The Ballads of Bengal, Volume 4Mittal Publications, 1988 |
Contents
Preface pp 35 Translation of the text pp 716 | 7 |
Preface pp 1928 Translation of the text pp 2955 | 29 |
Nuranneha and the Grave hymn pp 2930 The Laments | 36 |
The Harmads pp 4345 Encounter pp 4546 Retalia | 53 |
Preface pp 5963 Translation of the text pp 6481 | 64 |
Ten years old p 66 The dawn of youth pp6668 | 66 |
The Victorious Robber pp 7071 The ajah as a guest | 77 |
Preface pp 8590 Translation of the text pp 91106 | 91 |
Prayer and Benediction p 117 The Heroines | 130 |
Preface pp 15359 Translation of the text pp 161 | 161 |
Digambar to Raja Birsingha pp 166169 The Nurses | 180 |
Preface pp 18389 Translation of the text pp 191 | 191 |
Preface pp 25961 Translation of the text pp 263277 | 263 |
Preface pp 28183 Translation of the text pp 285301 | 285 |
Preface pp 35560 Translation of the text pp 361 | 361 |
Preface pp 109115 Translation of the text pp 117 | 117 |
Common terms and phrases
Akhim Amina Ayodhya Azgar Bagula ballad beautiful became Bengal Bharai Raja Binath bird blind boat Brahmin called champa Chandidas Chandra Chandrabati charm Chittagong colour cruel dark daughter dear deep DINESH CHANDRA SEN Esak eyes father feel feet flowers flute forest garden garland girl give gold golden hair hand happy Harmads heard heart Hindu husband Kanchanmala king Kukua Lakshmana lamented land live looked lord Madhab Mahipal Mahomedan Malek Manasa Devi Mandodari marry merchant mind moon Moonda mother Mymensingh Nasar night pain palace parents passed poem poet poetic poison prince princess queen Rakshasa Rama Ramayana Ravana river royal Sanskrit sari seemed Shila Devi ship sight Sita sleep smile song sorrow sound story sweet tears thing thought to-day took touch tree Vaishnav Valmiki village wicked wife wind woman words young youth