1
SING HOMAGES TO THE CHANTERS OF PRIDEFUL HYMNS, EVEN THE WINGED BIRDS THAT SPEAK AT THE RIGHT TIME. Like a Sāma chanter who sings both the notes, skilled in the Tṛṣṭup and Gāyatrī modes, sing forth, Bird.
2
LIKE A CHANTER-PRINCE YOU SING THE Sāma, Bird; you sing at libations like a son of a Brahman. Even as a strong horse, when it approaches the mare, announces good fortune to us, Bird, on every side, proclaim in all directions that we may have happy luck, Bird.
3
WHEN YOU SING HERE, ANNOUNCE GOOD LUCK TO US, AND WHEN YOU SIT STILL, THINK ON US WITH KIND THOUGHTS.