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J. N. Rae —Baiswdri Folk Songs. 
[No. 2, 
(No sooner) tliou lieard’st the crj of the woman’s distress. 
Sur’das (exclaims), “ 0 Lord, thou hast saved many a sinner, 
Why then dost thou delay in saving me (lit. how much delay is 
there in my time or case ?” G. A. G.) 
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Translation. 
Do not, 0 Lord, take my sins into consideration ; 
For thon art called the impartial. 
Thon canst save at thy will. 
One is called a river, the other (is called) a drain 
And is full of dirty water; but when they join, the}’ become of one 
colour. 
And the name of Sur’sar (Ganges) they bear. 
One piece of iron is used in worship, 
Wliereas another piece is used as a weapon of destruction ; 
But the philosopher’s stone (Paras) makes no distinction between 
the two. 
It turns both into pure gold. 
