Francke, August Hermann [Editor]: A lower Ladakhi version of the Kesar-Saga: Tibetan text, abstract of contents, notes and vocabulary of the new words and phrases (Calcutta, 1909)

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Then ’aBruguma sings a song of sorrow, in which she mentions all
the articles and creatures, who either themselves or the glory of them
will go to the north. She asks who will act the part of comforter for
those who have to stay behind.
List of the creatures and other articles loho either themselves or ivhose
glory will go.
(1) ynatn stod mthonpo, the high sky.
(2) gangs stod mthonpo, the high glacier.
(3) brag stod mthonpo, the high rock.
(4) spang stod mthonpo, the high meadows.
(5) mthsom stod mthonpo, the high lake.
(6) thang stod mthonpo, the high plain.
(7) lungpa chenmo, the great valley.
(8) rt.sva shing nags thsal, the grass and forests.
(9) rgyal lham Kesar, the godly King Kesar.
(10) gling mkhar rtse dgu, the g'Ling castle with nine turrets.
(11) rkyang rgod dbyerpa, the genuine wild kiang.
(12) mdzo pho rkang dkar, the white-footed male Dzo.
(13) rgya bong kba dkar, the white-moiithed chief ass.
(14) rtsidbn skye dinar, the red-necked he-goat.
(15) pbo lags mgo yser, the yellow-beaded ram.
(16) kbyi pho yser ling, the yellow bound.
(17) bila nag chung, the little black cat.
List of the creatures and other articles, who will wail on account
of the other's departure.
(1) nyi zla ynyis, snn and moon.
(2) sengge yyu ralcan, the lioness with the turquoise mane.
(3) skyin chen ba rgan, the big ibex, the old ox.
(4) ’abrong chen khampa, the big brown wild yak.
(5) nyamo yser mig, the female fish ‘ golden eye.'
(6) sbangkn mjug rdum, the busby-tailed wolf.
(7) wamo ’ajolli, the vixen clever in biding.
(8) bya dang byiu, fowls and little birds.
(9) jojo ’aBruguma, lady ’aBruguma.
(11) rgodma thsalangs, the much-coveted mare.
(12) mdzomo ruyon, the female Dzo with crooked horns,
(13) bongmo khampa, the brown she-ass.
(14) rama dkarmo, the white she-goat.