220 R. C. Temple— Some Hindu Folksongs from the Fanjdh. [No. 3, 
“ Come and take service in. Chamba, friend ; 
Come and take service in Chamba, friend.” 
“ That difficult pass, that difficult path ; 
That difficult pass, that difficult path : 
A young child in my arms, friend ; 
A young child in my arms, friend.” 
£< Come and take service in Chamba, friend ; 
Come to service in Chamba. 
Notes. 
This is one of the songs of the Gaddis or Hindu shepherds of the 
Kangra mountains (see song No. 56). Service under the Chamba Raja is 
looked on as very remunerative in Kangra, because, though the pay is 
insignificant, the room for exaction is unlimited. The mountains, however, 
into Chamba from Kangra are very high and difficult. 
Fallon. New Hind. Diet., art. quotes a ‘hymn’ in almost the 
exact words of this song. 
Aughat ghati, mushkil painda, godi me?« balak yana. 
So the above song may be an adaptation from some well known hymn. 
bikid rd, Panj., difficult, impracticable. 
re, exclamation used towards something bad. Cf. re koko, 0 that 
crow ! Song No, 52. 
58. 
Gadetiye bo, ghasutari khana jana, bo ! 
Gadetiye bo, ghasutari khana jana, bo ! 
Gaddi tera aj marhe bich nab \no>n ; 
Chite bich sukli kihaw pana, bo ? 
Chamba. 
O shepherdess, 0 come and have a slide ! 
O shepherdess, 0 come and have a slide. 
Thy shepherd to-day is not at home; 
0 how will happiness be in thy heart ? 
Notes. 
This is another song of the Gaddis (see song No. 56). A slide down 
the sides of the snow-clad mountains is a common amusement. This is a 
woman’s song. 
Gadeti, a Gaddi women, a Gaddi’s daughter ; shepherdess. Fti, hill 
dial., is a common termination to signify the daughter or woman of a tribe 
or caste. Cf. Khatreti, a Khatri woman ; JJrahmaneti, a Brahman woman 
Ciiamareti, a Chammar woman ; etc. 
bo, 0, See song No. 18, etc. 
