LYRICS

Ramaul is a very famous and popular ballad about the lives of the rulers of the Ramaul dynasty of Kumaon. The Ramauls are also worshiped in Kumaon & Garhwal regions. This excerpt speaks of their childhood, youth and the wedding of one of the Ramaul brothers. 

t; gks Hkxokuks rwejks uke fyuw jeksyk jeksyhdksV esa  
jekSyk dh oU'kkbZ lquks E;j Hkxoku

fl/kq] fc/kq jekSyks xq.k?kkuq jekSyk] xq.k?kkuq jekSyk dh jk.kh

tks Nh jk.kh js fl?kky jekSy tks Nu btk fl?k iq#"kksa

dk tks Nu Hkxr] jekSy tks Nu f'kok dk Hkxr

jekSy tks Nu egkjke dk Hkxr] jekSyqyk tks gq Hk;kouh taxyks

essa ,slh HkfDr djh vkiM+ /;ku esa HkfDr eSa jS;k 
v + + +

Hkxfr cSBh j;k jekSyk] jekSySk dk ro ukjk;.kk lq.kksaE;j

Ekgkjkt czekuh ;k dk iq=kh Nu jk.kh fl?kqyk ek oeiq=k

vorkj to esjk ukjk;.kk jekSyk iSdk jsxh vkyk

vy[kh txkyk] Hkxfr djh csj fn;k iqy g;k

fn;k iqrz g;k Hqkyw fl/k] fo/kq jekSyk fl/kh

g;k dkt ro fl/kq uke iM+] fo/kq g; dk'k

HkkbZ rc fc/kq uke iM+] rc fl/kq] fo/kqvk fn;k

Nuk HkfDr djh csjk] + +

fl/kq fo/kq dS Hkst rc fl/k iq#"kkS dkiklk

fl/k iq#"kkS dk ikl j;k ec muyk ikok] + + +

fl/kq fo/kq jekSy lq.kN esjks egkjktk] fl/kq fo/kq jes

jekSyk Hkxoku /ku gks ukjk;.kk] vktk esjks ukjk.kksa

fookuh taxyk] gks pkj ikap cjal ckydk ro gks

Hkxoku vc iS esth gkyk cxLok.kk dk ns'kk + + +

ro cxLok.kh fo|k iM+h] tEow ckSxlk fN;k

tEow js okSxlk.kk fo|k iM+h gkSNk] rc fo|k i<us
ckjg cjl gS;k rsjg cjlk jekSyk vc fo|k ikl g;k

vkiM+ xq# ds pksjh csjk xq# f'k{kk uh Hkkxh] fo|k pksjh

csj fouk gks egk f'kok rco x;h jekSyh dk dksVk ;kS

gfj ujk;.kk ek¡] ckow dk ;kS /kU; gks ; Hkxokuk

rkS c[kr ;w ?kj vkbZ vk xbZ dkjyh c[kr vks

gjh ujk;.kk + +vks gjh ujk;.kk + +

f'koth tkS jekSyk lq.kkNk H;j Hkqyw

vkok g;h xbZ toku gS xbZ toku gS x;k + + +

vo mujks jpqyk Lo;aoj jpkuw Lo;aoj jpyk

xqM+/kkuw jekSyk] Lo;aoj <qu.k dS tkxk

uS xbZ] rS c[kr Hkj lqdhyh lkxjk lqdhyh lkxj

lqdhyh lkxjk jSuh esjh ujk;.kk deyks dh psyh]

lqjhtk deyh] lqjhtk deyh lqjhtk dey dh tks

Nk psyh gksyh rS c[krk mdkS jk.kh fotkSerh

jk.kh fotkSerh dkS gjh ujk;.kk ,slh yYyh gksyh

rc esjks ujk;.kk ,slh yYyh gksyh Hkknks dh Hkokyk dSls

gksyh] lwjtk ikm jkf/kdk dSlh] rS c[kr eSa nw/kh dSlh

twuk] 
v + + gks  + + 
rc gks Hkxokuks vktk gks esjk nsok

jekSyh dh ckjkr rc gks oSVh xSNk] rc uSxh ckjkr

lc gjh ukjk.kk lqdhyh lkxj uSxh lc gks ukjk;.kk

dU;knku ykbZ xbZ lq.k esjks jekSyk] vkSu vkSu vk

x;k jekSyh dksVk etk jekSyh dk dksVk yk;k lq.k gks

Hkxhokuk vks rc gks Hkxoku + + +

<kbZ ekl oS.kh jk.kh Qqy.kk eSa xsN lkyHkjh

Hktk mdks yYyk gSxks iSnk yYyk gS xksNk iSnk

,d fnu g;k] f} fnuk g;k] rhu] pkj fnuk] ikap fnuk gq.kh

Ikap fnuk gq.kh iapky gS xks; ikap fnu eth iap xo

Lkqh/k gS;h x;k NBk fnuk mujh iS NBh gbZ xsNk] lkrok] dks lRoky] vkBok] vBoky] ukSok] nlk fnuk g;k] vX;kj fnuk

gq.kh] X;kj fnu gq.kh] ukedj.k gS] xksNk ukeduk tqxqrk eqy lkeku vk xksNk]

yadk x< lqu exk;] frydk dk rhy exk;k tSVokjk dk tkS

Qwyokjh dk Qwy exk;k] Hkxokuk ik;k js inek] ik;k inek

rS c[kr eSa lqjek cuh x;k] gks ++ +
lwoh dk vjdk xk; dk lqjdk

lwoh dk nqdyk vkjrh gS jSN] lwoh fl/kh gSxh xksnh

dk ckyd] ckydk dh ekrk lwoh fl/kh gSaxs jekSyh

dk dksVh esa [kq'kh gsaxs iSnk czek th yS ys[kks D;k

uke ys[kN] ckyd dks iM+ ckyk JhukFkk] ckykJhukFkk

ckykJhukFkd cSlkSoksa gS x;k gfj ukjk;.kk] cSlkyk gS csjh

N;k ekl ckn vuk ikl.kh gsxs 
/ku gfj ukjk;.kk ---

t; gks Hkxoku rqwEgkjk uke ysrs gS jeksyk jeksyhdksV esa 
jekSyks ds oa'kt lquks esjs Hkxokuk fl/kw&fo/kq jekSyk

xq.k/kuh jekSy Fks] mudh iRuh Fkh fl?kkyw

os nksuksaa Fks lar iq#"kksa ds HkDr] f'ko ds HkDr] jke ds HkDr

mUgksusa Hk;kou taxy esa dh ,slh HkfDr lquks ukjk;.kk HkfDr esa eXu gks x;s 

czgek.kh dh iq=kh Fkh Jkuh fl?kkyw HkfDr ls iq=k vorkj ds fy, vy[k txk ds HkfDr dj ds nks iq=k gq,

fl/kq fc/kq jekSy nksuks 'kwj ohj rstLoh gq,] muds dk;Z fl) gq,
cM+s dk uke iM+k fl/kq] NksVs dk uke iM+k fc/kq

rc mudks Hkstk fl) iq#"kks ds ikl

fl) iq#"kks us mudks ikyk lquks esjs egkjktk

lquks ukjk;.kk] tc os pkj ik¡p o"kZ ds gq, ckyd
mudks Hkst fn;k cksxLkk.k dk ns'k gfj ukjk;.kk rc tEcw cksXklk.k Fks 
mudsk cksxLok.k dh fo/kk vkrh Fkh tks lcls Åph fo|k ekuh tkrh Fkh

tEcw cksxLkk.k dh fo|k i<+ yh] fo|k i<+rs i<+rs ckjg cjl gks x;s 
rsjgosa cjl esa fo|k ikl dj yh

rc jekSyks us xq# ls fo|k ugha ekaxh fo|k xq# ls pksjh dj yh + + + 

egk f'kok pksjh djds jekSys vius ns'k jekSyh dksV igq¡p x, gfj ukjk;.kk

ek¡ cki vks /kU; gks x,] vius ?kj vk x,

jkbe dj x;k vks gfj ukjk;.kk f'ko th jekSy lquks

esjs HkkbZ vc nksuksa HkkbZ toku gks x,] vc mudk Lo;aoj jpk;xs] xq.k/kkuh jekSy Lo;aoj jpkus dbZ txg pys x, yM+dh <qa<us ml le; lqdhyh lkxj esa jgrs Fks dey jktk gfj ukjk;.kk

deyks dh yM+dh Fkh lqjtk deyh lqjtk deyh dh eka jkuh fctkerh 
jkuh fctkerh dh yM+dh gS lqjtk deyh] gfj ukjk;.kk] Hkknks dh Hkokyk tSlh] lw;Z ds ikS jkf/kdk tSlh] nw/k tS;h pUnzek tSlh] gfj Hkxokuk

eaxuh r; gqbZ vkt ls vkBoas fnu ckjkr rS;kj gks x;h gjh ukjk;.kk 
vkt esjks nsoks

lqdhyh lkxj esa ckjkr pyh xbZ gfj vks ukjk;.kk

lc ckjkrh cu ds ckjkr esa pys x, /ku gks ukjk;.kk

dU;knku yk x, lquks esjs jekSyk
vkrs vkrs vk x, jekSyh ds dksV <kbZ ekl ckn jkuh xHkZorh gks xbZ
lky Hkj esa mldk ,d csVk gks x;k
/kU; gks ukjk;.kk] gfj ukjk;.kk

cPpk ,d fnu dk gqvk nks fnu dk gqvk] rhu vkSj pkj fnu gq,] ikapos fnu esa iapky iap xo 'kq) gq,] NVs fnu esa mudh NVh gqbZ
lkaros fnu laroky] vkBos fnu vBoky gqvk] ukS vkSj nl fnu chrs
X;kjgosa fnu mudk ukedj.k gqvk] ukedj.k dk lkjk lkeku vk x;k
yadk ns'k ls lksuk eaxok;k

fryadk ls fry] tSVokjk ls tkS] eaxok;s Qwyokjh ds Qwy

ine dh ik;k eaxok;s ml Vkbe ckyd lwjek cu x;k] lwokZ dk vdZ
xk; dk xkscj] lwokZ dh uksd ls vkjrh gks jgh gS] vc os lwokZ fl) gks x,

xksnh ds ckyd lwokZ fl) gks x,] jekSyh ds dksV esa [kq'kh iSnk gks xbZ 

czek th us mudk D;k uke j[kk] ckyd dk uke iM+k ckykJhukFk
ckykJhukFk dks ckbZl fnu gks x,] ckbZloka gks x;k
N% ekg ckn mudh vUuikl.kh gqbZ N% eghus esa mudks vUu [kkuk fl[kk;k x;k

gfj ukjk;.kk /kU; gks ckykJhukFk  
/ku gjh ukjk;.kk---