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DECEMBER, 1887.] A SELECTION OF KANARESE BALLADS.
(Raising the voice),-Thus (these) four men slew, and died; they became known to the people as heroes.
Eighth Verse. With no one to hear (and succour him), Hanamá fell to the ground, struck by six bullets; (and), with cries, the people gathered round (him, as he lay), trembling for (their) lives. A brave (trooper) made a great effort to take away (his) arms; (but) rising up, he wounded the horse on the leg, as it came, (and) the horseman fell to the ground. Râmi, with great courage, hit three men with bullets in the head; cutting down six horses, she pounced upon Bâla's sword.
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(With a change of metre),-No one was left; the whole village was plundered. They entered (every) house and searched; (all) the grain and cattle was destroyed. The little infants died; they set fire (to the place), (and) the village was burnt. See now! on that same day, (everything) was destroyed; I myself assure you of this.
(Raising the voice),-All was destroyed and lost; in no respect did they succeed.
Hottu banditu matta sittina mandi bhantara
TEXT. Pallá.
Ninth Verse.-Asses, horses, pearls, rubies, nothing did they allow to escape; silver, gold, rings set with precious stones, gold rings, and guard-rings. They allowed not to escape the women's necklaces, marriage-badges, earrings of different kinds, bracelets, wristlets, waistcloths, and turbans, bodices, dresses, cakes, dainties, weeding-hooks, sickles, axes, reaping-hooks, iron weeding-tools, boiled food, butter, milk, salt, oil, turmeric, cummin-seeds, rice, sugar, jaggery; they took away the brass water-vessels, metal cooking-pots, marriage-threads, and grinding-stones.
(Lowering the voice),-Everything was laid waste; how much shall I say, in describing it? They took away everything that they could find; and, slinking off, they stood and set fire to the village. Burning Halagali, they reduced (it) to ashes; (hardly) as much as an oil-seed (remained as) a sign of Halagali. It was destroyed, so as to disappear from sight. I have described it all,-(raising the voice),by the favour of (the god) Kalamêsa of Kurta. kôți, for recitation and for listening to.
nôdari katti hiḍuwa janaka I Halagali mutṭalilla dadaka || Pallâ || 1ne nuḍi.
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A woman, who figures also in other recensions of this ballad.
17 In the construction of this ballad, it should be noted
Vilatiyinda hukuma kalavidara Kumpapi-sarakârâ yella janaranâ tarisi jori madi tara-bêka hatârâ katti katari kai-churi bâku gurdi surâyi chakra | bâliya barchi bichchu-gatti nôda bâṇa-billinavara patâta pistula karuli têgå châpa-goḍlisastra topu tubaki hodawu madda gunda bida-byâdari chârâ muchchi ittavarige mâru varshada bêdi hâkari pârâ kodada ditayi mâdidavarana kadada hâkari târâ | Chyâla II Bêdida kshanaka tâwa tandu koḍatâra hidi-hidir=endu | watna kodate v annari wond-ondu tandu koḍatâra tamma kusilindu | Banditu hakuma hing= endu dangara sâridara mundu 1 Sûra sipâyi-janara tâwa ilidu alatâru kannige nir-tandu | Yêra H Bahala chintiy-âgi dukhkhadinda avaru biddar anna nelaka" || 1 || 2ne nuḍi.
Kêluta hukuma keļavara tanda tanda koṭṭâra Avåga bahala beliwa hechchina hatârâ muchchi ittara wolaga II Sâla-samada mâdi dana-kara mâri tandinni habbadaga nôda nôda hyânge kodun-anta hugid-ittara neladaga | Sara chategâru Jayita-saheba bandara âvåga sandiya-gondi wondu uliyad-Anga hokka hudikera mâtara maniyaga | Teppit-upâyi inna mâdun-antara hyânga I wobbarak=obbara chyâda hêlatara warma sâdhisid-hânge | Chyâla I Jyâdasi hôdawo yellâ nåd-olage yênu ulilillâ Ajja-muttera hiduwa pistula kasad-ôdara kattiya dâlâ Kawacha belliya makamâlâ ratnada hiḍikiwa hôdawu yellâ Yêra Hôda határaka hoțibyâni hachchi-konda nintara såwadaka II 2
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that the last line of each verse rhymes with the last lines of the others, all through.
