Bhutan. Let the children play

This is from Intangible Cultural Heritage of Bhutan by Yeshi Lhendup.


LET THE CHILDREN PLAY

Let the children play;
They need a small basket to play;
The basket needs canes to weave;
The cane needs a knife to cut;
But the knife is with the blacksmith;
You need la-tsi (musk) to please the blacksmith.
But la tsi is with the brokpa;
You need a bangchang to please the brokpa;
You need a changsho (bamboo net) to sieve the chang.


So you want a mare;
And you want a foal from a mare;
You want to send the foal to India;
And bring money from India;
So you want to take money to Tibet;
And bring flag cloths from Tibet;

And hoist a flag on the roof of your house.


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