178 R. C. Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from the Punjab. [No. 3, 
8 . 
Karam-gat tari nahm tare : 
Karam-gat tan nahi n tare. 
Rawan Kans sab’hi hogae Lari, 
Akhir sab’hi mare. 
Dusht ko mare pbir us se tare ; 
Bhagat Id rachhya kare : 
Karam-gat, be, tari nahiw tare. 
Punjab. 
The decree of fate moves not for putting away : 
The decree of fate moves not for putting away. 
Havanas and Kansas have all indeed been, 
And in the end they all died. 
He (? God) kills the wicked and then saves him ; 
The saints he (? God) preserves. 
Oh, the decree of fate moves not for putting away. 
Notes. 
Karam-gat, the decree of fate : the order of fate, gat is lit., state, 
condition. 
tari, tare — tali, tale, tal’na is to vanish, disappear : tal’na, to put 
off, remove. 
Kdwan , Kans : typical tyrants in Hindu mythology. Havana was the 
demon king of Lanka or Ceylon who abducted Sita and was finally killed 
by Hama. Kansa was a tyrannical king of Mathura and was eventually 
killed by Krishna. He performed Herod’s feat of a general massacre of 
male infants. 
bari, enclitic, indeed. See song No. 7. 
tare ; to save, give salvation. 
rachhyd — raksha, preservation. 
KELIGIOUS SONGS. TUKS. 
9. 
Tur’na hai, rah’na nahm : 
Eh jag kura wekh. 
Bhag da likhya pawana, 
Mite na karam di rekb. 
Panjab, 
