APPENDIX. 
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The four seasons. 
Spring. 
(1) Ice and snow both melt. 
(2) Frozen things become free, the willows (all trees) are getting buds. 
(3) On all green herbs flowers burn (bloom). 
(4) Grass, trees, and the forest all become green, the spring storm. 
runs powerfully. 
(5) The warmth of the ground and water increases, all birds pour out 
their sweet voice. 
(6) The passes open, with the ploughing of the fields much work 
comes out (is to be done). 
(7) The seeds spring up, manure is carried off. 
(8) At the occasion of seizing the plough, they give (sing) the plough* 
song. 
(9) An unploughed field is called tha. 
(10) A whirlwind is called ‘ blowing of demons,’ 
(11) if a cold wind touches the flowers, they become frozen (fade). 
(12) During a spring day it is three times cold and three times warm ; 
during a lifetime we are three times happy and three times 
miserable. 
(13) The earth is sometimes empty [grey], sometimes green; man 
is sometimes happy, sometimes miserable. 
Summer . 
(1) In summer a strong heat comes down, and perspiration comes out 
of the face. 
(2) The leaves of the willows become larger. 
(3) During summer men irrigate the fields and drive (carry) the cattle 
to the cultivated land for pasture. 
(4) The merchants go for their trade. 
(5) The flowers bum [bloom] in many different kinds ; because the 
valleys are dry, nothing grows there. 
(6) All hills are like glowing with fire. 
(7) From the ice hills comes glacier water. 
(8) (Summer is) the time when the flies fly round the mouth, when 
clothing is taken off, and everything eaten. 
(9) Whilst looking at the glacier water of the Khardong pass, the 
pool-water of Chubi (a village) ran away. 
