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1884.] J. N. Rae —Baiswdri Folk Songs. 
2. I give him food on a golden dish, 
(But) he does not eat, he only chaffs with me. 
Admonish him, etc. 
3. I give him Ganga water in goblets and jars to drink, 
(But) he does not drink, he only chaffs with me. 
Admonish him, etc. 
4. Selecting the finest blossoms I prepare a bed for him, 
(But) he does not lie down, he only chaffs with me. 
Admonish him, etc. 
5. Selecting the finest cloves I prepare betel for him, 
(But) he does not chew them, he only chaffs with me. 
Admonish him, oh king, that he converse with me. 
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As the fishes shine in the tank ; 
As the sword shines in the battle-field ; 
So does the turban of my husband in the midst of many men ; 
So does my tiJcuU shine on the bed.* 
The Biraha songs are peculiar to the Ahirs (milkmen) of this part 
of the country. 
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