Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #52149 by Shelke Adyan

Village: राव टाकळी - Rao Takli

F:XV-3.1a (F15-03-01a) - Sister’s attachment to brother / Praising brother’s demeanour / Light complexion

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शेळके अज्ञान - Shelke Adyan

काळ्या या सुरतीच येड लागल नारीला
ताईत बंधू माझा धोतर वाळती दोरीला
kāḷyā yā suratīca yēḍa lāgala nārīlā
tāīta bandhū mājhā dhōtara vāḷatī dōrīlā

✎ The woman was enamoured with the dark-complexioned face
My brother’s dhotars* are drying on the line
▷ (काळ्या)(या)(सुरतीच)(येड)(लागल)(नारीला)
▷ (ताईत) brother my (धोतर)(वाळती)(दोरीला)

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dhotar ➡ dhotars

When the singer says that she goes to her village with dhotar, it means that she is just carrying a cloth to bring things from maher (a married woman’s parental home). Similarly, she sometimes means that she is carrying a stole.

Sections of semantic classes:

Light complexion

Project ♪♪ सांगते बाई तुला - Sāṅgatē bāī tulā - I tell you woman! ♪♪

Grindmill songs of Maharashtra — Song #52149 by Shelke Adyan

F:XV-3.1a (F15-03-01a) - Sister’s attachment to brother / Praising brother’s demeanour / Light complexion