Aparna Marandi is a cultural activist from Giridih district in Jharkhand. She sings a song for us which is also used in adivasi marriages. In this song a sister is telling her brother that the work of lifting soil for the whole day from morning till evening is so hard that it tires her and she feels that it is like sucking her blood but the poverty and hunger never goes. For more on the song please contact Aparna Ji at 09771949885

झारखंड जल रहा है, झारखंड जल रहा है
मम्मी पापा ज़रा देखो और सोचो झारखंड जल रहा है
जंगल जमीन लुट गयी, लुट गयी मातृभूमि
डूब रहे हैं मेरे बेटा बेटी
झारखंड का मिट्टी पत्थर हवा पानी सोना रूपा ताम्बा
लोहा कोयला अभ्रक, सबके सब सोना हमर
लूट लेलक बिदेशी दलाल
हाय रे हाय हमारे लिए कुछ नहीं बचा
हम कहाँ जाब, हम कहाँ जाब
जागो जागो झारखंड वासी, जंगल जमीन मिट्टी बचाओ
हम कहाँ जाब

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