The Folkloric Study of Bannu (Folk Songs and Proverbs)

The Folkloric Study of Bannu

(Folk Songs and Proverbs)

Rozina Gul

Abstract:

Folklore is the collective wisdom of people framing a specific

structure of life’s related practices of a specific culture and

geography. The compound word of English “Folklore” derived from

“Folk” people and “Lore” wisdom, first used by William John

Thomas in 4816. This compound word is prior to Culture word 02

years earlier. Folklore was first used for habits, customs, myth, songs

and provebs. Culture isn’t a natural framed structuralism but evolved

in a society by social practices and experiences. The structures

evolved in a society are resultantly acceptable norms, values,

traditions and customs along with instruments of farming and

wearing.

Bannu folklore comes within the domain of Pashtuns’ belt but

along with similarities, it keeps something related to the Bannu’s

locality and region which in fold adding varieties of folk songs and

idioms to Pashto Folklore. These specific varieties enrich Pashto

Folklore in terms of native expeditions, romance, events and every

day happenings ever held on this region and stored in the collective

memory. These happenings could flourish the names of men, towns,

villages, streets, tombs, fields, weddings and grievances.

This paper is solely adding Bannu’s related folk songs and

idioms to Pashto literature.

Keywords: Folklore, Folk songs, Folk proverbs, Collective Wisdom

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References

1 Azmon, Lalbacha, Dr. Pakhto Folklori Adabyat, Yar Khparanduya Tolana Ishaqzai Market Jalalabad

City, 1397, P 35 2 Khan, Shamshir Ali, Dr.Ban Bas (Bayan e Bannu) Decent Publishers Muhallah Jangi Peshawar City,

1999, P 2 3 Interview with Rasheeda Apa, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 22

th May 2219

4 Ibid

5 Interview with Apa, Ghuriwala, 16 June 2222, at 12pm

6 Ibid

7 Ibid

8 Ibid

9 Ibid

12 Interview with Bibi Ayesha Apa, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 18

th July 2222, at 8am

11 Ibid

12 Interview with Hameeda Apa, Daud Shah, 12

th March 2221 at 4 pm

13 Ibid

14 Ibid

15 Interview with Dulha Bibi, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 17

th July 2218 at 6445 pm

16 Interview with Hameeda Apa, Daud Shah, 12

th March 2221 at 4 pm

17 Interview With Sufilat, Jando Khil Adami Ayub Khan, 31

st May 2221, at 11am

18 Interview with Dilha Bibi, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 17

th July 2218 at 3pm

19 Interview With Shabnam Rafiq, Kotka Shirzad, 16

th July 2218, at 9442am

22 Interview with Hameeda Apa, Daud Shah, 12

th March 2221, at 9432am

21 Interview with Apa, Ghuriwala, 16 June 2222, at 12422am

22 Ibid

23 Ibid

24 Interview With Shabnam Rafiq, Kotka Shirzad, 22

th May 2221, at 11432am

25 Ibid

26 Inteview With Rafia, Kotka Shirzad, 12

th Mach 2221, at 12am

27 Interview With Miss Mumtaz, Kotka Ghareeb Abad, 17

th April 2221 at 2432 pm

28 Interview With Shabnam Rafiq, Kotka Shirzad, 22

th May 2221at 9442 am

29 Interview With Yasmeen Adey, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 22

th June 2222 at 4445 pm

32 Ibid

31 Ibid

32 Interview With Saria Bibi, Kotka Shirzad, 7

th March 2219 at 11432 am

33 Interview With Miss Mumtaz, Kotka Ghareeb Abad, 18 May 2222 at 4 pm

34 Interview With Abdul Mateen, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 22 September 2219 at 6pm

35 Interview With Miss Parveen, Bozakhil, 13

th August 2219 at 3445 pm

36 Interview With Bajona Apa, Kotka Shirzad, 11

th December 2221 at 4 pm

37 Ibid

38 Interview with Yasmeen Adey, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 15

th September 2222 at 3 pm

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Interview With Miss Sabira, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 17th

October 2222 at 6415 pm 42

Interview With Sarwar Jana Adey, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 11th

April 2218 at 12432 am 41

Interview With Bakht Sultana Apa, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 17th

July 2222 at 4445 pm 42

Ibid 43

Ibid 44

Interview With Miss Mumtaz, Kotka Ghareeb Abad, 18th

May 2222 at 2432 pm 45

Interview With Qaisar Khan, Bazar Ahmad Khan, 22nd

March 2222 at 1432 pm 46

Ibid 47

Ibid 48

Ibid 49

Interview With Miss Sadaf, Kotka Shah Jahan Shah, 14th

October 2222 at 5415 pm 52

Interview With Miss Fazal Royan, Bazar Ahmad Khan at 12412 am 51

Interview With Shabnam Baji, Kotka Shirzad, 25th

August 2222 at 11 am 52

Ibid 53

Ibid 54

Ibid 55

Ibid 56

Interview with Naveed, Kaki, 5th

December 2219 at 3 pm 57

Ibid 58

Ibid 59

Interview With Kishwara Apa, Ghuriwala, 11th

September 2222 at 2 pm 62

Ibid 61

Ibid 62

Interview With Pawzadi Apa, Shehbaz Azmat Khil 1432 pm 63

Interview With Miss Zeeshana, Shehbaz Azmat Khil, 15th

April 2219 at 9445am