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1882.] R. C. Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from the Punjab. 
One must go hence, one cannot stay : 
This world appears to he vanity. 
What is written in fate must be received, 
The lines of fate will not be blotted out. 
Notes. 
Wekh or velili, Panj. to see, to seem. Hind, pekh’na. 
Paw and or paund, Panj. form of the infin. pana, to receive. 
Pekha , rekh. The lines on the forehead (Fallon’s New Hind. Diet. 
says on the palm of the hand) supposed to be the lines^of fate ( karam ). 
10 . 
Satt Nam ik mantar hai; 
Jape soe phal pae : 
Kot jatan kar’ke mare, 
Likhya bhag da khae. 
Punjab „ 
The True Name is a charm ; 
Who repeats it will reap the fruit: 
Making innumerable plans they die, 
And obtain (only) what is written in fate. 
Notes. 
Satt Nam , the True Name : the Name of God. A Sikh expression. 
Not = karor, lit., ten millions, innumerable. 
11 . 
Jin sue hare kite han, 
Ate sauwle kite kag, 
Dhaule bans banaeke 
Sabh rang mor, ate rag : 
Uh Swami ik satt hai, 
Ate kura sabh Sansar. 
Jo kar’ni manas kare, 
To par utaran’har. 
Punjab . 
He who made the parrot green, 
And made the crow black, 
Made the swan white 
And the peacock many-hued and their song: 
He is the one true Lord 
And the whole world is vanity. 
If a man do his duty 
Then will he be saved. 
