Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #4335 by Borkar Phula

Village: रिहे - Rihe
Hamlet: बोरकरवाडी - Borkarwadi

A:II-2.11a (A02-02-11a) - Woman’s social identity / Remarriage, a debasement / Degradation and dishonour

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बोरकर फुला - Borkar Phula

म्होतराची बाई कुकु पुसूनी लावी शेण
आता माझी बाई हळदी कुकाचा घ्यावा मान
mhōtarācī bāī kuku pusūnī lāvī śēṇa
ātā mājhī bāī haḷadī kukācā ghyāvā māna

✎ The woman for whom it’s a second marriage, wipes the kunku* and applies cow dung
Now my daughter, you take the honour of applying haldi* and kunku*
▷ (म्होतराची) woman kunku (पुसूनी)(लावी)(शेण)
▷ (आता) my daughter turmeric (कुकाचा)(घ्यावा)(मान)

pas de traduction en français

kunku	A red spot applied on the forehead by married women whose husband is alive as a mark of good fortune. This powder is also applied to God as a part of worship. It is prepared from turmeric, lemon juice, alum etc.
haldi	Turmeric. Also application of turmeric, Haladi ceremony, forms a part of the rites of marriage which generally take place a day before the wedding

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Degradation and dishonour

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Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #4335 by Borkar Phula

A:II-2.11a (A02-02-11a) - Woman’s social identity / Remarriage, a debasement / Degradation and dishonour