Folk Playing Songs used in Kalangkurichi of Salem District- Psychological Thoughts

Abstract

Folk literature is in use from the early days itself. Folk literature is just the expression of the people’s mind. Folk literature is also called oral literature or unwritten literature. Folklore is intertwined with the life of the common people. Folk songs are sung by the ordinary people and it is about their experience from birth to death. Lullabies, ritual songs, stories, professional songs, game songs, children songs, riddles and proverbs are sung by these ordinary people. Game songs are sung by both adults and children. The games which they played are related to nature and as time passes everything changes and now people create and adapt many games. They also formulated many rules for playing a particular game. Man learned to play from animals. Run and touch games may have originated from the phenomenon of one animal chasing another animal. Our forefathers have performed every game with a reason. Through the number sequence songs, they learned numeracy and the group songs shows their unity and self-confidence. At present people harm their body and mind by spending their time on mobile phone, playing video games and watching television. This article is intended to highlight the benefits of those games with the help of psychological thoughts.