Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus



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23 Māṛo cauk i [Saramacca, 1962] The cauk of the wedding canopy IGa naar voetnoot1 I.[regelnummer] surahini gaiyā ke gobarā se ąganā lipāve, are ąganā lipāve sunaho siva sankara ho II.[regelnummer] motiyana cauka purāväi sunaho siva sankara ho III.[regelnummer] sone ke kalasā dharavahį mānika diyanā barāväį ho sunaho siva sankara ho I.[regelnummer] One has the courtyard smeared with the dung of the heavenly cow;Ga naar voetnoot2 yes, the courtyard is smeared - hear, oh Śiva Śaṅkara!Ga naar voetnoot3 II.[regelnummer] One has the cauk filled in with pearlsGa naar voetnoot4 - hear, oh Śiva Śaṅkara! III.[regelnummer] One has the pitcher (made of) gold placed and has the jewel-lamp kindled - hear, oh Śiva Śaṅkara!	voetnoot1 Cp. Archer and Prasād ('43: 73); Satyendra ('49: 79). voetnoot2 S. surabhi: used here as a hyperbole. voetnoot3 This refrain is a stobha. voetnoot4 Actually, white flour.