Traditional stereotypes of the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship find new expression in this Telugu folk song.
Daughter-in-law, dear
Daughter-in-law, dear,
wife of my dear son, Oh Mother!
Where is the cream
on the fresh milk? Aha! Aha!
And where is the butter
on the boiled milk? Aha! Aha!
Mother-in-law, dear,
great fault-finder, Oh Mother!
How does one get
cream off fresh milk? Aha! Aha!
How does one get butter off the boiled milk? Aha! Aha!
Daughter-in-law, dear,
whatever happened to the sweets stored in the sling
hanging from the ceiling? Aha! Aha!
Whatever happened
to those goodies of ours? Aha! Aha
Who else but our
tomcat, boss of all.
Who else can get
the goodies to eat? O Mother!
"Get, lost!
Drop dead:
I will teach you a lesson",
so saying the mother-in-law
came to the threshold
fire-brand in hand, O Mother!
The scorpion lying in wait
stung her again and again
forcing her to retreat.
Ouch, ouch, oh my,
Ouch, ouch
A folk song in Telugu
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