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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a village on a mountain. All the villagers worked in the fields. One day, two women went to the field to work. One of the women said to her friend, "Let's sleep here in the field tonight." Her friend said, "Okay, let's sleep here. The animals come to eat the rice grains, and the birds come in the morning. I will sleep here to guard my field." The first woman said, "If you are going to sleep here, let's sleep at my field." The second woman said, "Okay." Gradually, the sun was setting, and it was getting dark. Then the first woman called her friend, "My friend, come here. It's getting dark." But her friend didn't respond. She shouted loudly, "My friend, come here. I have already made tea for us." At that time, she heard a voice from the edge of the field saying, 'Ouuuh.' She thought it was her friend's voice, so she called out, "Come here." Then the nat spirits came to her. Three or four nat spirits came to her field. She was so scared. She said to them, "Let's make some tea. I will go pick some green tea leaves. You start a fire and boil some water." She lit the burning torch and said to them, "Let me go pick some green tea leaves." And she went to the field. She tied the torch to the tree and ran back to her house. On her way home, she had to cross a stream, where she saw a crab. She didn't harm the crab. She was just so scared that she quickly ran back to her house. When she arrived home, she lay down among her family members who were sleeping. Meanwhile, the nat spirits followed her but found only the torch, and realized she had run away. Therefore, they also walked to the village to find her. On their way, they saw a crab in the stream. They asked it, "Did a woman just pass by here?" It answered, "Yes, she just passed by. She was running really fast." They went to the woman's house and carried her away while her family slept, careful not to wake anyone. They ate her. They left her hair and bones near the ladder and the place where the rice grains were pounded. This is the end of the story. The meaning is that we, the highland farmers, must kill any crabs we see on our way. Another meaning is that we should not lie to our friends. If you say you will sleep in the field, you have to do it. If you can't stay there overnight, you should say so. Thank you very much.
Transcription (La Ring)
Moi.. shawng de bum mare kahtawng langai mi nga ai. Dai mare kahtawng kaw na ni gaw yawng mare ting yi hkyen sha ai kahtawng ni rai ma ai. Dai kaw na she lani mi gaw ndai yi de sa nna magam bungli galaw ai. Galaw ai she "daini gaw manang jan e an lahkawng gaw yi yup ga i" ngu na manang jan hpe dai hku tsun ai. Rai yang gaw manang jan gaw "E.. yup ga daina gaw ngai ma yup na re wa ni ndai dusat ni ma mam hpe grai sha ai bai na jahpawt e u ni ma mam grai sha ai dai majaw yup ga" ngu na manang jan hte jahkrum ma ai da. Dai shaloi gaw manang jan langai wa gaw "Yup yang gaw nang anhte na yi wa de yup ga" ngu tsun ai da. Re shaloi gaw "E.. mai ai" ngu na tsun ai. Shaloi gaw umm dai hku na dai shani gaw jan gau ngwi ngwi jan du mat ai. Jan du nsin sin wa shaloi gaw ndai manang jan gaw shi na manang jan hpe shaga ai "E manang jan e wa rit lo nsin ma sin sai lo wa rit lo" ngu nna shaga ai shaloi gaw hpa mung nhtan ai. Shaloi gaw dai manang jan gaw manu mana jahtau na "E manang jan e wa rit lo ngai hpa hka ma shadu da sai lo" ngu na tsun ai. Shaloi gaw e kaga ni she htaw.. shingnawm hkan na ni she "Ouuuh ouuu" nga na htan ai. Shaloi gaw shi na manang jan shadu na "Wa rit lo" ngu yang gaw dai shaloi gaw e ndai nat ni wa she sa wa ai. Nat ni sa wa rai na dai shi na yup na yi wa de sa shaloi gaw nat ni masum mali dai hku shi na yi wa ntsa de lung wa rai yang gaw shi gaw hkrit, hkrit nna "E hpa raitim mung ya gaw hpa hka shadu lu ga manang ni e, ya ngai hpa hka naw sa di na yaw, dai kaw hka hpun lum naw wan naw shadu nga mu yaw" ngu nna she ndai wan shanan ngu ai baw wan shanan hpe shachyi la nna shi gaw "Hpalap sa di na yaw" ngu na she e ndai htaw.. yingam de sa mat wa. Shaloi gaw yingam kaw du yang gaw shi gaw dai wan hpe gaw wan shanan hpe gaw hpun.. hpun du kaw sumri hte gyit nna dai kaw shakap tawn da shi gaw nta de hprawng mat ai nga. Nta de hprawng mat ai shaloi gaw, htaw.. lam kaw gaw ndai jahkan hpe mu dat ai hka shi langai kaw lai ai shaloi gaw jahkan langai hpe mu. Rai yang gaw shi mung dai jahkan hpe hpa mung ndi ai sat mung nsat na dai num kasha gaw hkrit nna grai kagat nna nta de wa mat ai. Wa.. re shaloi gaw nta kaw du yang gaw shi gaw nau hkrit nna nta masha ni na ka-ang kaw yup ai shi gaw. Ka-ang kaw yup.. rai yang she htaw.. kaw na mi na nat ni wa gaw dai wan shanan nga ai de sa yu na masha nnga mat ai hprawng mat ai hpe chye nna dai mare nga ai lam de nat ni gaw hkan ai da. Hkan ai shaloi gaw htaw.. dai hka shi kaw jahkan langai hpe mu ai. Jahkan hpe mu re shaloi gaw jahkan hpe ndai nat ni gaw san ai "Mi yat nang kaw num kasha langai nlai ai i" ngu yang "Ahh..lai ai lo, grai kagat nna lai ai" ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw dai nat ni gaw bai hkan nna htaw.. nta de du hkra hkan nna ndai nta masha ni ndum hkra di nna ka-ang kaw na shaw la nna dai num kasha hpe sha kau ai da. Sha kau ai shaloi gaw dai kara ni dai nra ni shan hkyep ni gaw ndai lakang yu ai shaloi na dai mam htu ai shara kaw dai ni taw nga ai hpe mu ai da. Rai yang she maumwi gaw dai kaw htum sai raitim mung shi na lachyum gaw ndai anhte ayi galaw sha ai bum ga de nga ai ni gaw ndai lam hkan e jahkan hpe mu yang sat kau ra ai anhte gaw sat kau ra ai ngu na dai lachyum langai mi, lachyum langai wa gaw ndai manang jan hpe..manang jan hpe nmai masu ai. Yi yup ga ngu na, yup ga nga shaloi gaw yup nan yup ra ai. Nyup yang mung shi hpe ngai nyup byin sai ngu wa tsun ra ai ngu na lachyum gaw dai lahkawng. Grai chyeju kaba sai. |
