Vol. VII, No. 9.] Ethnography of the Bashahr State. 575 
[W.8.] 
Hither of Paiigi or of Thaiigi village, 
The woe! of the Thafgri sept, by name Hiré Mani, the 
pretty m 
Her name is is very penne to my ears, 
T may bes he 
seer ‘You may live in my areal 
Hira Mani’ replied: ‘‘ I won’t remain in your 
Because you are a rich man, and I a poor bani s pdicighise. 
You may have to be patient for only one thing, 
Whereas I shall have to be patient for a good many things, 
You may have to be patient for only one thing. 
O my dear friend, you promise to take in, 
But you have another wife at home, 
She is not brought pas: me, but by my elder brother, 
She is not welcome to 
If not welcome to you, eS is reckoned as a wife of yours, 
If so, then I'll cut off her braid, or cut off her nose 
A Love-sonG IN THE SHUM-cHHO DIALECT. 
Yalu-chi jamé, ro hee batang hala? 
Shibjin bitang hala ? Chuli shé ma shé ? 
Ma- sho- ma baskyang, dasho téli gosrang. 
Ulpat zama pauli, dsha lai khuchi ; 
aid. la-u ma-la-u, changé ma khéré. 
Ganthang tit taré. Shibjit lagyati parm 
sanish barshang shurgré. Hunzir eesee 
basila gyunma, shathtkari basila, 
zulum chhehé ma; zulum ringi-tonnang , 
foni chamatté. Tahsili pitang fotte. 
Translation. 
O you rosy nun, how are your private affairs ? 
Are the apricots ripe or not 
Instead of ripening they are fallen down on the ground. 
There are many who long for our beauty ; 
But we'll keep it for the sake of virtue 
are bana want salvation, must ring sila and do Divine 
Ser 
Pil wait ‘De twelve years to fulfil my desire, and will try 
in, 
If there will be the want of help, there’s the rich man to 
help,® 
ae Attvin betes is an | inhabitant of Pwari village. in Inner Tukpé 
sept is Fany4én 
2 Hira adh daughter of a zamindar of greete. a village in Inner 
os pargand. "Her r parents’ sept is Thatigr 
rich man to help i : Sanam Gura Shyclti by a sept of Lippa 
itlagy in Shuwé pargand. 
