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Bhawaiya is a musical form popular in Northern
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and in
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specially in
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. This type of song is sung by the coachman. They sing this song while driving their cow drawn cart. These songs depict the will and woe of the common people.
A popular Bhawaiya song is
Garial Bhai:
ওকি গাড়িয়াল ভাই
ওকি গাড়িয়াল ভাই
কত রব আমি পন্থের দিকে চায়া রে।
যে দিন গাড়িয়াল উজান যায়,
নারীর মন মোর উড়িয়া রয় রে।
ওকি গাড়িয়াল ভাই
হাকাও গাড়ি তুই চিলমারীর বন্দরে রে।.