Ballad of Father Gilligan (Word Meanings)

Word Meanings 
priest : a person who performs religious rites of the church (ଗୀର୍ଜା ର ପୂଜକ)
weary : tired (କ୍ଳାନ୍ତ)
his flock : members of his parish (ଗୀର୍ଜା ଅଧୀନସ୍ଥ ଲୋକ)
sods : upper strata of grasslands (ଘାସଚେକା)
nodded : relaxed (ମସ୍ତକ ଅବନତ କରି ବିଶ୍ରାମ କରିବା)
moth-hour of eve : the time just before the evening when moths come out (ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାର ଠିକ୍ ପୂର୍ବ ସମୟ)
grieve : regret (ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବା)
rest : ବିଶ୍ରାମ
peace : ଶାନ୍ତି
forgive : excuse (କ୍ଷମା କରିବା )
My body spake, not I : He had spoken out of physical exhaustion, not because he did not want to work. His spirit was willing to work, but his flesh was weak. 
knelt : ଆଣ୍ଠେଇଲେ, ଆଣ୍ଠୁମାଡ଼ି ବସିଲେ 
leaned : ଆଉଜି ପଡ଼ିଲେ
the moth-hour went : ଗୋଧୁଳି ସମୟ ଅତିକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହେଲା 
peeped : came into view (ଦୃଶ୍ୟକୁ ଆସିଲା)
They : (here) the stars (ତାରକାରାଜି )
millions grew : many more stars appeared in the sky (ଅନେକ ସଂଖ୍ୟକ ତାରା ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ହେଲେ)
shook : rustled ( ହଲୁଥିଲା )
And God … mankind : God covered the world with darkness and spoke softly to the mankind (ଭଗବାନ ମୃଦୁ ସ୍ଵରରେ ମଣିଷ ଜାତିକୁ)
shade : ଛାଇ
whispered : ଚୁପ୍‌ଚୁପ୍ କରି କହିଲେ
mankind : ମାନବଜାତି
stood upright : sprang up suddenly awakened from sleep torn by his own conscience (ତାଡ଼ନାରେ ହଠାତ୍ ନିଦରୁ ଉଠିବା)
Mavrone ! : (Irish) little mother : Mary, mother of Jesus Christ addressed affectionately (ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କର ମା)
Mavrone. mavrone! : a cry of grief (ଦୁଃଖଦ କାନ୍ଦଣା)
roused : wakened (ନିଦରୁ ଉଠେଇଲେ )
lane and fen : narrow road and marshy land (ସଂକୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଓ ସନ୍ତସନ୍ତିଆ ରାସ୍ତା)
grief : sadness (ଦୁଖ)
swayed to and fro : moved from side to side, here Gilligan filled with repentance (ଅନୁତାପ ରେ ବିଚଳିତ ହୋଇ ପଡ଼ିବା)
merry : glad (ଆନନ୍ଦ)
tire and bleed : tired of life and work (କର୍ମମୟ ଜୀବନରେ କ୍ଳାନ୍ତ ଏଵଂ ବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ରହିବା)
wrapped in purple robes : God who is all merciful(ଭଗବାନ ଯିଏକି କରୁଣାମୟ)
planets : the whole universe (ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ବ)
least of things : the humblest being. Father Gilligan (କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର/ନ୍ୟୁନତମ ପ୍ରାଣୀ - ଗିଲିଗାନ୍)

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