SAMMI

 In far far land of Baluchistan, there was a tribe, those who kept sheeps and lived simple. They had their own rules and traditions, they sung songs and danced on ocassions. 

Once the bandits attacked the tribe, injuring and killing people every where. When they returned they kidnapped a young girl named Sammi.

Sammi was only daughter to her parents and she was their apple of eye. She was among the few of the young girls in the tribe, loved by everyone because of her lovely nature. Her behaviour won hearts of everyone, she was very respectful toward the elders and kind to those younger than her.

When bandits took her with them, it brought great grief to all. Most importantly to her mother, who fell ill in the grief of her daughter. She stayed in her tent all the time and use to wail for Sammi all the time.

"Sammi meri war, men wari, nee men wari aan nee Sammiye"

(O my Sammi, I can die for you, I'm dying for you my dear Sammi)

For years she waited for her daughter and wailing like this. Her wail spread over the region and people repeated it. It was so repeated that it became a folk song. 

Today in parts of many pubjabi areas this song is sung at weddings and women dance in a certain way. Nobody remembers that it was initially a wail of a mother who lost her daughter and cried like this.