(published in Danse Macabre)
O Sister Moon, give me a needle!
What will you do with the needle, my dear?
I'll stitch a bag.
What will you do with the bag?
I'll carry money in it.
What will you do with the money?
I'll buy an elephant?
Elephant? What will you do with it, dear?
I'll roam around riding on its back.
What happens when you roam around?
You become a good girl.
Riding an elephant Paniram returns,
All passers by look at him.
A lulluby in Assamese re-discovered when i was looking at the moon the other day.
Paniram is a lower rank official under the King.
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