574 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, [September, 1911. 
Bimigit bérango, i gomfa nesh has gomfa lo. 
Has gomfauk nyumcha, gom jaja biggyos. 
Gom jamig ma hanma, da mor-chhang mé narsh, 
gom jamig ma hanma, da chhesmi ma narsh. 
Translation. 
During the short nights, friends and others assemble 
They are unwilling to part, 
She rains down tears. You ought not to weep dear, 
Pll come soon again, after ten weeks. 
At the time of departure, one step is forward and another 
ackward. 
After the next step, he goes away patiently, saying :— 
‘One who has no patience is not deemed the son of @ 
brave man,” 
She, who does not have the patience, is never esteemed a8 
the damsel of a brave mother. 
The following song is about Negi Anzin Dds of Pwari, a 
village in Tukp4 pargand, who fell in love with a maid nam 
Hiré Mani of Théiigi, a village in pargand Tukpa. 
Ya panché bayér, parmi tingmig bite. 
Kin baho parmi hat t6? Ang baho parmi tod ; 
koe Péngsd chhecha, koe Thingsd chhechd, 
Thatigret chimet, Hird Mani banthin. 
Hird Mani banthin. nimang o-chi-shé ; 
ndmang ochashé, dhdlang ochdshé. 
Anzin Dasas létash, ‘* dng ndmangé toshi-yin,”’ 
Hira Manis lotash, kin namangé mé-tosh ; 
n 
1a tt parmi narsho, da li parmi ndrshma, 
jutt mul mul kétak, stikuch mul mul kétak. 
Translation. 
O all you friends, let us go to search for a wife. 
Who is your dear maiden ? My hearty maiden is 
