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Ne ro teyn rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
iVe ro jaro sMdati.
Do not weep brethren's beloved.
2$e ro tey rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
iVe ro maleyn sMdati.
Do not weep father's beloved.
Ne ro tey rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
TKANSLATION. --------
Come out, oh daughter of the hawk.
Come out, why dost thou delay ?
Come forth from thy father's tent,
Come out and do not delay.
oh fairy of the waterfall
thy colour will fade;
thou art the beloved of us all who are thy brethren,
thy colour will fade.
Oh Weep not! thou beloved of fathers, [ or " thy father's darling."j
For if thou weepest, thy face will grow pale.
Weep not
Weep not
Weeo not
Weep not
Then the young man catches hold of her dress, or in Ghilghit of her arm, puts
her on horseback, and rides off with her, heedless of her tears and of those of her companions,
(<?.)—FTJNEKALS.
Funerals are conducted in a very simple manner. The custom of eating grapes at
funerals I have already touched upon in my allusion to Dureyl in the chapter on "Wine."
Bread is commonly distributed together with Ghi, &c, three days after the funeral, to
people in general, a custom which is called "Nashi" by the Astoris, and "Khatm" by the
Ghilghitis. When a person is dead, the Mullah, assisted generally by a near friend.of the deceased,
washes the body which is then placed in a shroud. Women assemble, weep and relate the virtues
of the deceased. The body is conveyed to the grave the very day of the decease. In Astor there
is something in the shape of a bier for conveying the dead. At Ghilghit two poles, across
which little bits of wood are placed side-ways and then fastened, serve for the same
purpose. The persons who carry the body think it a meritorious act. The women accompany
the body for some fifty yards and then return to the house to weep. The body is then placed into
the earth which has been dug up to admit of its interment. Sometimes the grave is well-cemented
and a kind of small vault is made over it with pieces of wood closely jammed together.
A Plr or saint receives a hewn stone standing as a sign-post from the tomb. I have seen no
inscriptions anywhere. The tomb of one of their famous saints at Ghilghit has none. I have
heard people there say that he was killed at that place in order to provide the country with
Ne ro teyn rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
iVe ro jaro sMdati.
Do not weep brethren's beloved.
2$e ro tey rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
iVe ro maleyn sMdati.
Do not weep father's beloved.
Ne ro tey rong boje.
Do not weep thy colour will go.
TKANSLATION. --------
Come out, oh daughter of the hawk.
Come out, why dost thou delay ?
Come forth from thy father's tent,
Come out and do not delay.
oh fairy of the waterfall
thy colour will fade;
thou art the beloved of us all who are thy brethren,
thy colour will fade.
Oh Weep not! thou beloved of fathers, [ or " thy father's darling."j
For if thou weepest, thy face will grow pale.
Weep not
Weep not
Weeo not
Weep not
Then the young man catches hold of her dress, or in Ghilghit of her arm, puts
her on horseback, and rides off with her, heedless of her tears and of those of her companions,
(<?.)—FTJNEKALS.
Funerals are conducted in a very simple manner. The custom of eating grapes at
funerals I have already touched upon in my allusion to Dureyl in the chapter on "Wine."
Bread is commonly distributed together with Ghi, &c, three days after the funeral, to
people in general, a custom which is called "Nashi" by the Astoris, and "Khatm" by the
Ghilghitis. When a person is dead, the Mullah, assisted generally by a near friend.of the deceased,
washes the body which is then placed in a shroud. Women assemble, weep and relate the virtues
of the deceased. The body is conveyed to the grave the very day of the decease. In Astor there
is something in the shape of a bier for conveying the dead. At Ghilghit two poles, across
which little bits of wood are placed side-ways and then fastened, serve for the same
purpose. The persons who carry the body think it a meritorious act. The women accompany
the body for some fifty yards and then return to the house to weep. The body is then placed into
the earth which has been dug up to admit of its interment. Sometimes the grave is well-cemented
and a kind of small vault is made over it with pieces of wood closely jammed together.
A Plr or saint receives a hewn stone standing as a sign-post from the tomb. I have seen no
inscriptions anywhere. The tomb of one of their famous saints at Ghilghit has none. I have
heard people there say that he was killed at that place in order to provide the country with