Heri Sakhi Lyrics – Megha Bhardwaj

Heri Sakhi Song Description

This song "Heri Sakhi" (हेरी सखी) is sung by Megha Bhardwaj. Its lyrics are written by Kailash Kher and Kunaal Vermaa, while the music is composed by Jackie Vanjari. This is a traditional folk-style song in which a woman asks for everything to be decorated and adorned in celebration of her beloved (Piya) coming home.

The song begins with "Chokh puravo, maati rangavo" (Cleanse the courtyard, color the earth) — meaning clean the courtyard and make the earth colorful because today the beloved is coming home. Then she says to her friend ("Heri Sakhi" — O dear friend) to sing auspicious songs, decorate the earth and the sky, because the beloved's procession is about to arrive. After that, she asks for kajal and tilak so that she may look lovely in front of her beloved.

In the song, there is also a prayer to Lakshmi Ji to ward off the evil eye (nazar utaarna). Then comes the description: new hues are blooming with colors, happiness has camped at the doorstep, the calls of the papiha and koel are heard, and fairies have encircled the courtyard. Finally, it asks to play the "Anahat Naad" (the unstruck sound that arises without being played), to shower colors and gulal, and to play the dhol and mridang — meaning the entire preparation for welcoming the beloved is filled with celebration and joy.