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Jingle, jangle; | |||
Jingle, jangle... | |||
A song of love has rung out; so let's proceed. | |||
All of you, move... to the woods, let's journey! | |||
In the forest | In the forest kadam flowers{{#tag:ref|The [[wikipedia:Neolamarckia cadamba|kadam]], also known as kadamba, is a genus of evergreen trees, native to the Indian subcontinent, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Its sweetly fragrant flower is used in the production of Indian sandalwood perfume.|group="nb"}} are there; | ||
Night-jasmine{{#tag:ref|The [[wikipedia:Nyctanthes arbor-tristis|night-flowering jasmine]], known as ''shephali'' or ''shiuli'' in Bengali, is a shrub whose fragrant flowers open at dusk and close at dawn. The flower is the official state flower of West Bengal.|group="nb"}} and screwpine{{#tag:ref|The [[:wikipedia:Pandanus utilis|screwpine]] is a palm-like tree with a drooping appearance. It is native to the tropics and subtropics. The tree is [[:wikipedia:Dioecy|dioecious]] in nature, that is, the male and female flowers grow on separate trees. Male flowers are tiny, white, and very shortlived; but they are highly valued for their fragrance. Those flowers are harvested (primarily in [[:wikipedia:Odisha|Orissa]]) early in the morning, because the fragrance is lost soon after the flower opens. For more information see [http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Pand_odo.html here].|group="nb"}} blossoms are falling. | |||
On arms we'll wear bangles, on hair we'll tie garlands... | |||
Round and around God's land we will dance. | |||
With our rhythmic dance beat and lyric melody, | |||
At a great distance our Deity won't keep. | |||
Humans, animals, and birds, we agree; | |||
With tears we did weep, we will wash His feet. | |||
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our | |||
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