83 Birahās v
[Saramacca, 1962; party from Meerzorg, 1967]
Alcārī: Kṛṣṇa as Rāma's guest
I.
rāma tore bāge mę sītā ke phulavārā
II.
lachamana devare bäiṭhe rakhavārī
III.
tūr tūr nebulā paṭhāvę sasurārī
IV.
ohi nebulā ke banī hai tarakārī
V.
jevana bäiṭhäį kriśna murārī
VI.
aura sītā cąvar ḍulāy
I.
Rāma, in your garden (is) Sītā's flower-bed -
II.
(Where) (her)
devar
, Lakṣmaṇa, sits keeping guard.
III.
He picks and picks lemons and sends them to
susrāl
;
IV.
Of these very lemons, the curry is made.
V.
Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Murā, has sat to dine -
VI.
And Sītā fans (with a) whisk.