हो रामा

Song Refrains

Level 6Sounds Like hō rāmā

Folk songs fill out their lines with calls like हो रामा and रे.

How It Works

Calls give the singer space to breathe and the listeners a note to join. They do not change the grammar. If you take them out, the sentence still stands.

CallWhere
हो रामाend of a line, in कजरी
रेend of a line, calling a friend
होsoft call
ए सखीcalling a friend

The name Rama in हो रामा is not a prayer in every song. It is often just the refrain. In the rains (सावन), women sing कजरी on swings, and the refrain marks each line.

When you read or sing, read the line without the call, then add it back.

Examples (4)

  1. बरसे बदरिया हो रामा।

    The clouds are raining, oh Rama.

    हो रामा ends the line.

  2. झूला पड़ल बा डार पर हो रामा।

    A swing hangs on the branch, oh Rama.

    The call comes after the sentence.

  3. सावन आइल रे, घटा छाइल रे।

    The rains have come, and the clouds have gathered.

    रे after each part.

  4. कजरी गावऽ सखिया हो रामा।

    Sing a kajri, friend, oh Rama.

    The refrain follows a command.

How It Connects

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हो रामाLevel 6Song Refrains

Learn This First

हो रामा extends the call हो, in lines that also use song endings.

Words in This Pattern

होरे