Odia music as a part of art form, have always shown food as an indispensable part of its culture. The list are enormous, but here some of the most popular songs have been mentioned here — some fully focused on food and the celebration of consuming it while others have food as theme starting from bhajans, folk songs, Odia film songs, non-film and some new gen parodies and YouTube songs. I have tried to write the lyrics of three most popular Odia songs as per my opinion in English transliteration for better understanding of Non-Odias viewers. List of Odia songs which moves around food — Asa Kie Khaiba Ho 1980 This song is considered as the most popular song in this food genre. Have seen it being played at marriage receptions during the gramophone record era. The reason is that very few know that this iconic song has been inspired from another rare song of 1930s whereas Pahala Rasagola and its market came up only in 1950s,still the lyricist could have added Pahala Rasagola name in the version song while customising the contents as per current trends. Btw, what other popular Odia dishes did you find missing in the song! Asa Kiese Jibare Ama Raja Ghara Khana 1934 This is the original song I was talking about from which the filmi version was adapted by lyricist Baikuntha Nath Mohanty — Asa Kie Khaiba Ho! The song rendered by Gokul Mohanty in the prevailing South Odishan style, features the popular Odia food and the places associated with it in Odisha at that period. I feel this type of songs can be used for promoting food tourism and thereby promoting Odisha tourism. Asa Jibana Dhana This evergreen song written by Kavichandra Kalicharan Pattnaik in the voice of Pandit Balakrushna Dash, celebrates the most common food of Odias,. In this song , the writer is addressing his ladylove as Pakhala Kansa — the bell metal bowl of rice with water, in short the bowl of happiness. Kalicharan best known for his classical lyrics captured the emotions of Odias with Pakhala, well with his variant creation. The very word P akhaḷa has been used in the Odia poems of Arjuna Das in his literary work Kaḷpalata 1520-1530 AD. This is about another traditional Odia food, Chuda Chakata flattened rice mix , again, in the voice of Pandit Balakrushna Dash. Common mix for taste mentioned in the song includes kadali, ambula, lembu, amba, guda, luna lanka, ghia, suji khiri, amruta, rae, ukhuda, amba sadha etc. Kartika Masare Asila Kanji Kanji is a typical Odia tangy dish made from torani water taken from Pakhala or peja rice gruel and cooked with vegetables or green leafy vegetables. Madaa Daani Dhaana Chaula This song in the voice of Arjun Charan Samal lyrics-traditional , describes the various traditional dishes prepared in Odia households like khechudi, puri, arisa pitha, chakuli, manda gaintha, nabata pana, manjaa rae, badhi, kanji, saga, mahura, ambila, bhajja, poda pitha, basi pani, kandia, mahaprasad, dahi pakhala etc Mudhi Nadia Which one to choose — sweetmeat, drink, pitha or muan! Though not as popular as the pakhala song, this one explicitly makes a claim: that only an Odia recognizes the pleasure of eating Mudhi with Nadia coconut slices and then goes on to describe the right setting and the preparation to maximize the pleasure. The items featured in the song includes kanji, janhi raita, jau, mahu, dali, kadali bhaja, khechedi, ghia, ukhuda, bhoga etc. The speciality of this song is that it tries to touch all aspects of food.. These are just some of the more popular Odia songs celebrating food. Full lyrics of some of the two popular food songs plus one more — ASA KIYE KAHIBA HO Khiramohana — typical Odia term for Rosagola. Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana 2 Manda, kakara, chakuli, arisa, baneichi ae nana ho.. Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana! Kendrapara ra rasabali ,rasa jao chakhi.. Baripada ra garama mudhi, Baleswari gaja Bhadrak ra palua laddu, lage bada mazaa Nayagarh ra chhenapoda aha aha 2 , Puri ra khanda chhena ho bhaina Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana! Badhia lage Brahmapur charu, chalha, chutney Peta bhita re gale thare, lagiba tana tani Sambalpur ra sarasatia, khao dhari gina ho bhaina Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana! Dhenkanal ra biri bara, khaiba thare bhai.. Kataka ra dahi bara aha 2 , pasori jiba nahin Manikapatna basa dahi ku… 2 Ae gori, alo tikke ana, eiye kana emiti houchu ma.. Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana! Asa kiye khaiba ho, ama raja babu ra khana.. ASA KIYE SE JIBA RE! Odia style Dahi Bara Asa kiye se jiba re, aaji raja ghara khana 2 Khanda khanda basa dahi, munda munda chhena 2 Joda joda arisa pitha, bada biri dana 2 Asa kiye se jiba re, aaji raja ghara khana 2 Bhadrak ra palua ladoo, Baleswari gaja.. Biraja bedha motichur, kanka jira bhaji 2 Asa kiye se jiba re, aaji raja ghara khana 2 Sakhigopal guda pagia, gahama atta bhajaa 2 Taku pakua paati ready re dele, daanta mariba gajaa 2 Asa kiye se jiba re, aaji raja ghara khana 2 Sambalpuri chhena gaja, jatni medi kemi 2 Ama jajpur ra ra musmusia sata patar pheni 2 Asa kiye se jiba re, aaji raja ghara khana 2 Amba kasia ada diyaa , alu baghara chutney 2 Patti ku gale, peta bhita re lagiba tana tani.. ASA JIBANA DHANA Pakhala fermented rice with side dish Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa Asa jibana dhana Sajani re to bihune 2 , udila hansa Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa Asa jibana dhana Bahilani ana sakhi jhanja pabana Athamari gala tunda jae jibana To bine pakhalo go Phatila kapala go Torani sangare mishi hara mo trusha Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa Asa jibana dhana Sangaa thakurani, pita sukhua rani To laagi nian re, sati jhasa delani Piaja khari darre Chhala chindae mare Mariccha kahuchi mote tu tule misha Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa Asa jibana dhana Odia jibana dhua, saga pahala, Jagannatha rasithile, mane tu bhaala Chakhi nahin je thare, dhika ta janamare Manisha bhitare seta anapurushaa Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa Asa jibana dhana Sajani re to bihune 2 , udila hansa Asa jibana dhana, mora phakhala kansa 2 Asa jibana dhana.. Sadly many of the popular songs are yet to be available in Google or YouTube. The list is not comprehensive, hence readers are requested to share their inputs and knowledge to enhance the contents.
