ODE TO THE INDIAN DUKAWALA ON EAST AFRICAN PLAINS ******** Done the Kisumu rail, And of all the Indian rail men, Many to in dhows sailed, But some majur the workers, And suthar the carpenters, As well luhar the smithy and tin workers, Stone masons and builders, In the country they had laboured, To commence a life new they remained, Then soon a fresh and new Indian breed, Of bold pioneering trading Sailed in the creaky wooden dhows, Along with the Indian crows, If lost at sea to guide them ashore, Towards ventures new to commence. Hara Ambe, Hara Ambe, An Indian dukawala, On the East African plains
ODE TO THE INDIAN DUKAWALA ON EAST AFRICAN PLAINS ******** Done the Kisumu rail, And of all the Indian rail men, Many to in dhows sailed, But some majur the workers, And suthar the carpenters, As well luhar the smithy and tin workers, Stone masons and builders, In the country they had laboured, To commence a life new they remained, Then soon a fresh and new Indian breed, Of bold pioneering trading Sailed in the creaky wooden dhows, Along with the Indian crows, If lost at sea to guide them ashore, Towards ventures new to commence. Hara Ambe, Hara Ambe, An Indian dukawala, On the East African plains
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