33 [
Uitvlugt, 1962
]
Welcoming the barāt
I.
e to dala utara āye, āvę ye militar, āvę ye militar
II.
kiyā re kadama juṛi chāhą re
III.
e to dala utara āye kavana rāmā duvariyā
IV.
jehi ghara käinā kųvāra re
V.
ą̄gana doriyā bahoro kavana rāmā
VI.
tohare ā̈ile dularū damāda re
[p. 83]
I.
Oh, these parties have arrived (and) alighted; here come these friends
1
.
II.
Is the shade under the
kadam
tree satisfactory?
III.
Oh, these parties have arrived and alighted at the door of N.N. Rāma.
IV.
At whose home (there) is a virgin daughter.
V.
Sweep clean the courtyard and the gateway, N.N. Rāma.
VI.
The dear (would-be) son-in-law has come at your (doorsteps).
1
Militar
, perhaps from S.
mitra
, friend; or, perhaps acquaintances, those whom one meets.