Lyrics Of Lathe Di Chadar [ Newest ]

The song is sung from the perspective of a young wife (the Suhagan - a married woman whose husband is alive) whose husband has traveled far away for work—common in Punjab's history of labor migration.

When you hear the high, wailing notes of the tumbi or harmonium accompanying these lyrics, remember: You are not listening to a song. You are listening to a woman shivering in a dry room, because the man she loves is standing in the rain a thousand miles away. lyrics of lathe di chadar