Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 56
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
(JANUARY, 1927
The wife of the demon-priest is yet to come, O Tumbetirama. Stretching your body, sprinkle the rice, 0 Tumbetiramå. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ ? The wife of the priest of the demon Kodadabbu is yet to come, O Tumbetiråmå. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ ? The wife of the priest of the demon Panjurli is yet to come, O Tumbetiråmå. Stretching your body, sprinkle the rice, O Tumbetirâmâ. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetiråmå ? The wife of the priest of the demon Guligâ is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ ? The wife oi Bâjaldâye (the Toddy-Server) is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmå ? The wife of Palyandâye is yet to come, O Tumbetiråma. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ ? Has the indiscreet young brother come, O Tumbetirâmå ? The laughing sister is come, O Tumbetirâmâ. The delicate sister is come, O Tumbetirâmâ. And who is yet to come, O Tumbetirâmâ ? It is getting late, O Tumbetiramå. Time is fleeing, O Tambetirama. Come soon, come soon, O Tumbetirâmâ. Le le le le le le lå Tumbetirâmâ ! Le le le le Tumbetirâma !
The following song is sung by the Mundâla Holeyas of Udipi, when the bridegroom is being shaved :
4. The song in Tulu.
Text. Le le le le lá kinni Madimaye ! Le le le le lå kinni Madimaye! Tânunchelya bâlena, kinni Madimaye ; Tanunchelya bålena, kinni Madimaye ; Nettereda puttiyena, kinni Madimâye, Nîrada balettenâ, kinni Madimâye. Bâlepo balmanna, kinni Madimâyege; Uddalâ phovundena, kinni Madimaye. Budditâ kaltondena, kinni Madimâye. Ullaya belega phovundena, kinni Madimâyege. Jâtipolikena, kinni Madimâyege Le le le le lå kinni Madimâyege! Gadda mése battondayâ, kinni Madimâyega, Ponnu sinte puttunduya, kinni Madimâyega Ponnu tûvere phovun dena, kinni Madimâye ; Ponnu malla tavundena, kinni Madimâye, Jâtipolikena, kinni Madim âyegå. Landabanda maltondena, kinni Madimaye, Jâtiniti malpondena, kinni Madimâyege. Le le le le lå kinni Madimâyege ! Türikorendenâ, kinni Madimayege, Jåtinitimaltondena, kinni Madimâye. Lo le le le lå kinni Madimâye! Lo le le le lå kinni Madimêye.
