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The court not only cited the extracts of two songs but also provided a translation of both the extracts and YouTube link of the song.
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High Court on Tuesday, while passing an order to commence a CBI probe into the corruption allegations against chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat also took note of folk songs depicting “Corruption as a way of life.”
Emphasising that “the folk songs reflect the perception of people”, Uttarakhand high court in a recent order cited two songs of state’s famous folk singer Narendra Singh Negi, saying the folk songs written and sung by Negi reflect “as if corruption is a way of life”.
The court not only cited the extracts of two songs but also provided a translation of both the extracts and YouTube link of the song.
The 83-page order stated “Corruption is such a menace which has penetrated in every realm of life.
It appears as if society has normalised it.
The folk songs reflect the perception of people.
Living in Uttarakhand, the folk songs (written and sung by Narendra Singh Negi) reflect as if corruption is a way of life.
Extracts of two of such songs are as below”, the order said
The translation of the first song quoted in the order goes like this, “Nobody ever sees a fish drinking water or a bird sleeping on the branch of a tree.
Everybody knows that our officer brother takes bribes, but nobody ever saw him taking it…”
Singer Narendra Singh Negi, who hails from Pauri district said he has been writing and singing songs since the 1970s.