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G. A. Grierson— Notes on the Bangpur Dialect. 
[No. 3, 
S'ravana — July-August. 
Here comes tlie month of S'raban ; the a-us is in the ear ; 
The Komdd calls, and, at his voice, my body shakes with fear. 
The month is filled, but not the hope that fills so full my heart. 
Laughing and sporting Bhadra comes, in turn to play his part. 
Bhadra — August-September. 
With Bhadra all the Tdl fruit are ripening day by day 
A woman I, how long shall I, keep my youth fresh as they. 
Long as I may I’ll keep my youth,—a woman’s all, say I. 
And when my youth is gone from me, I’ll poison take and die. 
The month is filled, but not the hope that fills so full my heart. 
Laughing and sporting Asvin comes, in turn to play his part. 
Asvina = Sept ember-October. 
Here comes the month of Asvin , with dread Durga's Ashtami. 
With flowers and water will I make a widow’s heart-felt plea. 
Let others worship as they will: I too will ask a boon : 
That my dear husband far away, may homeward travel soon. 
The month is filled, but not the hope that fills so full my heart. 
Laughing and sporting Rartilc comes, in turn to play his part. 
Karttiha — October-November. 
And with the month of Kartih , the yearly round is o’er, 
And Nila dear, his traffic done, is welcomed home once more. 
In conclusion I would plead guilty to, I fear, many inaccuracies in 
the preceding translations. Many of the words used are devoid of mean¬ 
ing even to the singers. They have found them in the song, and it is not 
their business to alter things written in the Satya Yuga. Sometimes they 
are unable to explain whole passages, saying, “ It is a Satya yuger hatha , 
how are we to know it.” For other words they have a traditional meaning, 
which I am fain to accept for want of a better. For instance, I am told 
that ^T»rn%^r, i n Tiger song, means “ both”, and have translated it 
so, because I fail to trace the derivation of the word. There are several 
gentlemen throughout the district who take an intelligent and lively inter¬ 
est in its dialect, but even their help has been sometimes ineffectual in un¬ 
ravelling a Gordian knot. 
