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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
( OCTOBER, 1926
MARRIAGE SONGS IN NORTHERN INDIA FROM THE COLLECTION MADE BY TEE LATE DR. W. OROOKE, C.I.E., D.C.L., F.B.A.
(Continued from page 158.)
Muhammadan Songs.
1. I am his devotee. Sung by 'Abdu'l-Chani of Dehra. Recorded by Khalil of Dehra.
Text.
Apne piya ki main jogin bani. Apne sai wariya ki main jogin bani. Apne balama ki main jogin bani. Apne pyare ki main jogin bani. .
Taga ho, to top dui; re, prft na tori jaya. --- Aur kaghaz ho, to banch lun; re, karan na banch jaya. Apne paja ki main jogin bani.
3. Sun le, ai mâtî ke deote, tu meri ardás. Paja milan kî rất hai: tu jaliyo sdri rât. Apne piya ki main jogin bani.
Translation.
I have become the devotee of my love. I have become the devotee of the swarthy one. I have become the devotee of my husband. I have become the devotee of my beloved.
2. If it be a thread, I can break it; but oh, the thread of love is not to be broken Or if it be a paper, I can read it ; but oh, my fate is not to be read. I have become the devotee of my love..
3. Hear, oh earthen lamp: hear my prayer. To night I meet my husband : do thou burn all night. I have become the devotee of my love.
2. Bedecked as a bridegroom comes our dearest Ahmad. Recorded by Zakir 'Ali, teacher in the Town School, Itdwa.
Text. Bana banay& dil Ahmad pyârâ.
1. Haqq ki Darg&h se ma-b&p ne pyårå påyå. Fatmå pusht pai; Husnain hain ddei baen. Mere bare pai rahai, mere naushe pai rahai, sada Khuda ka saya. Bana bandy& dil Ahmad pyara.
2. Bani Khatan, bani dulha, bane Khuda bane. Sehara Jabardil jo laye tum ko mubarak howai. Band bandy& dil Ahmad pyará.
