Chapter 50 of 85
THE LAMBIKIN — Section 50
Tales of the Punjab: Folklore of India · Flora Annie Webster Steel
Lambikin.—The words used were Panjâbî, lelâ, lerâ, lekrâ, and lelkarâ, a small or young lamb.
Lambikin's Songs.—Of the first the words were Panjâbî—
Nânî kol jâwângû: Motâ tâjâ âwângâ Pher tûn main nûn khâwângâ.
Of the second song—
Wan piâ lelkarâ: wan pî tû. Chal dhamkiriâ! Dham! Kâ! Dhû!
These the rhymes render exactly. The words dham, kâ, dhû are pronounced sharply, so as to imitate the beats on a drum.
Drumikin.—The dhamkîriâ or dhamkirî in Panjâbî is a small drum made by stretching leather across a wide-mouthed earthen cup (piyâlâ). The Jatts make it of a piece of hollow wood, 6 inches by 3 inches, with its ends covered with leather.