17 Mą̄dar-Pūjā3 [Saramacca, 1962]
I.
kekare duvāre mą̄dara pūjahį
II.
kekare duvāre mą̄dara bājäi ho
III.
kekare duvāre pūjata suhāvana ho
IV.
kekare duvāre mą̄dara bājahį bājata suhāvana ho
I.
At whose door are they worshipping the mą̄dar?
II.
At whose door is the mą̄dar sounding?
III.
At whose door the worship being performed seems glorious?
IV.
At whose door is the mą̄dar sounding and, sounding, seems glorious?
3De Klerk has placed a question mark after ‘manar pūjā’ in the note ('51: 138) on the worship of the drum, not realising that this worship is referred to as mą̄dar-pūjā. Concerning the relationship of the drum with the mother goddess see p. 36.
