43 The arrival at bridegroom's home [Paramaribo, 1965]
The arrival at bridegroom's home
I.
hąsamukha pūche dulahā ke mā̈ī3 kā pāyo,
II.
beṭā sasurār kā pāyo.
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III.
hama to pāye maiyā1 caṛhane ke ghuṛavā
IV.
mora dhaniyā nava lakhavā ke hār
V.
ghuṛavā to maiyā desa apanäibe
VI.
mora dhaniyā hoihaį dāsī tuhār
I.
With a smiling face the bridegroom's mother1 asks: what did you get (as gifts)?
II.
Son, what did you get (as gifts) in the susrāl?
III.
- I got, mother,1 a horse for mounting (and riding) -
IV.
And my precious one (got) a necklace worth nine hundred thousand.
V.
Mother, I shall have the horse incorporated into the estate,
VI.
And my precious one will be your maidservant.
