Song : Tactor (tractor) chadhilani desiatukake dara

Singer: Rukmun (Rukmi, Lukmi,Laxmi), Tapa, Subai, Runu, Padmini, Saradha

[F.15-25. Tribe: Kandha. Village: Kasipur (near college), Rayagada. Date: November 3, 1997. Interviewer: B.K.Tripathy, E.R.Rao. Cassette No. 4. Side-A. O.Tr.Pp: 1-12. F.N: ___. Transcriber: Smita Sahoo. Status: As told (minor editing & emendation; editorial explanations and additions in square brackets). Type: Song.]

Transcriber: Banabasini Debi.

(Recorded at roadside with a group of girls engaged in construction of Kasipur College wall)

	He has come, has come. He is riding a tractor, in style Beware of that native boy. (4) His pose enchanting my mind, He is riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. How has he enchanted my mind Riding a tractor in style! He has come, has come, He is riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. O, mother, I cannot get any sleep. He is riding a tractor in style. Beware of that native boy. O, mother, I cannot get any sleep; He is riding a tractor in style; (2) Beware of that native boy. O, mother, Bolt me inside a room. Let my prestige go, He is riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. He has come, has come, Riding a tractor in style, Beware of that native boy. Burn me alive, let my prestige go; Riding a tractor in style. Has he come? Beware of that native boy; He has come, has come. O, mother, Sarak flower is blooming; He has come riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. O, mother, Am counting countless days; He is riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. His smile is enchanting my mind, Riding a tractor in style He has come. Beware of that native boy. This Ganesh babu, in babu’s colony, Is riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. Listen to that babu, O, mother, He is riding a tractor in babu’s colony in style; Beware of that native boy. Mother, you see what he is doing? Riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. See mother what is he doing? Riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. (2) He is coming, is coming, Riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy. O, mother, you may Give your consent, He is coming riding a tractor in style; Beware of that native boy.

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