Other Translations: Deutsch
From:
JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 7
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
KulÄvakavagga Nests
2. NaccajÄtaka Dancing: a past life story
āRudaį¹ manuƱƱaį¹ rucirÄ ca piį¹į¹hi, Your cry is sweet, your back brilliant,
Veįø·uriyavaį¹į¹Å«panibhÄ ca gÄ«vÄ; your neck the color of sapphire,
ByÄmamattÄni ca pekhuį¹Äni, and your feathers a full fathom long;
Naccena te dhÄ«taraį¹ no dadÄmÄ«āti. still, because of your dancing, I will not give you my daughter.
NaccajÄtakaį¹ dutiyaį¹.