188 R. C. Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from the Punjab. [No. 3, 
Padlidi baj'nd, to make congratulatory music : to congratulate. 
Big'sia, big'si: Cf. Hindi bikas'na, to be pleased. Observe peculiar 
masculine form big'sia, and the peculiar fern, big'si. 
Kausalya was the mother of Rama Chandra. 
seh, hill dialect, he, the = Hindi woh , Panj. so. See song No. 45. 
dicbli = dub, the dub grass, synoda dactylus. Cf. sab and sabh, all. 
Dub grass, is presented at weddings and auspicious occasions by the lower 
orders for luck. 
bud-rani, the royal aunt, father’s sister. 
cholu, togu, dim. forms ; the little cloak and cap. Friends or rela¬ 
tives always present and put the first clothes on to a baby. Parents never 
do so, as it would be unlucky. 
j Kanth lagaeke, embrace, lit., apply the throat or neck. 
lankd lutdeke : lit., rob the store : distribute gifts among the poor. 
dnandpdeke, lit., receive pleasure; to be paid fees or dues. 
20 . 
Pahila phul’ji t mi Naew ka ! 
Duja n am N a ray an a. 
Pahila Chait suhauna, 
Je koi sunew ageta. 
Appu siye, Kahana, p&g’riya 
Motiya^ run-jhun lai, 
Juga n tarn jiya n, Kahana ; bariyaw lakhaw 
Hoy a n put raw saheta. 
. Kdngrd. 
The first flower is thine, O Name. 
The second name Narayana. 
The first of Chait is lucky 
If any one hear it first. 
Do thou, O Krishna, with turban sewn 
With rattling pearls, 
Live on, 0 Krishna, for ages and thousands of years 
With thy posterity. 
Notes. 
This is a notable song as illustrative of the worship of ‘ The Name’. 
Narayana or Rama is here used for the deity as is usual in Sikh countries. 
Nd m, Pam Nam, Pam dd Nam, the name of God is generally held to be 
greater than Rama (God) himself. 
