TEXT 129
suska bansera lathikhana, eta kare apamana,
ei dasa karila, gosani
na sahi' ki karite pari, tahe rahi mauna dhari',
corara make daki' kandite nai
SYNONYMS
suskadry; banseraof bamboo; lathi-khanaa stick; eta-this; kare apamanainsults; eithis; dasacondition; karilamade; gosanithe master; na sahi'-not tolerating; kiwhat; karite parican we do; taheat that time; rahiwe remain; mauna dhari'-keeping silent; coraraof a thief; makefor the mother; daki'-calling; kanditeto cry; naiis not possible.
TRANSLATION
"This flute is nothing but a dry stick of bamboo, but it becomes our master and insults us in so many ways that it forces us into a predicament. What can we do but tolerate it? The mother of a thief cannot cry loudly for justice when the thief is punished. Therefore we simply remain silent.

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