Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus


43 The arrival at bridegroom's home [Paramaribo, 1965] The arrival at bridegroom's home I.[regelnummer] hąsamukha pūche dulahā ke mā̈īGa naar voetnoot3 kā pāyo, II.[regelnummer] beṭā sasurār kā pāyo.
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III.[regelnummer] hama to pāye maiyāGa naar voetnoot1 caṛhane ke ghuṛavā IV.[regelnummer] mora dhaniyā nava lakhavā ke hār V.[regelnummer] ghuṛavā to maiyā desa apanäibe VI.[regelnummer] mora dhaniyā hoihaį dāsī tuhār I.[regelnummer] With a smiling face the bridegroom's mother¹ asks: what did you get (as gifts)? II.[regelnummer] Son, what did you get (as gifts) in the susrāl? III.[regelnummer] - I got, mother,¹ a horse for mounting (and riding) - IV.[regelnummer] And my precious one (got) a necklace worth nine hundred thousand. V.[regelnummer] Mother, I shall have the horse incorporated into the estate, VI.[regelnummer] And my precious one will be your maidservant.	voetnoot3 The song may continue very long by repetition, in each repetition ‘mother’ is replaced by terms for other lady relatives such as māmī (wife of mother's brother), bhaujā̈ī (brother's wife) etc. voetnoot1 See note 3 page 94.