Bārahmāsā in Indian literatures : songs of the twelve months in Indo-Aryan literatures
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Bārahmāsā in Indian literatures : songs of the twelve months in Indo-Aryan literatures
Motilal Banarsidass, 1986
1st ed
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Bārahmāsā, les chansons des douze mois dans les litteratures indo-aryannes
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Note
Texts of songs in various Indic languages (Devanagari); translation in English
Revised and enlarged version of: Bārahmāsā, les chansons des douze mois dans les litteratures indo-aryannes. 1965
Bibliography: p. [133]-135
Includes index
"Texts and translations from Indo-Aryan vernaculars": p. [49]-121
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Barahmasa 'song of the twelve months' or the Chaumasa, 'Song of the four months' (of the rainy season) is an ancient folk form, still alive in rural India. Both essentially belong to oral literature, and were originally composed by village women.
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