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To the foot of the tree the hooks they took, 

 And deftly placed the golden ladder ; 

 Palanga is first to mount the tree, 

 To him Pattini hands the hooks. 



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Then goddess Pattini climbed the tree, 

 To a higher bough ascended Palanga, 

 On a lower bough remained Pattini ; 

 With their hooks both touched the flower. 



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God Sakra beheld this wondrous act ; 

 Missing the flower the two hooks caught ; 

 Pulling at the hooks their hands grew red ; 

 Unable to part them, both descended. 



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Then to the city they returned ; 



(To pull the hooks) a thousand maids 



And a thousand men were summoned ; 



Again Palanga and Pattini) went to see the gods. 



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All the maids with Pattini were on the lower side (Yatipila), 

 All the men with Palanga were on the upper side (Udupila); 

 Ranging (themselves) they pulled the two hooks ; 

 Prince Palanga's hook it was that broke. 



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