Grinding songs are called besuva pada in Kannada. Rural women sing various three-line songs called tripadi while they grind. The tripadi is a meter that is common in Kannada literature, and has been popular since 700AD. When singing, performers repeat the second line, making it a four-line sangathy, another popular meter in Kannada. These songs cover various themes, including god, earth, motherly love, and children.

This song belongs to the first stage in a hát Xoan performance. The lyrics are a song prayer inviting the king and gods to descend to and the earth grant blessings. The music of Thơ nhang is slow and solemn.

Roads are being constructed all around Ladakh. Villagers come to work in these construction sites and sing while digging the earth with their spades.