The significance of these folksongs, Jassal argues, lies in their suggesting and hinting at themes, rather than directly ... Read moreaddressing them: women sing what they often cannot talk about. Women's lives, their feelings, their relationships, and their social and familial bonds are persuasively presented in song. For the ethnographer, the songs offer an entry into the everyday cultures of marginalized groups of women who have rarely been the focus of systematic analytical inquiry.