‘Jari’, ‘Sari’, ‘Gambhira’, ‘Lalongiti’, ‘Palagaon’ etc. These songs have their traditional specialties [বিশেষত্ব]. For example, ‘Palligiti’ tells the joys and sorrows of the village people. ‘Bhatiali’ tells the joys and sorrows of the people whose lives are closely related with the rivers of Bangladesh. They are the boatmen, the river gypsies etc. ‘Lalongiti’ is a devotional [ভক্তিমূলক] or philosophical [দার্শনিক] songs about creator and creation. ‘Folk’ songs are valuable resources of Bangladesh and Bangladeshi culture [সংস্কৃতি].