1882.] R C. Temple— Some Hinau Folksongs from the Panjab. 185 
Jo karni kar lo (yeh ) liai sangi : elliptic construction and therefore 
difficult to analyse. Do what you have to do (this) is your companion. 
The first sentence is treated as a noun in apposition to the last words liai 
sangi. Jo kar’ni kar lo, is now always almost a noun in the sense of ‘ duty, 
but more especially ‘charity.’ The idea of the sentence is ‘your charity is 
your companion, when’ etc. 
JDut Frangi , lit., the English messenger : a curious and notable phrase. 
1 Frangi’ here means ‘ the all-powerful,’ a metaphorical sense given the 
word in allusion to the overwhelming power of the British : the ‘ all- 
powerful messenger’ is the ‘ Angel of Death.’ Frangi or English is now 
constantly used in common current phrase for what is irresistible, all- 
powerful. Angrez Bahadur di dohai ! the protection of the all-powerful. 
Quid Farangi, imprisonment from which there is no escape. 
17. 
Chhama chhama pujan chali Mahadeb ko ; 
Chhama chhama pujan chali Mahadeb ko: 
Tel Id kachauri charhai Mahadeb ko ; 
Tel Id kachauri charhai Mahadeb ko : 
Ghi ki kachauri khilai banke yar ko ! 
Kangri. 
Tinkling she went to worship Mahadev ; 
Tinkling she went to worship Mahadev : 
Cakes of oil she offered Mahadev ; 
Cakes of oil she offered Mahadev : 
Cakes of ghi she offered to her lover. 
Notes . 
The point is that the girl goes with her offering of cakes to the tem¬ 
ple, but the choicest she offers to her lover. 
The song is purely Hindi. 
tel ki kachauri; glii ki kachauri : kachauris made with oil are indi¬ 
gestible and unpalatable, whereas those made of ghi are the reverse and 
much more choice. 
Chham chham is the noise made by anklet-bells of the women in full 
holiday dress. 
18. 
Asa« Gugge diya jatra jo jana, soh’niew ni! 
Asaw Gugge diya jatra jo jana, bo ! 
Batta bich bald kare galla/i, bo, je kar’niaw, 
Sara dukh chite da mittana, soh’niew ni. 
Asaw Gugge diya jatra jo jana, bo! 
Kdngra. 
