Aruna Lama a well known singer of the Nepali Music World

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Aruna Lama -The Nightingale of the Hills

Aruna Lama a well known singer of the Nepali Music World popularly known as “The Nightingale of the Hills“.She captured the heart of thousand Nepali music lover all over the world specially Nepal and Darjeeling hills. She was born on the 9th of September 1945 at Ghum Pahar, Darjeeling to father Surya Bdr. Lama and mother Sanmaya Lama.

She started singing at an early age of 7 and kept moving ahead unless the entire music lover loved her more than anything else.

Aruna Lama got married with Mr. Saran Pradhan who was also a well known musician during those those days. But he left her soon with two little children.

Education:

Primary Schooling-Mungpoo Primary School,St.Teresa’s Darjeeling
Graduation-Darjeeling Government College.

Places Where she worked:

Assistant Techer-St. Alphonsus School.
Schedule caste and Tribes Wrlfare Offfice Darjeeling.

Musical Journey:

Aruna Lama was the one who occupied several heart with her beautiful voice and outstanding Musical performance.

Aruna Lama started her journey towards music with her first success at GDNS [Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sammelan] in 1956 at age of 11 where she stood first and after that she never looked back.

Some evergreen songs of Aruna Lama :

Eh Kancha Malai Sunko(ए कान्छा मलाई सुनको )
Ful lai sodhe (फूललाई सोधे)
(Pohor saal khusi Phatdaa)पोहोर साल खुसी फाटदा
(Nepali Gaurav garchu aafnai pan ma)नेपाली गौरव गर्छौ आफ्नैपनमा
(Hangaa hangaa bicha) हांगा हांगा बिच
(Udas mero Jiwan Katha) उदास मेरो जिवन कथा
(Chautari ma baser run paun )चौतारिमा बसेर रुन पाउ
(ekali basda sadhai malai)एकलै बस्दा सधै मलाई
(sabai le bhanthe bhanthe mayalu) सबैले भन्थे भन्थे मायालु
(hera na hera na kancha dada lai ful le )हेर न हेर न कन्छा डाडालाई फुल ले
(Udi Jau bhanek ma panchi hoina) उडी जाउ भने म पन्छी होइन (फिल्म्:पराल को आगो)

Awards received by Aruna Lama

Sl No

Name of the award

Year

Sangit Puraskar

1966

Sur Sringar Sammelan Puraskar

1966

Mitrasen Puraskar (Assam Nepali Sahitya /Sanskritik Parishad

1975

Dishari Puraskar (Kolkata

1980

Bhanu Academy Puraskar (Darjeeling

1982

Nepali Chalchitra Puraskar (for Maiti Ghar

1983

Chinnlata Geet Puraskar (Kathmandu

1992

Urvashi Rang Puraskar (Kathmandu )

1992

Mitrasen Sangeet Puraskar (Gangtok

1995

Gorkha Dakshina Bahu 4th (Kathmandu

1996

Sadhna Puraskar (Kathmandu)

Nightingale of the Hills (Hindustan Recording Sangsthan, Kolkata)

Swar Kinnari (Sitaram Sahitya Pratisthan, Kathmandu)

Swar Samagri (Arunanjali Programme, Kathmandu).

Lyrics of one of the best song of her musical journey:

सबैले भन्थे मायालु फुल भई आखाँमा फुल्छु
कर्मैले हजुर आँशुमा म फुले
कर्मैले हजुर आँशुमा म फुले

म आफै भन्थे जिन्दगी आफ्नै हातले लेख्छु
कुन मनले हजुर गितमा म भुँले
कुन मनले हजुर गितमा म भुँले

सुन्दछु मेरो यही धर्ती भित्र आफ्नै छ राग त
पाउँदिन तर कोई पनि आफ्नो बेग्लै छ जगत
देख्नेले भन्थे उडेर एकदिन आकाश छुन्छु
कुन दिनले हजुर उड्न नै म भुलेँ

न घर मेरो न वन मेरो केवल म एक्लो
मुहार मेरो सबैको जस्तो आँशुले म बेग्लो
लहरले भन्थ्यो बगेर एकदिन सागर पुग्छु
दिनले हजुर खोला मै म सुके

More :Lyrics of Aruna Lama

She died on February 4, 1998 at Kathmandu, Nepal but her voices are still alive in thousand heart.

Few Reference from:Wikipedia