5 Folk Songs To Groove This Lohri Festive Season

People offer prayers to God and light a bonfire to mark the occasion the night before Makar Sankranti. People of all ages enjoy popcorn, peanuts, til laddoos (sesame seed laddoos), jaggery (gur), and Lohri folk songs. For newlyweds and infants, the festival of Lohri is especially special and is typically observed in a lavish manner for them.

Let's face it, this festival needs a killer playlist to keep everyone moving. Therefore, if you're looking for a playlist of festive songs, you can find one right here. Your playlist should include lovely Lohri songs from different genres, like folk, Bollywood, and Punjabi. Here is our handpicked list of Lohri songs, which you should bookmark!

Here are some of our favourites from the many Punjabi songs on Lohri:

Sundri Mundri Hoye

The song expresses gratitude to Dulla Bhatti, the Punjabi version of Robin Hood, who protected women from being trafficked. Folklore has it that he saved these women and later married them. The recent version by Daler Mehndi can also be an option if one is not able to find the traditional version.

Tappe

In this song, people ask God to accept their prayers on the joyous occasion of Lohri on behalf of all boys and girls. In addition to asking for blessings for the children, this Punjabi Lohri song also mentions putting til, gur, and peanuts on the bonfire. In this traditional song, God is also prayed for to bless everyone and grant them happiness.

Balle Balle

The sole purpose of this upbeat folk song is to get everyone moving in time for Lohri. This Lohri song discusses the joy that comes with the birth of a new son in the home of a woman's brother. It also requests that the brother buy the sisters gifts for Lohri. This traditional song goes well with some gidda and bhangra.

Paa De Lohri

In this traditional Lohri song, the singer requests that listeners bless others in exchange for blessings for their unborn child. Because it represents a new beginning or chapter in their lives, many Lohri songs are about newborns and newlyweds. This festival is regarded as fortunate for them.

Massan Leya

This Lohri song describes the day as fortunate and claims that it arrived as the result of numerous prayers. Without this traditional song, this festival would be lacking. This upbeat song, which is related to a newborn, calls for the entire family to do gidda and give Lohri gifts.