Rimjhim is a little girl from India
Wears in her forehead little red Bindya
I give her a candy
She says "uncle Sandy
I must go to Delhi and kiss Scindia".
NOTES FOR THE READERS:
Rimjhim: a common Bengali name for girls: Onomatopoeic; raining
Bindya:Bindi ( from Sanskrit Bindu i.e. point/dot) - a forehead decoration worn in India and other south-east Asian countries. Color : traditionally bright red.
Scindia: They were rulers of the Gwalior State (now extinct) in India
Rimjhim is a little girl from India/Limerick:Copyright © Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty
11/17/2014
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