Ritual songs and folksongs of the Hindus of Surinam

(1968)–Usharbudh Arya– rechtenstatus


94 Caṭnī (general)Ga naar voetnoot3 [Paramaribo, 1962] I.[regelnummer] kahā macāve sora papiharā kahā macāve sor II.[regelnummer] jaise caṭake more mą̄ge ke sędurā vaise caṭake piyā mor, papiharā kahā... III.[regelnummer] jaise caṭake more ą̄khe ke kajarā vaise caṭake piyā mor, papiharā kahā... IV.[regelnummer] jaise jhalake more dą̄te batisiyā vaise jhalake piyā mor, papiharā kahā...
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I.[regelnummer] What is the papīhāGa naar voetnoot1 singing?Ga naar voetnoot2 II.[regelnummer] As the vermilion in the parting of my hair glittersGa naar voetnoot3 so shines³ my lover. What is...? III.[regelnummer] As the collyrium of my eyes shows bright,³ so shows bright my lover. What is...? IV.[regelnummer] As my (set of) thirty-two teeth reflects (splendid), so reflects my lover (splendid). What is...?	voetnoot3 See sohar caṭnī (p. 20 and Song No. 10). Cp. papiharā kāhe macāve sor, K. Upādhyāya ('54: 395). voetnoot1 S. cātaka, a bird known for its cry of piū (lover). voetnoot2 Sor macānā: literally, making a loud noise. voetnoot3 Caṭaknā, may be translated in these various ways.