Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus



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18 Maṭkor procession [Clarapolder, Nickerie, 1962] The procession walking towards the Maṭkor spot I.[regelnummer] rāmnagara ke rahiyā batāy deyo rahiyā batāy deyo, ḍagariyā batāy deyo II.[regelnummer] jaune ghāṭa more sasurūGa naar voetnoot1 nahāyę III.[regelnummer] taune ghāṭa morī ḍoliyā utār deyo rāmnagara ke... I.[regelnummer] Tell me the way towards Rāmnagar;Ga naar voetnoot2 tell me the way, tell me the path. II.[regelnummer] The ‘stelling’Ga naar voetnoot3 at which my father-in-law bathes, III.[regelnummer] Put down my ḍolīGa naar voetnoot4 on that very ‘stelling’.	voetnoot1 The song is repeated with sasurū (father-in-law) replaced by other terms such as bhasurū (husband's elder brother), deorā (devar: husband's younger brother) and in the final repetition, samiyā (svāmī, master, husband). voetnoot2 A state and a city across the river Gaṅgā from Vārāṇasī (Banāras). The song indicates that the walk is towards Gaṅgā (see discussion on p. 36). It may also be symbolic of the transition, crossing over, to the marital status. voetnoot3 Ghāṭ: an area for bathing with steps going down into the river; or a point of crossing over. voetnoot4 Ḍolī: a type of palanquin.