Famous songs and poems

Guru Gobind Singh's prayer for courage, the anthem of the Khalsa and of the Sikh Regiment.

The dhamaal of the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, sung by every great Sufi voice of the Punjab.

Bulleh Shah's kafi of who I am not, turned into a rock song that became India's anthem of 2005.

'Guard your turban, farmer': the protest song of 1907 that became the slogan of every Punjabi farmers' movement since.

Amrita Pritam's lament for the Partition, calling on Waris Shah to rise from his grave and see Punjab now.

Batalvi's poem of a girl called Love, who is lost and never found again.

The bhangra of Southall and Birmingham, which mixed the dhol with synthesisers and reggae and went round the world.

Pash's poem that the most dangerous thing is the death of our dreams.

Reshma's song of a long separation, sung in a Hindi film and adopted by both Punjabs.

Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi's version of the old Jugni that made Coke Studio Pakistan famous across the world.

The farewell song of the bride to her mother and father, one of the saddest songs in Punjabi.

The teasing wedding song of the black thread, sung by women at the mehndi and in giddha.

A mahiya duet about a sheet of white cotton: a lover's invitation to sit down and talk.