J. N* iiae —Baisivdri Folk Sojigs, 
[No. 2, 
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Map, and find yourself forced to account for every incli of the tract in¬ 
cluded, that you find out the gaps in your information. These I have now 
indicated, and 1 conclude with again expressing a hope that local officers 
interested in the history of the province will come forward with in¬ 
formation which may clear up all the doubtful points. 
Baiswari Folic Songs collected hy Babu Jogendra Nath Bae, GJidzljmr, 
(Contributed by W. Irvine, Esq., 0. S.) 
[The following songs are composed in the Baiswari dialect, with a 
slight admixture of Western Bhojpuri. They were collected by Babu 
J. N. Bae in the town of Ghazipiir. He says that he took them down, 
exactly as repeated, from the mouths of women of the lower castes, such 
as Kahars, etc. Some songs were obtained from Gathaks or male pro¬ 
fessional singers, who recited them, and whose words were taken down. 
The Bharthari song was obtained from the dictation of a Gosain mendi¬ 
cant.—The text has been edited by Mr. G. A. Grierson^ 0. S., who has 
added a few notes, distinguished by his initials (G. A. G.). The 
translations have also been amended in several places, where they re¬ 
presented the original either incorrectly or too freely.— -Ed.] 
II \ II I 
5JJi^ irt-f% isut 
W33T %T %T 
=55151 #^5T %T ^ 
5i55if =a^5r % 
%r %T JTigTf^ 
Note. is more u.sually Ht=33J, and is possibly incorrect. ia 
a dialectic form of G. A. G. 
Translation. 
1 , 0 sister-in-law, dress me in a bordered garment. 
My brother did not even utter a word [lit, speak wdth his mouth], 
