François-Xavier Durandy

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@AnkitSingh__ That’s my question, actually. Does it really sound like a pure Shivbhakti song? Or rather like a bhajan gone astray and Chaubeyji getting carried away? Is there a comical effect here, with Panditji being slightly made fun of or not?

@fxdurandy Yes love song mixed with devotion. May be referring to Devotee and Lord relation. Bhakti and love between Bhakt and Shiva.

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 9/n How do you react to this song? बम लहरी बम लहरी प्रीत हो गई गहरी youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

@AnkitSingh__ पर वह अंगीठी खुले आंगन में क्यों सुलगाएगा? इसलिए कि शुरू में जब तक अंगारे न हों तब तक बहुत धुआँ पैदा करती है?

@fxdurandy One of the guy is trying to lit the 'Angithi'...other guy is telling not do it there. Angithi is small metallic container with coal, people lit it to get heat in winters or to cook small food items

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼10/n Anyone knows what’s going on in this scene? What is the bucket for? 🪣🔥🤔 youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

@AnkitSingh__ Exactly. It’s the प्रीत हो गई गहरी part that made me wonder. Does it create a comical effect? Does it feel like a bhajan mixed with a love song?

@fxdurandy These songs are sung to entertain yourself while doing some work...No particular meaning. Since it's early morning time, it might be a small prayer. 'Bam Lahiri' word are often used in songs for Lord Shiva. Shiva's Damru makes 'Bam Bam' kind of sound.

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 12/n दादी ने यह ___ भिजवाई है/دادی نے یہ ___ بھجوائی ہے बारली/بارلی as in barley water? 🌾🤔 youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 11/n Can you hear the slur used by the street urchin? (___ भूत कहीं का/بھوت کہیں کا) 👻 youtube.com/watch?v=_a5cZ6…

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 8/n Are the first lines of Hariyala Sawan Dhol Bajata simply made of taal bols (धिं तक् गिन, etc.), or would you say they make sense (उड़ जग)? 🤔 youtu.be/bcKm9OXY0bY?si…

@saurabh_daya Of course! 🍋 Thank you, Saurabh! 🙏🏼

@fxdurandy Do 'lemon choos' (Lemon candy) kha le

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 4/n What snack/treat is Pritam giving to Rani? 🍬 youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

@saurabh_daya बूढ़ा खूसट, right?

@fxdurandy Buddha ghusant bhi saath shamil hai..

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 6/n Can anyone make sense of this sentence? ___ खूसट के साथ/کھوسٹ کے ساتھ ___ 👨🏽‍🦲 youtube.com/watch?v=_a5cZ6…

@anindita_basu I think I’ll go for cacahuètes (🥜) only. चिवड़ा is hard to translate. And I didn’t know about বাদাম. Peanut in Nepali is बदाम.

@fxdurandy it's either চিঁড়ে বাদাম (puffed rice [चिवड़ा ] + peanuts) or চিনে বাদাম (which is what bengalis refer to peanuts - मूँगफली - as)

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 5/n Do we agree that Pritam is selling চিনির বাদাম (sugar-coated peanuts) and ঝাল ছোলা (spicy chickpeas)? 🥜 youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

@anindita_basu 🤦🏽‍♂️ Thank you, dear ʌnɪndɪtɑː. 🙏🏼 See if the other riddles inspire you as well.

@fxdurandy wah, wah, kya kehne?

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 7/n What is Nazir Hussain saying here? Wah wah, kya ___ hai! 👕 youtube.com/watch?v=_a5cZ6…

@karanvasudeva From my DMs.

@karanvasudeva Why do I hear बोड़ी then? Is he chewing paan or what? 😆

#DoBighaZamin 👂🏼 3/n What is the last word said by this peddler (just after वरना बाद में पछताना पड़ेगा/ورنہ بعد میں پچھتانا پڑے گا)? ☠ youtu.be/_a5cZ6OkgmA?si…

@avtansa @karanvasudeva @notself धन्यवाद अभिषेकजी, इसे कहते हैं ट्विटर का जादू। ✨ Other translators had given up, turning मामला into manure, maize, or matter. I feel fortunate. 😊 Stay tuned for more #DBZ riddles!

@fxdurandy @karanvasudeva @notself In my understanding, मामला here means लगान (land revenue), which was a certain amount paid by the farmers to the government in NW and central provinces.

Aao dosto, let’s play with #DoBighaZamin. How do you understand the word मामला/معاملہ in this sentence? Or am I hearing it wrong? 👂🏼 1/n youtu.be/gLvP-G9AIas?si…