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BY T. K. JOSEPH, B.A., L.T.
(Continued from vol. LVI, page 106.)
Literal Translation of Malayalam Documents (No. 3). Have you forsaken us3 to-day, oh Lord ?40 To-day we have nonet1 behind to support us ; We have neither city nor language : 49
Our beauty will lie only in our ornaments; 5 Your jurisdiction must be extended to our abode. 43
The lord 4, on hearing this request, Was filled with joy, and he answered: As occasion demands, good abans (=bishops), I shall send you within twelve years. The seventy-two families of seven clans, You must go united. My children, go you in joy. With jacket, voil,46 rosary, and cloth for the head, 46
Chain, 47 wristlet, and beautiful cross, 15 And good provision got together,
They went in a multitude some distance with umbrellas. 48 Then, when they reached the sea-shore to go on board, Friends, masters, and relatives all
Embrace one another kindly. 20 Tears are on the chest, and it is wet;
None is witness but God. My children, shall we meet again after you go to India ? Rememeber us always, that relationship may not be sundered. Always bear the ten and the sevento in mind; Do not turn away (from the faith). By the grace of God The three ships sail side by side.
(Another tune.) By the will of the Triune God St. Thomas (is) in Mylapore. 60
Without mishaps web1 arrived in Cranganore. 30 In the land of the Malabar king our reputation to-day
Must be fittingly recognised by the monarch. 99 The 400 emigrants from Jerusalem and other places, about to start for Malaber. 40 Lord ' refers here to the Catholicos of the East. 41 None, like the Catholicos.
43 Their language would be of no use in Malabar. 43 In Malabar.
44 The Catholicos. 45 Voile are not in use to-day oven among the Southists, who claim descent from Thomas Cans and the foreigners that come with him.
48 The Malabar Christian women, both Southist and Northist, cover their head with a piece of fine cloth while at church or at prayer meetings. This is a Jewish custom, cf. 1 Cor. 11:5, 6, 13.
49 A gold chain for the neck or used as a belt.
48 Umbrellas, not asa protection against the heat of the sun, but as a mark of dignity. Such umbrellas are made of brightly coloured silk and adorned with geme and gold lace. These are used in Afrion, Burma and China also to-day.
49 The ton Commandments and the seven Sacraments.
50 The line sooms to have no connection with the others. In fact, the whole song is disjointed and diffioult to interpegt.. *
61 Wo, be, those that came with Thomas Cana.
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