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Translation (Seng Pan)
The story is about a caterpillar. He was a bachelor. At night, he transformed himself into a young man. This is about a bachelor caterpillar. He became a human at night. At night, he also wore the Hkahku traditional headband. He changed into a young bachelor and had conversations with the girls in the village. One day, he was invited to come to the village head's house to collect the leaf called Calathea Lutea (it is used as a dish wrapper or the like) for a ceremony. He also confirmed that he could come. He was a caterpillar during the day and lived in the forest. He also fell in love with a girl from the village. "Why isn't he here yet? He said he loved me. But he must have lied to me. I'll be mad at him. I also will not talk to him tonight," the girlfriend mumbled. However, the caterpillar was at the top of the tree and cut the small parts of Calathea Lutea piece by piece. The small pieces of leaves were fallen wherever the girl stood. While the girl was cutting the Calathea Lutea, the leaves fell on her body like rain. After they had finished collecting the leaf, the young man appeared at night. "I'm so tired since I collected a lot of Calathea Lutea," he said. "Collecting leaf! I didn't see you today," his girlfriend replied. "Didn't you see me? I picked a lot of leaf for you," he said. Then, the girl suddenly realized that many small pieces of leaf fell onto her while she was in the forest. She was so shocked that her boyfriend was not human. Therefore, she avoided him. And she also didn't talk to him anymore. The young man also looked for the girl at night. On the other hand, the girl kept avoiding him. At last, the young man confessed that he was a caterpillar. The girlfriend was so scared and told him not to meet again. Then the young man bit on the girl's chest. And he didn't release her. The girl was frightened and died there. This is about a girl who passed away because of a caterpillar and a caterpillar who transformed into a young man.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Sumbra shabrang. Dai sumbra shabrang gaw shi gaw shana re jang gaw masha tai ai. Sumbra shabrang na labau, maumwi. Shi gaw shana re jang gaw masha tai da. Re yang gaw shana gaw kei hka hku bumhkraw hte e maumwi langai bai re mat sai. Shana gaw shi shabrang tai re na she mahkawn, mare hkan na mahkawn ni hte pyaw chyai, ga shaga da, dai hku na nga re yang gaw lani mi na gaw ngu da. E hpawt de gaw anhte na mare kaw na mare salang wa na nta kaw i poi kaba nga ai. Dai kaw sa wa rit. Anhte lahpawt htat na ngu ai da. Re yang gaw sumbra shabrang wa mung e lo sa wa na lo ngu shi gaw shani re yang gaw sumbra tai ai gaw i. Sumbra tai re yang gaw shi gaw hto nam de sha nga taw ai. Shi na sumtsaw jan gaw i shi sumtsaw tsaw mat ai numsha hte re yang gaw shi sumtsaw jan gaw aga ndai wa ya mung n du re gaw ngai hpe tsawra ai nga masu ai she re na re hpa nyar nga, pawt na de dai na gaw shi sa jang ngai n shaga sai. Ngu na nga re yang gaw manang wa gaw hto hpun n dung de lahpaw kachyi chyi sha law shi na n gup hte matep jahkrat shi du ai shara kaw numsha dai du ai shara kaw lap wa namlap ni pya pya re hkrat da. Re yang gaw numsha dai oh ra de kran yang mung oh de pya pya rai, shana gaw shanhte lahpawt htat na wa re, shana she dai hkawhkam ding re dai sumbra shabrang wa du na hku re nga. Ga dai ni grai ba ai, lahpaw grai htat kau sai, hpa baw lahpaw htat, nang hpe ngai mu mung n mu ai ngu da. Ngu na ga nang nmu ai i da nang hpe ngai lahpaw grai htat ya sai le da. Dai she shi gaw dai shaloi she aw shi na numsha dai du ai shara kaw namlap lahpaw kasha ni wa majoi she hkrat na hku re nga. Dai kaw na shi gaw hkrit na she i nang gaw aw masha nre sai, ngu na she shi hpe nmu da. Shi hpe koi ai ga le i, numsha dai gaw long wa n kam shaga sai ngu na shi hpe koi. Re yang gaw numsha dai gaw hprawng, lasha dai sumbra shabrang mung hkan , shana re jang shi hpe hkan, retim umm hpang e gaw shi tsun dan ai. Dai hku na ngai gaw sumbra i, dai hku re ngu tsun yang she shi hkrit na she numsha dai gaw long wa n hkrum mat jang she shi sumtsaw na sinda kaw gawa kau na hku re nga. Gawa na n dat mat ai da. Ndat di numsha dai gaw hkrit gayawp di si mat ai da. Dai gaw sumbra hkrit na si ai hte numsha hte sumbra shabrang na labau maumwi ngu dai rai nga ai. |
