Bedu Pako Baro Masa (English: Figs do ripen round the year) is a Kumaoni folk song in Kumaoni language which was composed by Mohan Upreti, B. M. Shah and written by Brijendra Lal Shah.
[4] 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.
Ko jaa myro maita meri chailā Beḍu pāko bāro māsā–(2), O Naraṇa!
Phula chadunī pāta merī chailā Beḍu pāko bāro māsā–(2), O Naraṇa!
Lalla maṭā kī sīṛhī merī chailā Beḍu pāko bāro māsā–(2), O Naraṇa!
Kāphala pāko caita merī chailā–(2) Figs (bedu) do ripen round the year, my dear Narayan!
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.
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.
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.
Filled with nostalgia, she recalls the visits to the holy Nanda Devi shrine and Lal Bazaar in the town of Almora.
In this song composer expresses the emotions of a woman giving reasons her beloved husband to visit her mother's place.
'Bedu', the fig, is one of the very abundant fruit available throughout four seasons,[7] however the 'Kaphal' (wild red-coloured bayberry) is available only in the month of Chaitra.
This entire natural beauty instigates childhood memories and fun days within her heart and she expresses her interest of going to her mother's place.
Also to add to the meaning composer included places like Almora and Nainital in the songs and the famous things therein.
In one of the lines composer provides us with the powerful bond of love and explains that if beloved is hurt it is the self who realizes and feels the pain more than anyone else around.