Sama Chakeva Songs

“Mother, the month of kartik has arrived.
Now Sama is again incarnated.
Hey, Coralynn*, sister, without crying
Write a letter for me to my brother.
Hey hazam, also send my letter.
Deliver it into Raju brothers hand.
As soon as Binu brother has read the letter.
The horses will be ready.
Hey, brother, buy me some sindur powder.
Buy it in the Hajipur bazaar.
Buy me a tikali from the Darbhanga bazaar.
Hey brother, also buy a Sama figurine in the Janakpur bazaar.
Hey, mother, the sindur looks good in brother’s wife’s hair.
Hey brother, the tikaii looks good on Kalpana*** sisters forehead.
Hey brother, Sama looks good in Coralynn* sisters hand.”

**: Name of the author

***: Names improvised

Excerpts from: “”Listen, Rama’s Wife!” Maithil Womens Perspectives and Practices in the Festival of Sama Cakeva” ; By

Davis, Carolynn; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA

Year: 2005 Published in: Asian Folklore Studies