Stories behind folk songs

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Re: Stories behind folk songs

@Ali_Syed

An interesting thing is that Sassi Punnoo has been recited in Punjab quite often, and same is the case with Sohni Mahiwal which is part of Shah Abdul Lateef’s Shah jo Risalu.

Sohni Mahiwal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, The other six tales are Umar Marui, Sassui Punhun, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sorath Rai Diyach and Momal Ranocommonly known as Seven heroines (Sindhi: ست سورميون ) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

Sohni Mehwal’s graves are reported to be in Shahdad Kot (Sindh), which is far away from Chenab. Shah Lateef’s depiction suggests that the river in the story was Indus and not Chenab