392 V. A. Smith — Popular Songs of the Hamirpur District. [Xo. 4, 1S75. 



In every village, darling, is your chabutra, in every region your name 

 is known. 



You are a Bundela chief of chiefs, God grant you victory ! 



III. 



Five 10 sweetmeats, and nine balls of betel and pan, darling, these form 

 the repast of the god. 



' Take, 11 take your load on your shoulders, white bullock ; my sister 

 will be thinking of me.' 



Darling, don't send storm or shower, don't send rain. You are a Bun- 

 dela chief of chiefs, the best support of your brother's wife. 



IV. 



Darling, you sit by the roadside yourself, and take thought for 

 others. 12 



To 13 an earthen potsherd, darling, is given tbe name of man. You 

 are a Bundela chief of chiefs, in the south your sword has been busy. 



Notes. 



1 These songs are sung by -women, the specimens now given were obtained by my 

 Pandit from pardah-nishin women. 



2 Datiya, now a small separate state in Bundelkhand, was formerly included in 

 Orcbba ; vide N. "W. P. Gazetteer, sub voce. 



3 The verb umhna conveys the idea of abundance, or exuberance, and of joy or 

 exultation. The allusion here is to the troop of attendants whom HardauTs ghost led 

 to the wedding. 



4 A fine kind of grass (Cynodon dactylon). 



5 It is the duty of the brother of the bride's mother (mdmu) to make this offering 

 to the bride on the first day of the wedding ceremonies. 



6 HardauTs relatives died when he was born. 



7 Hardaul performed a great service to his sister by doing the honours of her 

 daughter's wedding. 



8 A spotted garment (cliunri), worn by women. 

 8 Alludes to the mode of Hardaul' s death. 



10 Batdsd is a special variety of sweetmeat. All the principal kinds are enu- 

 merated in a hahvdi's song. 



Ten birds make a gilauri, and 100 birds make a doli. The meaning of the verse is 

 that Hardaul should make the usual offering to the gods before starting. 



1 * Hardaul has now started, and admonishes the refractory bullock which carries 

 the wedding gifts. 



12 i. e., your sister. 



13 i. e., Man is but dust, and like Hardaul all must die. 



