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[No. 3, 
G. A. Grierson —Notes on the Rangpur Dialect. 
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A SONG OF S'ONARAY THAKUR. 
All the tigers roar forth his name. 
“ Oli Thakur S'onaray.” All the tigers roar forth his name. 
(1.) From house to house the Thakur wandered, uttering the name 
of Hari. 
(2.) He uttered the name of Hari as he went along the way ; and he 
met the whole Mughul army on the road. 
(3.) The whole Mughul army asked him a question : but in the pride 
of his heart, the Thakur only shook his head. 
(4 ) So they undid their waistbands and tied up the Thakur, and with 
blows they thrust him on before them. 
(5.) They thrust him on into their prison, and tied a twenty-two 
maund stone upon his chest : (and left him there). 
(6.) The little Mughuls got up and said to the big Mughuls, “Bro¬ 
thers, come, let us see our prisoner* of yesterday.” 
(7.) Both the classes of Mughuls went to bathe. 
(8.) They ate their breakfast (and drank) sweet water, and then went 
off to see their prisoner. 
(9.) The Mughuls went on, and on, and on, and arrived at the prison. 
(10.) When they arrived at the prison, they peeped carefully in. 
“ He has thrown off the twenty-two maund stone, your S'onaray is not 
there.” 
(11.) The little Mughuls got up and said to the big Mughuls, “ Bro¬ 
thers, this binding up was not good. Let us go home. 
(12.) “ Let us go home and build seven houses. If we keep inside 
them, there will be no fear of the tiger.” 
(13.) (The Thakur said unto himself) “ Ye scoundrels, low-caste Mu¬ 
ghuls, ye could not recognize me. Your Mughuls will be killed one fine 
night. 
* Lit. “tying up.” 
