1882.] 
R. C. Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from tlic Punjab. 201 
Khol tani gal lay a 
Mam tere nal bhulke nihora laya. 
Punjab. 
I was mistaken in bringing favours to you. 
I brought them and I was ruined. 
I was mistaken in bringing favours to you. 
I took out my heart and I gave it you : 
In the end you were a stranger. 
I was mistaken in bringing favours to you. 
Taking young flowers I spread a soft bed; 
I opened my dress and I fell on your neck. 
I was mistaken in bringing favours to you. 
Notes. 
nal , Panj. with == se. 
nihora, Panj. and Hind, nihora, favour, kindness. 
gawwand, gawauna, Panj. to lose, waste. Janam gawwand = Hind, 
janam bigarna, to spoil one’s life, to be ruined for life. See song No. 8. 
Kctddh kaleje, Panj. lit., casting out my heart, giving up my heart. 
See song No. 22. 
hajcir karni, (hazar = hazir, present) to make present; give up. 
putar paraya, lit., a stranger’s son, a stranger, estranged. 
chun chun kaliydn , etc. It is not uncommon for the rich to have 
bela (jasmine) flowers picked and spread into a bed, over which they spread 
a sheet. This is done in Sawan (July-Aug.) when these flowers are plenti¬ 
ful. Similarly rose leaves are used in Phagun (March-April.) Fallon 
New Hind. Diet. art. sej, gives a riddle which commences exactly as this 
verse. 
Chun chun kaliyaw sej bichave, 
Kadhi na pi ke nere ave ; 
Jab dekhe pi ankh ughar, 
Chawchla chdli, awchla jhar. 
gal laya, idiom, I fell on your neck : I embraced you. 
34 . 
Tam kajo lai thi is kane prit ? 
Eh taw hai sare jag da chatora : 
Kusi da nahm hoya mit. 
Kdngrd. 
Why did you give your love to him ? 
He is indeed a world-wide libertine : 
He was never a friend to any one. 
