Beuti will go to her father-in-law's house All boxes and packets are made and tied The husband is sitting eagerly Singing some classical rhythms.
Green banana, ripe wood apple And hand-picked butter Dried mango, loafs made of molasses We gave along.
Big Lemon, star apple And curd made in the house Dried molasses, flattened rice, fried rice Parched paddy from Binni rice.
Pointed gourd, eggplant, pumpkin And Rohu Carp caught in the net There are more left⦠Where should we put them!
Beuti- name of a village bride, it means beauty; Binni- a special type of paddy in Greater Bengal; In good old days, when a bride used to go to her father-in-lawβs house, it was a tradition to give so many things with her.