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1882.] R C, Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from the Punjab. 
45. 
“ Ghar ghar d’reka n phuliya^ ; 
Tinha# d’rekaw di thand’n chhauw, 
Bo bhaiya, lai-chal.” 
“ A gen sell nadiyaw dughiya^: 
Tun tan rah ap’niyaw sassu den pas, 
Eo bhaine??, rah ghar. 
A gen seh kutte bhaunk’de ; 
Turn rah ap’niya^ sassu den kol, 
Eo bhainew, rah ghar.” 
u Kuttyaw jo pangin churl, 
Eo bhaiya, lai-chal. 
Lai-chal ammk den pas, 
Bo bhaiya, lai-chal. 
Kcmgrcu 
ai (Where) the lilacs flower at every house ; 
(Where) the shade of the lilacs is cool, 
O brother, take me.” 
“ In front the rivers are deep : 
Do you then remain with your mother-in-law ; 
O sister, remain at home. 
“ In front the dogs bark ; 
Remain with your mother-in-law ; 
0 sister, remain at home.” 
u I will throw cakes to the dogs ; 
0 brother, take me. 
Take me to my mother: 
0 brother, take me. 
Notes. 
d'rek — bakayan ; the Persian lilac, meliu compositu. It is almost 
the shadiest tree in India, better even than the mm , its relative. It is also 
related to the tun and the mahogany. It bears large bunches of lilac 
flowers, and may be seen along the roadsides in several Panjab districts. 
Fallon, New Hind. Diet, wrongly calls it the oleander (see art. &■•&) the 
proper name for which is kaner or kanail and the scientific name nerium 
odorum. Fallon by the way (art. renders kaner, too, by oleander. 
tinhda , Panj., those, they, the. 
thandWi ; see song Nos. 42, 44. 
chh&uu, Panj. = Sansk. and Hind, ckbaya, shade. 
seh , he, she, it, that, the. See song No. 19. 
