Author: R C Temple
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 1373
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171676367
Description
This set of 2 volumes is a book about the folktales and folklore, the heroes and heroines of the Punjab in the times gone by. This work brings out the true flavor of the Panjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original Panjabi poems in the Roman script.
R C Temple's translation of the legends and the ballads retains the essence of the original in all its pristine glory. An introduction by noted Panjabi writer Kartar Singh Duggal sheds a clear light on a work of this importance.
The legends of the Panjab - a 2 volume set - is a book about the folktales and folklore, the heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves adventures and heroics of its fold heroes and heroines like Raja Rasalu, Dhanna Bhagat. Guru Gugga, Raja Mahi Parkash, Syama, Madana, Safidon, Lal Beg and Princesses Adhik Anup Dai, Niwal Dai and Sila Dai. The legends of Sakhi Sarwar and Dani Jatti, the marriage of Ghazi Salar, the song of Nagi Bahadur and the Ballads of Isa Baniya and Isa Bapari are also included.
VOL. 2
'The Legends of The Panjab' (Volume Two) is a book about the folktales and folklore, the heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves, adventures and heroics of its folk heroes and heroines like Raja Gopi Chand, Raja Chandarbhan and Rani Chand Karan, Chuhar Singh, Sansar Chand and Fateh Parkash. Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur, Abdul-Qadir Jilani. Abdu'llah Shah, Raja Jagdeo, Raja Nal, Raja Dhol, Raja Rattan Sain of Chittaur, Puran Bhagat, Mir Chakur, Hir-Ranjha, etc.
The book brings out the true flavor of Panjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original Panjabi poems in the Roman scripts.
Contents
VOL. 1
Introduction
Preface
The Adventures of Raja Rasalu
Sakhi Sarwar and Dani Jatti
Dhanna, The Bhagat
Three Fragments About Sarwar
The Marriage of Ghazi Salar
The Legend of Guru Gugga
The Balled of Isa Baniya
The Ballad of Isa Bapari
Princess Adhik Anup Dai
The Legend of Sila Dai
The Story of Raja Mahi Parkash of Sarmor
The Story of Syama, Lord of Sohini
The Song of Negi Bahadur
Madana the Brave, Lord of Chaura
The Legend of Safidon
Princess Niwal Dai
The Genealogies of Lal Beg
VOL. 2
The Legend of Raja Gopi Chand
The Story of Raja Chandarbhan and Rani Chand Karan
Two Songs About Namdev
Sakhi Sarwar and Jati
The Marriage of Sakhi Sarwar
The Ballad of Chuhar Singh
Sansar Chand of Kangra and Fatteh Parkash of Sarmor
Raja Jagat Singh of Nupur
A Hymn to 'Abdul'l-Qadir Jilani
The Blacksmith's Daughter
The Legend of "Abdu'llah Shah of Samin
The Story of Raja jagdeo
Raja Nal
The Legend of Raja Dhol
Raja Rattan Sain of Chittaur
Three versions of Sarwan and Farijan
Puran Bhagat
The Adventures of Mir Chakur
Isma'il Khan's Grandmother
The Bracelet-Maker of Jhang
The Marriage of Hir and Ranjha