Aile Donguri (Saiba Rayan) - Dekhni
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[बदल]Aile Donguri (Saiba Rayan)
[बदल]This hillock
Type: Deknni
Source: José Pereira/ Micael Martins. A Sheaf of Deknnis, p. 75, Song No. 29a
Lyrics and Music:
Date:
Musical form: Binary
Literary form: Satire?
Translated by Romano Abreu, Moira, Goa, June 2003
Aile donguri
On this hillock.
Pele donguri
On that hillock,
Kolo korta nachi
The fox is dancing.
Dongureche donguri
On this hillock and that,
Fulolam moguri
Jasmine (mogra) flowers are flowering.
Sogottu loku punji.
Everyone is collecting flowers.
Mazoru bosulam
The cat is sitting,
Tsauchaku taku
To stir yogurt.
Undiru tsauta lonnim
The rat is stirring butter,
Lonnientum burholi
In butter is immersed,
Sonddi ga undira
The rat snout.
Tsanim marita mitti.
The squirrel is relishing the aroma.