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0424 Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1
Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1 / Page 424 (Color Image)

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286   Tibet and Turkestan

This song of praise was written by the Leh minister dNgosgrub bstanadzin in the fine castle within the karbzo garden.

The Game of Polo.

I. With an earthquake we shall shake the sky!

  1.  Where goes our Master ?

  2.  To the Polo ground in the middle of the village.

  3.  There goes our Master for playing Polo.

  4.  To the Polo ground of the village Cigtan

  5.  There goes our Khan for playing Polo.

  6.  In the uppermost part (of the Polo ground)

  7.  Our Master hits the ball in the air.

  8.  In the downmost part (of the Polo ground) io. Our Master hits it straight through the goal.

II. There our Master brings [the ball] to please his friends.

  1.  There the Master brings [the ball] to grieve the enemies.

  2.  There on your high horse

  3.  You are like a flower in bloom.

  4.  There on your high black horse with white hind feet.

15 Horses are of different value according to their colour, those described in 15 are about the most valuable.

Pleasure of Youth.

  1.  The high ones (live) in high places.

  2.  Into all the heights of the sky

  3.  Besides the king of birds none flies.

  4.  During the three summer months, whatever can bloom, blooms.