582 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (September, 1911. 
Belonging to Jaban Das Mishpon.! 
And there the latter is eating a bit of bread, 
And wasting his time. When it became da rk, 
The eae Zaban Das said: ‘‘ Where are Mani and Pati # 
O Ma Pati, come down to me, I am very uneasy 
about Goll! 
' Please sing a son 
A song that may be an attractive one 
With the song the flute and tambourine are also played. 
‘-O 08 friendly Zaban Das Mishpon, are you married or 
gh | ase tell the truth, yes, I have a wife 
The daughter of Patigti * Negi of Paiigi® village, beautiful 
Gyalchhan Pati.’ 
The following song was composed in Gailigyul, when Lama 
Rasbir of Ropa village enticed away the wife of Jwélam of 
Brélé, a village near Chini. 
Pholpat chhang Rasbir, har-mdr% gém jdgyos, 
har-mar déng har-mar, thinamannd ne 
tdwd ta md-tash, gird ban khonas yun 
Bankhonas yun Gangyulé ; Chhering Pati banthin. 
Majang {ya khashyd, péo khén-do-md. 
Tharmit chhang , Jwalam, mahdrdajt, ampt, 
nish gud jorydé, jilytigt mahdrdj, 
Thi ringtoyin hushidr? Jwdélam piper lotash, 
Thol pai chhang ham tan? Ang paisd kra, 
dng batwa kra, dng paisa sical 
Translation. 
Tholpé’s son, named Rasbir, is suffering much 
From his wonderful feat in abducting another man’s wife. 
gary is no pony here, so you'll have, dear, to go on 
oot.’ 
The beautiful — Chhering Pati,5 went on foot to- 
wards Ga 
She has a sinell blac k mark on her forehead, otherwise she 
would shooely resemble the Celestial Nym phs 
Tharmi’s ® son, Jwdlam by name, joining bis hands before 
the Raja, requested, 
1 Mishpon is a sept of Kanets livingin Jatigi village in Shawa4 
2 Patigtt is @ sept of Kanets living in Patigi village in Shawa 
pargand, 
. Osan is a ci Morn gth in Shaw4 pargandé 
chhan Pati is the name of Zabaén Das’ 
Chiering Pati i is ts second wife of Rasbir Thol pé ma. 
or eo is a sept of Kanets residing in Tailang and i Brel, villages 
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