In general, 'Bedu' fruit has only a limited value be it eating or other usages among Kumaoni people, hence not considered as a fruit at all.
' Bedu', the fig, is one of the very abundant fruit available throughout four seasons, however the ' Kaphal' (wild red-coloured bayberry) is available only in the month of Chaitra. In this song composer expresses the emotions of a woman giving reasons her beloved husband to visit her mother's place. It emphasises her longing to visit her parental home where she knows she will be fussed over. In another verse she rues the fact that at her in-laws’ she has to settle for things of lesser value while others enjoy the good life, a reminder of how she was pampered as a child but had to settle for a dreary married life. Her love for him is so deep that she feels his pain unwittingly. One of the verses describes her bond with Narayan. Filled with nostalgia, she recalls the visits to the holy Nanda Devi shrine and Lal Bazaar in the town of Almora. She lives with her in-laws and the advent of spring kindles in her a desire to return to her parents' home where she was lovingly nurtured as a child. Primarily a woman is expressing her feelings to her husband called Narayan. In a state typified by mountainous terrain the warmth of spring and summer brings a promising bounty of flowers and berries and gladdens the heart. Thus it is something to look forward to in the midst of an ordinary existence. The fig fruit which ripens round the year is not valued much but the deliciously sweet bayberry only appears briefly during the short season in March and April. The Lal Bazaar of Almora, my dear Narayan! If a thorn pierces your foot, my dear Narayan! You're fond of paan- suparis, my dear Narayan!Īt the shrine of Nanda Devi in Almora, my dear Narayan! Those lovely days (of spring) are here, my dear Narayan! Lyrics Kumaoniįigs ( bedu) do ripen round the year, my dear Narayan!īut the bayberry ( kaphal) ripes only in the month of chaitra (March/April). Recently, in the honour of all who gave this folk song an international fame and to make Uttarakhand folk available all around the world 24X7, an online radio, which is one of the only and very first online radio of Uttarakhand available on web, was created by the name of Bedu Pako. This song was one of the Favourite song of first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The HMV recording was given to the guests as a souvenir. Mohan Upreti and Naima Khan Upreti also recorded this song for HMV. and Mohan Upreti became popular as the Bedu Pako Boy. Then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, chose this song as the best folk song among other participants from India. The song became popular when it was sung and was sung in Teen Murti Bhavan in the honour of an international gathering. It was sung on stage for the first time in 1952 at Government Inter College, Nainital. Mohan Upreti composed this song in Raga Durga.
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