Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus


33 [Uitvlugt, 1962] Welcoming the barāt I.[regelnummer] e to dala utara āye, āvę ye militar, āvę ye militar II.[regelnummer] kiyā re kadama juṛi chāhą re III.[regelnummer] e to dala utara āye kavana rāmā duvariyā IV.[regelnummer] jehi ghara käinā kųvāra re V.[regelnummer] ą̄gana doriyā bahoro kavana rāmā VI.[regelnummer] tohare ā̈ile dularū damāda re
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I.[regelnummer] Oh, these parties have arrived (and) alighted; here come these friendsGa naar voetnoot1. II.[regelnummer] Is the shade under the kadam tree satisfactory? III.[regelnummer] Oh, these parties have arrived and alighted at the door of N.N. Rāma. IV.[regelnummer] At whose home (there) is a virgin daughter. V.[regelnummer] Sweep clean the courtyard and the gateway, N.N. Rāma. VI.[regelnummer] The dear (would-be) son-in-law has come at your (doorsteps).	voetnoot1 Militar, perhaps from S. mitra, friend; or, perhaps acquaintances, those whom one meets.