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10: vVyvW

Cotton seed

hoie vVyvW jg ivic bIjy qnu Kyh nwil rlwieAw ]

hoi varhayvaan jag vichi beejay tanu khayh naali ralaaiaa.

The cotton seed got itself mixed with dust.

bUtI hoie kpwh dI tINfy his his Awp iKVwieAw ]

bootee hoi kapaah dee teenday hasi hasi aapu khirhaaiaa.

From that very seed the plant of cotton emerged on which the balls smiled unobstructed.

duhu imil vylxu vyilAw lUM lUM kir kir quMbu quMbwieAw ]

duhu mili vaylanu vayliaa loo loo kari kari tounbu tounbaaiaa.

The cotton got ginned by the ginning machine and after carding.

ipM\ix ipM\ aufwieAw kir kir goVI sUq kqwieAw ]

pinni pin udaaiaa kari kari gorhee soot kataaiaa.

Making rolls and spinning, the thread was made from it.

qix vuix KuMib cVwiekY dy dy duKu DuAwie rMgwieAw ]

tani vouni khounbi charhaai kai day day doukhu dhuaai rangaaiaa.

Then through its warp and waft it was woven and made to suffer getting dyed in boiling cauldron.

kYcI ktix kitAw sUeI Dwgy joiV sIvwieAw ]

kaichee katani katiaa sooee dhaagay jorhi seevaaiaa.

The scissors cut it and it was stiched with the help of needle and thread.

ljxu kjxu hoie kjwieAw ]10]

lajanu kajanu hoi kajaaiaa ||10||

Thus it became cloth, the means for the covering up of others nudity.