Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam (1968)

Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus

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10 Sohar Caṭnī [van Drimmelanpolder, Nickerie, 1967] I.[regelnummer] Ga naar voetnoot2calo tūṛ lā̈i rājā mehaniyā ke ḍār II.[regelnummer] sone ke thārī mę jevanā parosyaų
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III.[regelnummer] jeonā ke jeväiyā base gangā pār calo tūṛ... IV.[regelnummer] sone ke geṛüā gaṅgā jal pānī V.[regelnummer] geṛüā ke ghuṭäiyā base gangā pār calo tūṛ... VI.[regelnummer] pą̄ca hi pāna pą̄ca bīṛā juṛāyǫ VII.[regelnummer] bīṛā ke kucäiyā base gaṅgā pār calo tūṛ... VIII.[regelnummer] phūl maį jhāṛ jhāṛ seja lagāyaų IX.[regelnummer] sej ke suväiyā base gaṅgā pār calo tūṛ... I.[regelnummer] Come, let us (go), pick and bring a limb of męhadī,Ga naar voetnoot1 OGa naar voetnoot2 king. II.[regelnummer] I dressed the meal in a gold plate -Ga naar voetnoot3 III.[regelnummer] He who should eat the meal is dwelling across the (river) Ganges. Come... IV.[regelnummer] (In the) gold pitcher (I filled) the water, the (sacred) waterGa naar voetnoot4 of the Ganges - V.[regelnummer] He who should drink from the pitcher is dwelling across the (river) Ganges. Come... VI.[regelnummer] Just five betel leaves (made into) five bīṛās - VII.[regelnummer] He who should chew the bīṛā is dwelling across the (river) Ganges. Come... VIII.[regelnummer] After (carefully) brushing (repeatedly) I made the bed with flowers -Ga naar voetnoot5 IX.[regelnummer] He who should sleep on the bed is dwelling across the (river) Ganges. Come...	voetnoot2 The song is expressive of a woman's longing for her beloved who is absent and without whom all her food, water and bed etc. are meaningless. Perhaps to lessen her boredom she invites her friends to come along to pick męhadī leaves. Cp. R. Tripāṭhī ('29: 421); D. Siṁha ('44: 184, 199, 212, 418 ff., 467 etc.) K. Upādhyāya, ('54: 392-393; '57: 150; '60: 333). voetnoot1 A plant the twigs and leaves of which are kneaded to make reddish patterns on hands and feet especially during the rainy season as a sort of cosmetic. voetnoot2 A general term of affection. It is not clear who is being addressed here. voetnoot3 Thālī. An Indian metal plate with upturned corners. voetnoot4 ‘Gaṅgā jal pānī’. The Hindi word ‘pānī’ is simply water but to express sanctity the Sanskrit term ‘jala’ is often used. voetnoot5 It used to be customary to spread flowers on the marital bed; often the flowers had to be examined carefully for fear of worms etc.

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