Laamb kaxtti, boddai bextti
A long loin-cloth, an useless boast

Laamb til naikanche, ghorant hal bailanche
Longer the 'til' (vermillion line applied on forehead after morning
puja) of the lords, greater the trouble for their wives at home

Mor sundor, paiem kalle
The peacock is beautiful but his legs are dark

Mon zano pap, avoi zano lenkracho bap
One's mind knows one's sin, only the mother knows who fathered her child

Morunk zai ieketch pavtti, toiar raunk sobar pavtti
One must die but once, but be prepared all the time

>From a forthcoming book by Valmiki Faleiro, 'The Tongue's Tail'
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