“Ghunghun lasem te hasetis khasem”

A cute, fragile babe born on 28 April 2011 is ‘Ghunghun’, at home and Saanvi Aggarwal in Tree House Play School, in Mulund, Mumbai. She is just 2 plus, about 27 months old. Ghunghun is calm, handsome, sharp but terribly naughty. She often tells us about the 9 fish in her home aquarium. She listen music and search photos in the mobiles and speaks confidently about daily activities. She is curios in laptop and ‘PC’s.

I had to leave the desk whenever she is around to offer a helping hand to my wife to ensure her a sound sleep. She was less than six months old when one day Ghunghun had her schedule diet - the medicated milk and our angel sweetheart was desperate to sleep but could not do so though being very co-operative to us, the ‘Nana-Nani’. We did sufficient efforts to make her to sleep but in vain. In fact, the hiccups were doing the mischief and disturbing her. She could not sleep. We felt exhausted of our all vocabulary with no rhymes or songs in stock.

‘Nani’ soon began to murmur again, “Gach cheh lasein te hastis khasin”. Once again and kept on repeating. It clicked with visible results and ‘Ghunghun’ had a sound sleep. I realized that something is to be done and with the help of these words formed few lines titled, “Ghunghun laseim te hastim khasem”.  The small poet within woke up and a rough rhyme was there. The exercise almost involved everything whatsoever came in mind. It became a routine feature then for the ‘Nani or Nanu’ to sing the lines “Ghunghun laseim te hastim khasem” to ensure a sound sleep to her.

Today, she asks for the rhyme, from Mumbai, when feels to sleep. Though, born in a non-kashmiri family out of my daughter’s wedlock with an Aggarwal boy she has perfect command on the language. She understands it, likes it and the impressions are that she feels happy. In her broken words, she practices, copies, makes efforts to cramp it and sings for “Gudda, Guddies and barbei’s” to make them to sleep. She always feels comfortable with the rhyme and converse with everyone in a live-chat with grand-parents etc at home and maternal parents too. Saanvi’s affectionate choices are Paavni, her elder cousin and Mamu from our side. We gracefully acknowledge that we really owe a lot to these great inventions  like laptop, internet, webcam or a computer etc.

I am sanguine that the rhyme will certainly be of immense help to other Nani-Nanu’s, or Dadhi-Dadhu’s (with Kashmiri language) since the singing of this rhyme for their grand children to make them to sleep especially when their mothers are away in office. The rhyme has vastly accommodated the pets, games, eatables, playing, schooling, education, sports, means of transport and everything she has to face tomorrow in the life. I wish all the infants and children well, good health and success.

“Hitchki aaye te Nani ne bagai,   hikhbut aaya te Nanu ne bagai’  

‘Hitchki aaye te Nani ne bagai,   hikhbut aaya te Nanu ne bagai” 

Pet Animals

Ghunghun lasem te hastis khasem                      (elephant ride)

Ghunghun lasem te elephantus khasem                (elephant ride)

Ghunghun lasem te camelus khasem                    (camel ride)

Ghunghun lasem te yakus khasem                       (Yak ride)

Ghunghun lasem te gohdas khasem                     (horse ride)

Lapping

Ghunghun lasem Mamaus aatus khasem             (Mamaus back)

Ghunghun lasem Mami aatus khasem                  (Mami’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Nanus aatus Khsem                  (Nanu’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Nani aatus Khsem                    (Nani’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Papaus aatus khasem               (Papa’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Mamas aatus Khsem                 (Mama’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Dadus aatus Khsem                  (Dadaji’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Dadhi aatus kahsem                 (Dadi’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Taus aatus khasem                  (Tau’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Taie aatus khasem                   (Aunti’s back)

Ghunghun lasem Maasi aatus khasem                 (Mama’s back)

Transport

Ghunghun lasem te khokhjja kareum                   (walking on knees)

Ghunghun lasem te walkerus khasem                  (walker)

Ghunghun lasem te tricyclus khasem                  (tricycle)

Ghunghun lasem te chota cycle khasem              (chidren cycle)

Ghunghun lasem te bada cycle khasem               (adults cycle)

Ghunghun lasem scooty khasem                        (two wheeler)

Ghunghun lasem te motaren khasem                   (carunie)

Ghunghun lasem Shatabadhi khaseum                 (Shatabdhi)

Ghunghun lasem Rajdhani khasem                      (Rajdhani)

Ghunghun lasem te Jazneh khasem                    (Aeroplanes)

Schooling

Ghunghun lasem play school ghachem                 (play school)

Ghunghun lasem chota schoolus gachem             (junior school)

Ghunghun lasem bada schoolus gachem              (senior school)

Ghunghun lasem te collegus gachem                   (college)

Ghunghun lasem training ha karem                     (Professional college)

Ghunghun lasem doctra baneum                        (doctor)

Ghunghun lasem engineera baneum                    (engineer)

Ghunghun lasem architecta baneum                   (architect)

Ghunghun lasem IASa kareum                           (Will do IAS)

Ghunghun lasem IFSa kareum                           (Will do IFS)

Ghunghun lasem IPSa kareum                           (Will do IPS)

Ghunghun lasem Professor baneum                    (Professor)

Eatables

Ghunghun lasem te dudhua chaem                    (drink milk)

Ghunghun lasem te biscuta kaheum                   (eat biscuit)

Ghunghun lasem te juicena chaem                     (drink juice)

Ghunghun lasem te choclata kaheum                  (eat choclate)

Ghunghun lasem te burgera kaheum                   (eat burger)

Ghunghun lasem te chomina’n kaheum                (eat chomin)

Ghunghun lasem te maggie’a kaheum                 (eat maggei)

Ghunghun lasem te pizzaha kaheum                   (eat pizza)

Ghunghun lasem te buphana kaheum                  (eat food)

Ghunghun lasem te fruitanah kaheum                 (eat fruits)

Playing

Ghunghun lasem te khokhoha gindem                    (play khokhoh)

Ghunghun lasem te badmintah gindem                   (play badminton)

Ghunghun lasem te table tennisah gindem              (play table tennis)

Ghunghun lasem te chesshna gindem                    (play chess)

Ghunghun lasem te hockeyaa gindem                    (play hockey)

Ghunghun lasem te footballah gindem                   (play football)

Ghunghun lasem te cricketa gindem                      (play cricket)

Ghunghun lasem te playerah bahneium                  (become a player)

Ghunghun lasem te ridding kareim                         (horse ridding)

Ghunghun lasem te boatus khasem                       (boat)

Ghunghun lasem te swimming kareim                     (swimming)

Ghunghun lasem te ghoomi ghoomi kareum             (to stroll)

Ghunghun lasem te hastis khasem                        (elephant ride)

“Ghunghun lasem te’h - tamis Daikus Laxmi te Mokhus Saraswati”.