Poem: Ghampani

Another way to learn a language is through the literature the Language possesses. Here is a Grade 1 poem ‘Ghampani’ (घामपानी) which means Sun and Rain. 

Original:

घामपानी घामपानी इन्द्रेनीको झिलिमिली 

आऊ साथी खेल खेलौँ  सबै मिलिजुली। 

एकातिर  पानी पर्यो अर्कोतिर घाम 

सबैलाई माया गर भन्नु हुन्छ आमा। 

इन्द्रेनी मिलेका छन् हेर सातै  रङ 

पढौँ लेखौँ खेल खेलौँ मिलौँ  सबैसँग।। 

बादल फाट्यो रमाइलो हेर घाम लग्यो 

औऊ साथी सबैजना सीधा लहर लगौँ। 

बैनी औऊ हात समाऊ भाई पनि औऊ 

घामपानी रमाइलो एउटा गीत गाऊ।।

Transliteration:

Ghaampanii Ghaampanii Indreni ko Jhilimili

Au Sathi Khel Khelau sabai milijuli

Ekatira pani paryo arkotira gham

sabailai maya gara bhannu huncha ama

Indreni mileka chan hera satai ranga

padhau lekhau khela khelau milau sabai sanga

badal phatyo ramailo hera gham lagyo

au sathi sabai jana sidha lahar lagau

Baini au hat samau bhai pani au

Gham pani ramailo euta git gau

Translation:


Sun, rain and the bright rainbow

Come my friends, Lets play together

There is rain in one place and sun in the other

We must love everyone, our mother tells us

The Rainbow has met, see the seven colours

Read and write, play a game, make peace with everyone

The clouds have parted, how fun, the sun has started to shine

Come my friends, lets make a straight line

Little Sister, come and hold my hand, little brother, you also come

how fun the Sun and Rain is, lets sing a song

Vocabulary:

इन्द्रेनी (Indreni) – Rainbow

घाम (Gham) – Sun

पानी (Pani) – Water

साथी (Sathi) – Friend

पर्यो (Paryo) – Past Tense of पर्नु (parnu) which means to fall

माया (maya) – love 

सबै (sabai) – every 

आमा (ama)- mother

बादल (badal) – cloud

बैनी (baini) – little sister 

गीत (geet) – song