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Specimens of Bushman Folklore, by W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd, [1911], at sacred-texts.com


A SONG SUNG BY THE STAR !GAUNU, AND ESPECIALLY BY BUSHMAN WOMEN.

Does the ||garraken[1] flower open?
The #ku-Yam[2] is the one which opens.
Dost thou open?
The #ku-Yam is the one which opens.

[1. The ||garraken are bulbs; the Bushmen dig them out.

2. Dimorphotheca annua, a daisy-like flower, in bloom at Mowbray in August, 1879.]

 


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