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DECEMBER, 1887.)
A SELECTION OF KANARESE BALLADS.
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First Verse. From Kurope the Company's was made, and all their weapons) were carried Government sent out an order :-“Call to away; in the whole country-side, not one gether all the people, and by force take away remained! The pistols which (their) grand(their) weapons ;-the straight swords, daggers, fathers and great-grandfathers had carried, hand-knives, crooked swords, short broad- they seized and took away; (and their) swords swords, curved swords, (and) disci, the lances, and bucklers. (Their) coats of mail, decorated short spears, (and) naked-swords; (and) look with silver and velvet; and (their) jewelled to those who carry arrows and bows; the long sword-hilts,--all were lost! flexible broad-swords, pistols, karulis, curved (Raising the voice),-By reason of the loss of broad-swords, (and) pole-exes; the cannons, (their) weapons, (their) bellies were full of pain; and) guns; (and) leave not any remnant of the they waited to die! gunpowder (and) bullets for firing, (and) the Third Verse.--" Has it not happened to us, knives. Those who conceal (their arms),-put just as if a snake had bitten (us) with (ita) (them) in fetters for three full years; (and) teeth P; oor honour is lost, just as if we were out to pieces those who are obstinate enough walking about, clad in widows' weeds; is it to refuse (outright) to give (them) up. (With not as if we have all become effeminate, and a change of metre), (Supposing that), directly given up to others) the wives (who sleep) by the demand is made, they themselves bring (our) sides ? ; is it not as if (we) had decorated and give (them) up, saying 'take (them), take & dead corpse ?" Were not the rich men in (them),'--say for each one we give (in ere great anxiety P, saying" our lives are lost; change) a hereditary property;' (and then) of there is no one to save (us), if thieves) break their own free will they (wilt) bring and give into (our) houses in the day-time and take (them) up."
(our) money." The brave chieftains, the Then they made a proclamation by beat of princes, and the ministers, could not maintain drum, to the effect that these orders had come. (their) determination of not giving up their The brave soldiers, understanding (it), are weapons); did not the nobles, who lead the weeping, with eyes full of tears. (Raising the armies, (and) the wealthy men of position, voice), Full of anxiety, in sorrow they fell, croach down in fear? O my brother! to the ground.
(With a change of metre),-The gods bronght Second Verse.- Directly they heard the trouble (upon them); falling into anxiety, they order, some of them brought (their weapons), were destroyed; not the smallest particle of and gave (them) up then and there; (but) (their) authority remained ; an evil time and they concealed in hidden places (their) choice much misery, had come. Becoming women, weapons of great value; saying-"incurring (and) wearing the garments of females, with debt, (and) selling (our) grain and calves, we parched-up lips they raised loud shouts. The bought (them) at some festival; see now! sportive play of the women was at an end; how shall we give (them) op P”-they buried great trouble had come to the heroes. . (them) in the ground.
(Raising the voice) They all felt anxiety The brave soldiery, (and) the Chief Con- in (their) minds, like birds whose wings have stable," then came, (and), entering into the been placked out. houses, searched in (all) the cracks and crevices, Fourth Verse.--In the kingdom of Mudhol, No that not one remained.
there was the little village of Halagali; (and "The last hope is gone; what more can we there) Pajari-Hanama, Bale, Jadaga, (and) do P."-said they : (and) they gave informa- Rama, conspired together :-"We four men, tion, one against the other; so as to gratify close comrades all, must not give up the wea. (their) private enmities.
pons that we carry in our hands; if (our) wes(With a change of metre),-A clean sweep pons are lost, it is certain that our life is of
• The karuli is a bar of wood or iron, with weight suspended by a short chain at each end, for whirling round the head and then striking an enemy
chyilaso ante, Vol. XV. p. 850, note 6.
watna, 1.e. watan, hereditary, property, much as that of PAA Or Kukarıyl, with othoil rights and other
privilegon attached, -An object of ambition to any ordinary person.
• hit. * the Joint-SAøb;" from the old official title of the post.
hit. *not even so much m an oil-seed."
