Indian Antiquary Vol 40

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

Page 98

THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[MARCA, 1911,
Thou didst bring in the double penny."
O Englishman, may thy Rulo, etc. Thy people have found happiness. O Englishman, may thy Rule, etc.
No. III.
The Agra Waterworks, Sung by Kishn Lal, a boy in the Village School at Rulonuta, District Agra.
Recorded by the Master of the School.
Text. Firangi, taine achohhe nal-nal lagwdye. Kaalatte se nal mangwâye; Maithân lagwaye. Rajk ki Mandi, Lobe kt Mandi Gokalpura lagaye.
Firangi, taine achohhe nal-nal lagwdye. Dwir der par pikat lagâye ; 8ab ke nâm likhâye.
Firangi, taine achchhe nal-nal lagwdye, Thel uthâye, haghal dhari dino, sundhe kaisa maro.
Firangi, taine achchhe nal-nal lagwaye.. . TAI khodâyo, talaia khodâye, wê men golá garkâye. Jamuna kati ko pâni mangkye, dohare pich lagaye. Firangi, laine achchhe nal-nal lagwdye.
Translation. O European, thou didst open good waterworks (pipes). Thou didst fetch the pipes from Calcutta and laid them down in Maithân, In Rajậmandi, in the Lohemandi, in Gokalpara.
O European, thou didat open, etc. Thou didst place a ticket on each door and took every name.
0 European, thou didst open, etc. Thou didst lift the wheelbarrows, and strike the ground with spades turned upside down.
0 European, thou didst open, etc. Thou didst make tanks and ponds and threw balls into them. Thou didst fetoh water from the Jamna canals and set up double engines. O European, thou didat open, etc..
No. IV.
The Railway Train. Sung and reoorded by Chakkan Lal of Chandrapur, District Agrd.
Text. Raja Firangi rel chalii ; chhin men att jatt hai. Dhig hi Dilli, dhig ht Agra, dhig hi Bharatpûr jati bai. Ann na khati, pânt piti, dhakn ke bal sejati hai, Kacbohf sarak par wah nahin chalati, lohe ke latthon par jati hai. Age anjan, pichhe gari, bhak, bhak' hoti játt hai. Bigal bajat aur sitt dett, jhandi dikhai jati hai. LAl jhandi se khari hoti hai, sabs se chhort jati hai. Raja Firangt rel chalál; chhin meh att jatt hai.
Translation. The lordly English have started the train; it comes and goes in the twinkle of the eye. Quickly to Delhi, quickly to Agra, quickly to Bharatpur it goes. Eating to corn, drinking water, by the force of steam (smoke) it goes. It goes on no plain road, on rods of iron it goes. In front the enginos, behind the cars : bhak, bhak' they go. Bugle sounding, whistle making, flag showing, it gooo. On red flag halting, on green flag starting, it goes. The lordly English have started the train : it comes and it goes in the twinkle of the eye.
Pixed copper coinage.