290 V. A. Smith— Popular Songs of the Samtrpur District, m. II. [No. 3, 



Wearing on her leg heavy toothed* and stocking-anklets she need- 

 lessly bears a plaguily heavy load ; 



The Lodhis, small and great, Sir, one and all, eat the fruit of their 

 women's toil. 



XI. 

 Teli"s (Oilman's) Song, No. 1. 



*rew<? *mrs firoiT my fiiTjT ^tt%t ^w f^^rf^r^T 



*F3rT ^Nfa ^T *TT *W $*hft fH§f ^ ^fw II ?> II 



The Teli's wife was grinding the charge of oil seed ; 

 The upright beam broke, the mill cracked, her sleek bullock fell, 

 The oil cake spoiled, the residuum went bad, the oil spoiled and be- 

 came watery ; 



From going round and round she fell, and with her fell her worthy 

 husband. 



Quoth Kabir, ' Hear, good brother, just so the whole world shall fall.' 



XII. 

 Teli''s (Oilman's) Song, Wo. 2. 



vhft' vim §" T%mx gw *ncfw iiix wx* 



wt ins m^ mm «j3i?r ** v*f% g??^ fa<^ *to^?T ii ^ ii 



All deceit abandon, worship Earn the Lord j 



Otherwise, dropping into the oil mill of error, you will fall down as 

 does the charge of oil seed, 



Just as the oilman's bullock longs to go out [but cannot], 



Even so will you long, O husband mine, when entangled in vanity. 



As oilf and water mingle in the world, just so should you mingle with 

 all men. 



* The pewter and brass ornaments worn by the low caste women in Bundel- 

 khand are very heavy and rattle like fetters : the chulld fits the leg like a stocking. 



t ». e. as oil lies on water without mingling, so should you be in the world, but 

 not of it, ' 



■HI 



