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

Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

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The caste songs and worksongs 71 i. Kųharavā (of the potters) [Parapasi, 1967] On a religious themeGa naar voetnoot1 I.[regelnummer] kevala mukha hari bhajane kaį̄ diyā II.[regelnummer] goṛavā kahe hama duniyą̄ me bharamab; dątavā kahe ham anāra ke biyā kevala mukha... III.[regelnummer] hathavā kahe ham dāna jo debai; dątavā... kevala mukha... IV.[regelnummer] oṭhavā kahe ham panavā jo kucabai; dątavā... kevala mukha... V.[regelnummer] nakunā kahe ham sugavā ke ṭhųṛavā; dątavā... kevala mukha... VI.[regelnummer] ąkhiyā kahe ham duniyā mę dekhab; dątavā... kevala mukha... VII.[regelnummer] mathavā kahe ham dhaulagiri pahaṛavā; dątavā... kevala mukha... VIII.[regelnummer] sūra syāma bali āsa carana kę; unhäī carana cita lāyā kevala mukha... I.[regelnummer] Only the mouth is given to worship God II.[regelnummer] The footGa naar voetnoot2 says: I shall wander through the whole world; the tooth says: I am a pomegranate seed; Only the mouth... III.[regelnummer] The hand says: I shall give what (is known as) gift; the tooth... Only the mouth...
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IV.[regelnummer] The lip says: I shall chew the betel leaf; the tooth... Only the mouth... V.[regelnummer] The nose says: I am a parrot's beak; the tooth... Only the mouth... VI.[regelnummer] The eye says: I shall see (everything) in the world; the tooth... Only the mouth... VII.[regelnummer] The forehead says: I am the DhaulgiriGa naar voetnoot1 mountain; the tooth... Only the mouth... VIII.[regelnummer] (Says) Sūradāsa, regarding Kṛṣṇa, there is great hope of (His) feet; (He) brought His mind only to His feet. Only the mouth...	voetnoot1 The other kųharavās (or, kumharavās) recorded include (1) a song in which, while turning his wheel, the potter remembers his beloved's beauty, (2) one dealing with the story of Śravaṇa Kumāra with a version requiring the making of a special type of pot, and (3) a curious song with borrowed dohās plus a refrain. voetnoot2 Or, leg. voetnoot1 See p. 36.

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