Kaha Gayo Hola - Kunti Moktan

कहाँ गयो होला त्यो भीरगाउँले बूढो
त्यो बारी खन्ने सबको
भारी बोक्ने बूढो

पहाडमा घर छ सबै छन् भन्थ्यो
छोरा बुहारीले सहेनन् भन्थ्यो
दिएको लिन्थ्यो सघाई दिन्थ्यो
हाँसी दिन्थ्यो कहिलेकाँही रून्थ्यो

बीरेको तेह्रदिनमा त्यो देखिएन
टारीको रोपाईमा नि त्यो थिएन
सानीको डोली अरुले नै बोके
आउँदा जाँदा नि कतै भेटिएन
थला पर्‍यो कि बरै माटोले पुर्‍यो

Kaha gayo hola tyo bhiragaule budho
Tyo bari khanne sabko
Bhari bokne budho

Pahadma ghar chha sabai chhan bhanthyo
Chhora buharile sahenan bhanthyo
Dieko linthyo saghai dinthyo
Hansi dinthyo kahilekanhi runthyo

Bireko tehradinama tyo dekhiena
Tariko ropaima ni tyo thiena
Saniko doli arule nai boke
Aaunda janda ni katai bhetiena
Thala par‍yo ki barai matole pur‍yo

I wonder where he must have gone
The old man we called Bhirgaunle
The one who tended everyone’s land
And carried heaps of load, that old man

I have a home in the village, everyone’s around
But my son and his wife treated me unkind he said
He took whatever we gave, and had helping hands
He used to laugh, and at times used to cry

He was not seen while mourning for Bire
Neither was he there during plantation at the Tari
Someone else lifted the palanquin of the bride Sani
Never was he seen even while passing by
Did he fall very ill or got buried under the earth