Translation of “A Woman’s Song.”

The deserted wife sings:—My Pathan! oh kukúri, far away from me has he made a home; but, aunt, what am I to do, since he has left his own! The silk that I have been weaving during his absence would be sufficient to bind all the animals of the field. Oh, how my darling is delaying his return!

The faithless husband sings:—[My new love] Azari is like a royal Deodar; is it not so, my love? for Azari I am sick with desire. She is a Wazeer’s princess; is it not so, my love? Let me put you in my waist. The sun on yonder mountain, and the tree on this nigh mountain, ye both I love dearly. I will recline when this white hawk and her black fragrant tresses become mine; encircling with them my head I will recline [in happiness.]

6. THE JILTED LOVER’S DREAM.
[IN THE ASTORI DIALECT.]

    1. Tshunni
    2. (Oh) Little
    3. nazdik
    4. delicate
    5. mulayi.[29]
    6. [maid] woman.
    1. Barêyo
    2. The husband
    3. báro,
    4. old
    5. na.[30]
    6. is, [is he not?]
    1. Hapótok
    2. With a bear
    3. thyayé
    4. done it
    5. gé.
    6. going,
    7. [you have “been and gone and done it.”]
    1. Sómmi
    2. In the sleep
    3. rátijo
    4. of night
    5. Sómmi
    6. The sleep
    7. shakejo
    8. from the arm.
    9. Mey nish harayé
    10. My sleep awake
    11. gé.
    12. has gone.
    13. Mashàq
    14. Turning round
    15. phirì
    16. again
    17. phùt
    18. opening hastily
    19. talósto.
    20. I saw.
    21. Méy laktéy
    22. My darling
    23. píribann
    24. waistband
    25. tshîtsho
    26. variegated
    27. häun.
    28. was.
    29. Datshîno
    30. Right
    31. hata-jó
    32. hand-from
    33. aina
    34. mirror
    35. giní,
    36. taking,
    37. Tshakéoje
    38. Looking
    39. wazze.
    40. she came.
    41. Nu
    42. This
    43. kabbo
    44. left
    45. hata-jó
    46. hand-from
    47. surmá
    48. antimony
    49. giní.
    50. taking,
    51. Paléoje
    52. Applying
    53. wazze.
    54. she came.