Hunù rangâ, munù rangâ.
I cannot drive, I cannot wive.
Ângkhô dâ ling, fai.
Don't cry to me to come.
Engkhut khârùi khùrù khùrù.
The mess of rice goes bubble-bubble.
Ângnî fâtse fùrù fùrù.
My share is but trouble trouble.
Khuru khusuli.
You've got the itch.
Bidot zâsuli.
Eater of meat.
What Women sing when the Bride is taken away.
Dâ gâpse, ai--dâ gapse.
Don't weep, dear, don't weep.
Khânu lai lângâ.
Not to bind thee do they take thee;
Sunu lai lângâ
Not to wound thee do they take thee;
Bângâl Simsânù lângâ.
Not for Bengali or Bhutia do they, &c.
Ehe! hai! hùi!--
Oh! ho! ho!
The second, third and fourth lines may of course be varied ad
infinitum.
The lament of a Mother.
Thokon srong srong.
With multitudes of clubs.
Thângdangman, âfâ Sokhai, nanglai.
Thou wentest, son Sokhai, thou.
Emfu blî blâ thângdangman, &c.
Flashing thy sword, thou wentest, &c.
Khaukhâ dumâ dumî, &c.
With great turban bound, &c.
Nang dangbâ omâ bidot zang zâdangman, &c.
Whilst thou lived'st I ate pig's flesh, &c.
and so on.
"Buffalo Girls come out to play."
Ùi! Silakhonârùi hingzau-fùr,
Oh! Chinakona women.
Nâ gutnù fai.
Come and catch fish.
Nâ gutnù rangâbâ,
If you cannot catch fish,
Lùgùse dâlâ fai!
Don't come with us at all!
In other verses substitute "megong khânù," or other things man and
maid may do together.
A Love Song.
Âgùi Boisâgi,
O! sister wanderer,
Âng khô dâ bâsi!
Do not spurn me!
Sikhlâ sipnù hâiâbâ,
If you cannot sweep the yard,
Âng-bu sipfâgan.
I will help you sweep.
In the next verse, for the last two lines, substitute--"Dùi lainù
hâiâbâ âng bù lai-fâ-gan," and so on, with other female occupations. If
a woman sings, the first line will be "Âdâ Bùidâsi," and she will
select men's work, as, e.g., "Hâthi hunù hâiâbâ, ângbù thâng-fâ-gan."
A Mother-in-law scolds her Daughter-in-law.
Wâ bîzô nî gândeolâ!
On bamboo top, Oh! dragon fly,
Bîrdau, bîrdau, bîrdang,
Flutter, flutter, fly,
Bauharî godai zô zongnaiâ,
My youngest daughter-in-law's brewing beer.
Khùiram-dùiram zâdang.
Is bitter-sweet.
or
Bauhâri godai khâm songnaia sigram-zethram zâdang, &c., &c.
My youngest daughter-in-law's cooking rice is only hugger-mugger.
A Woman to her Husband.
Hî dai dai hùbâbâ,
If I weave him cloth.
Zimnù rangeâ.
He can't put it on.
Mâ huâ zang gorop-khù!
What a husband have I got!
Zangnî khâfâlâ!
Ah! my evil luck!
Sûnî khâfâlâ.
My dreadful luck.