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Sembat was first Barji’s daughter, but now she is become 
irl. 
groom’s 
Baba Bhup Singh is not a good man, because he did not 
keep his 
He takes ts her pisinien ts. 
Scie act said, ‘‘ You may have the ornaments back, 
orth my two fields’ price, 
If Pah on have good fortune, I can get good many orna- 
THE Sone or TAnzin Darze or GANGYUL IN THE UPPER 
CANAWAR VALLEY. ! 
Kin deski beté, Mathast chhang Tanzin, 
hachis hachis fayuld dng se tang- to-ytn ; 
parmin iché lé-rayit, i tenfat fi-rayin. 
Parmit iché lorayin, shong tong tong karayin. 
Rai dydr6 majanq, katyaré Lawi6, 
parmis ta lotash, sukh-sambdal tony yan ? 
Baho-chi parmi, khushi-shé ra 
kanang rang u-rang, khiékang r rang Bes 
Ya zunmig oni Bae ham chumté 
Deré ta chumté, majang bazdr6, 
mijang bazaro, ‘pipli botangt yutung. 
Ya zunmig sangi, payin shéli bi-té, 
payin shéli bité, bazar tamdshé tangté. 
Translation. 
‘*Q you son of Mathas,” by name Tanzin,® who are like a 
brother 
arene you happen to go to our native land and see my 
Please ‘give her my well wishes, and hand over to her this 
present as a token of love, 
And bring her down to Rampur for the winter fair of 
Law 
otal a ers she arrived at the fair of oe Lawi. 
wife said: “ Are you quite well, my dea 
(Ténzin replied): ‘‘ Yes, my dear, I am tite well. 
Having flowers on the ears and song in the tongue.’’* 
The wife inquired: ‘‘ O my dear, where are we to put up ?’’ 
: This song is in Gatgyul dialect. 
2 Mathas is a sept of Kanets living in several villages “A Shawé and 
Tukp4 pargands. It is also an official post of a — deit 
3 Tanzin Darze i is the son of Gatiguyl Matha 
* In mourning they never wear a flower ‘i the ears and do no 
sing a song. To wear a flower and to sing a song are the signs of 
happiness. 
