Yakkun nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system of demonology; to which is appended, The practices of a Capua or devil priest; as described by a Budhist and Klan nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the characters assumed by natives of Ceylon in a masqueradeTranslated by John Callaway . is thus displayed. 156. O infant son! O son! May thy blessingsabound ! There is none to see my misery, or to helpme. 157. The beauty of the child I have now got is likea flower. His prattle will be pleasant, and he willlike much to chew beetle. 158. He is like a flower that blossoms
Yakkun nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system of demonology; to which is appended, The practices of a Capua or devil priest; as described by a Budhist and Klan nattannaw: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the characters assumed by natives of Ceylon in a masqueradeTranslated by John Callaway . is thus displayed. 156. O infant son! O son! May thy blessingsabound ! There is none to see my misery, or to helpme. 157. The beauty of the child I have now got is likea flower. His prattle will be pleasant, and he willlike much to chew beetle. 158. He is like a flower that blossoms on a is like a picture painted on a board. Certainlyyou will open your eyes, and look upon my son. 159. The child requires the midwifes services. Crynot, my precious son, which God gave me. 160. Thou wast fortunately born for us both. YouHattan, my lucky child ! you must not suppose youwere born now, but dance, saying, Tey-nci-iui. 161. Talk till you can understand the words. I willcarry you till my sides are sore. My son, cry not fornothing. You shall suck milk without getting tired. 162. The anguish that mothers suffer is great! Thechild will suck the milk of both breasts. He willknow his parents : and suck milk from the breastshe sucked before. 163. He is my fine son. Take and dandle him lov-. \fM^n/tli /.//?Ly />^Mfli KOLAN NATTANNAMA. 59 ingly. Kindly induce him to eat rice. May he growfavourably! 164. Now comes Dalla Raja* to the stage, cryingand roaring incessantly like a devil. 165. He comes to this stage staring and lookingabout with both eyes, elevating his eye-brows, andbending his two ears. 166. Now comes Dalla the Prince. He glances withhis two eyes, and shakes his lips and teeth to frightenthe creatures. 167. The beautiful Pel Madidla is like one of theprinces of the devil called Dalla. He has the form ofthe devil Gara, and has a victim-offering in his bears the dart of death, and raves as he plucks thebranches off the trees. He departs angri
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