Indian Antiquary Vol 40

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
No. II.
The Flight of Wajid Ali Shah. Sung by Saligrán Kayasth,
Recorded by Láltá Prasad, a master in Amarpur Village School, District Itawa.
Text.
Tam bin, Hazrat, âj mulk bhayo suno.
Koi, Hazrat, bare khilarf; khyal kyâ kinho? "Meri Kesar Bagh lagây gard kar dînho." Hazrat chale Kalkatta, âsro kinho.
Kôt Begam bhai aswir, mulk taj dinho. Angrez Bahadur âlú: mulk lai liuho. Kisi ne nahin kari larii, nithin jang kinhi. Kol jangal aur bayâbân basarâ linhi.
Translation.
Without thee, my Lord, the country has become silent.
My Lord, thou wert very happy; what dost thou think?
"They have turned into very dust the Kaisar Bagh that made. "
My Lord went to Calcutta and we had hope.
Some of the Queens left the country in carriages.
[FEBRUARY, 1911.
The great English came and took the country. No one raised any fight or rebellion.
Some took to living in the forests and woods.
No. III.
Wajid 'Ali Shah and the Kaisar Bagh, A Lament.
A song in honour of the Kaisar Bagh of Lucknow and the late king of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shab. Recorded by Pandit Rám Gharib Chaube.
Text.
Kaisar Bagh bandyd, mazah Wajid Ali ne na paya.
1.
As pas sone ke kangure, bich men takht bichhâyâ. An part Angrez ki paltan, hukum apnâ chalâyâ.
Mazah Padshah ne na payd, kaisa Kuisar Bagh bandyd.
2.
Amir gharib sabhi hilmil rowain, rowai phutphut kar sârâ sansar. Hây! gayo pardes mei, apae desh se rukhsat hoke sardar.' Kaisa Kaisar Bagh bandyd, mazah Wajid Ali ne paya.
3.
Lâle lile kapare pahane Pâdshah yogiya rûp banaye. Lâle lâle kapare sâre musâhib yogiya rûp banaye.
Are, Kaisar Bagh bandyd, mazah Hazarat ne na paya. Translation.
Wajid'Ali built the Kaisar Bagh, but did not enjoy it.
1.
On all sides turrets of gold and in the middle a throne were placed. An English force came and settled and assumed the authority.
What a Kaisar Bagh Wajid 'Ali built, but did not enjoy it.
2.
Noble and peasant all wept together, and all the world wept and wailed. Alas! The chief has bidden adieu to his country and gone abroad.
What a Kaisar Bagh Wajid 'All built, but did not enjoy it.