Vol. Me . 9.] Ethnography of the Bashahr State. ‘571 
In these days of the iron age, 
All the friends gathered at the water-pool of Khérté.' 
At the time of tom friendly gathering, there i is an old man, 
the gran 
Tell Gis. grandfather to go and fetch water : 
He will be given the best of the mea 
: The old — replied, ‘‘ I’ll not go to fotoh water, nor ree I 
want m 
For I am old ‘and a grandfather 
<*Tf you will not go and bring ne water, then go and fetch 
fuel, 
Pil give you some more.’ 
“‘T won’t go, nor do I care aye r meat.’ 
There are two dear friends, the sons of Mak4la?: 
What are their names ? 
They are Chant and Zaban 
The sons of one mother saa father 
Oh dear friends, carry this Shumchho song 
Into the saree country, 
And in 
Dawe | to » Markaiide (in Bilaspuar State). 
Tue Sone or CHHEU RAM. 
The subject of the following song, which is said to be an 
old one, is the adoption of a man (by name Chhei Ram) by 
his father-in-law. Chheti Ram repents and praises his brother 
Palsukh Ram, who is living happily at home. 
Hed chen li bitash , bdiydr muldung ma bush, 
Baiydr chéi-nu katisang , Yap pia télydyth, 
Tjap chilim télydyin, dam tamaki tungté. 
Hed chen-nii birti, Chhet Ramu sabia 
Chhesmi dacho satsdr, chhwdéng mi décho bigyos. 
Chhwdng mi dacho bigyos, Yulchhung bandéro, 
Chhet Ramas lotash, dng karam kéchang, 
Ang karam kéchdng, hs bagin kéchang. 
Bagin loshima, Palsukh Ramu in, 
Guré bélang ipang, jigich urchht ampi. 
Translation, 
ei - others will pay me a visit, but never the dear willow 
ee! 
Ont my youngest ripen bene up the pipe, 
And we will have a smo 
bk es ol in Shumchhé ghor 
2 Makél4, a sept of Kanets facie in ilo. 
8 Shumehho, the dialect of three eves Kanam, Laébrang and Pilo. 
