Resham Firiri Explained

Border:yes
Type:Song
Artist:Sunder Shrestha
Dwarika Lal Joshi
Language:Nepali
English Title:Silk Firiri
Released:1969
Genre:Folk
Length:5:28
Label:Music Nepal
Composer:Buddhi Pariyar

Resham Firiri (Nepali: रेशम फिरिरि) is a traditional Nepali folk song, composed by Buddhi Pariyar and originally performed by Sunder Shrestha and Dwarika Lal Joshi in 1969. Due to sudden rise in popularity, it became one of the most widely known and performed songs in Nepal. It is often played on the sarangi, a native instrument, as street music.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Origin

Resham Firiri was collected in the villages of Pokhara by Buddhi Pariyar and was recorded in Nepalese radio Radio Nepal. Buddhi Pariyar gave the lyrics to popular Nepalese singers Sunder Shrestha and Dwarika Lal Joshi who were the most popular singers then, and released in Nepal in 1970 Nepalese local radios, it became a hit song.

[5] The newer version of this song has been made by trekkers and is famous among the Himalayan travellers in Nepal. In 2018, the song was performed by Germany’s Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra on the 50th anniversary of the Germany-Nepal diplomatic relations. 17 musicians from Germany and 30 Nepali musicians performed this song, making it even more special in Nepal.

Instruments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resham Firiri. Gandharva. Tirtha Bd. MetaLab & MusicNepal.
  2. Web site: Resham firiri translation – Resham Firiri. aabhash.com.np. en-US. 2017-07-13.
  3. News: Resham firiri-रेशम फिरिरी. 2012-05-08. Resham Firiri. 2017-07-13. en-US.
  4. Web site: Nepali Song: Resham Firiri (रेशम फिरिरी) by himalayan lores. NpSongs.com. 2017-07-13.
  5. https://himalayan-masters.com/resham-firiri/
  6. Web site: Resham Firiri Flute Notes. www.flutenepal.com. 2017-07-13.