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Translation (Gun Mai)
Long long ago, there was a very rich king who had seven children. All the children were boys. When all the boys were staying, they went to a forest. They went to a snow mountain and when they got there, the queen went out to get sunlight. At that time, the queen was bled from her nose and dropped on the snow so the snow was mixed with the queen's blood and it became like the blood of a bird. So, the queen said to herself that "Such blood! if a girl is wanted, I will drive out all the sons from the palace." The people of the queen heard what the queen just said to herself. Then, they returned home. Later, the queen got pregnant again and a very beautiful girl was born. When the girl was born, the people who followed the queen to the snow mountain said to the queen that "Queen, you have said that if you have a girl, you will drive out your seven sons. So, you have to drive out the sons." The queen was very unhappy but she had to send all her seven sons to a jungle, which was very far from the palace. The girl was also living in the palace happily and was growing day by day. The girl's brothers, the boys who were sent in the jungle were not met by their parents. But, there was an old man. "Why you boys are here?" the old man asked. "We were sent here because my mother spoke mistakenly. Please let us stay here," the boys answered. The old man also said that "Yes, you can stay here and you can stay in this compound. You can also eat all the fruits in this garden but you are not allowed to touch Daw Ngu bud that is located in the late." The youngest brother among the seven brothers was overly active. Then, the youngest brother broke the seven Daw Ngu buds. Because the youngest brother broke the Daw Ngu buds that they were not allowed to even touch, all the brothers became birds. When all the boys became the birds, the girl was also growing happily in the palace as she was the youngest child. There were a lot of rooms, seven rooms in the palace. So, the girl asked her mother that "Mother, these seven rooms are whose rooms?" "These seven rooms are the rooms of your seven brothers. Because I mistakenly said to myself to drive out them if I have a beautiful daughter, I sent them to the jungle." The girl also felt that her brothers went sent to the jungle because of her. So, she asked the people who knew where her brothers were sent. The people also told her the place where her brothers were sent. So, the girl went to the jungle. When she got there, she did not see her brothers and she only saw the old man. So, the girl asked the old man that "Grandpa, I was told that my seven elder brothers are here." "Your elder brothers are no longer here. If you want to meet with your elder brothers, will you do as I said?" the old man said. The girl said OK so she was given all the garden tools. Then the old man said to the girl that "You clear this garden and grow cotton trees. Then, take cotton from the tree and weave the cotton to get seven shirts for your elder brothers. When you finish the seven shirts, shake the shirt one by one and call the name of your elder brother one by one. So, they will come back one by one. But, when you are doing all these things, you must not talk to anyone. No matter whoever talks whatever to you, you must not talk with anyone." So, the girl went to the garden and started a cotton farm. When the cotton trees were grown, she took out the cotton from the cotton seeds. At that time, a king from another country came to her. The king was hunting in the jungle and saw the girl. The girl was very beautiful so the king liked her. But, the girl talked to no one. So, he ordered his people that "Help the girl to pluck grasses." Even though the king talked to the girl, the girl did not talk but the king very loved her. The king also came again the next day and asked his people to help to pluck grasses but the girl even chased them with her sword. It meant that they were not allowed to help her. She did it by herself. Then, she took the cotton from the cotton trees. Then, she also started weaving and made shirts one by one for her elder brothers. At that time, since the king loved the girl very much and the girl also talked to no one, the king took all the stuff of the girl and brought them to the palace. Then, the king and the girl lived together and the girl got pregnant. The king had a legally wedded first wife and she was very bad. The girl who weaved the cotton continued to weave the shirts for her elder brother and she talked to no one no matter whoever talked to her. When it was about to finish weaving, she gave birth to a baby. At that time, the king was going on a journey. The girl gave birth to the baby herself and when she was taking care of her baby, the first wife of the king took the girl's baby. Then, the king's first wife killed the baby of the girl and a dog was replaced. Even though the girl saw everything that the first wife did, she did not talk anything as she was not allowed to talk. The girl continued to do what she needed to do and finished weaving the shirts. Then, the girl went back to the jungle where her elder brother lived and shook the shirt, and called her elder brothers one by one. So, each her elder brother returned to her and she helped them to wear the shirt one by one. When all her elder brothers were backed, the girl said that "I am your younger sister. You had to stay in the jungle and became birds because of me. So, I tried hard to bring you back and see you." Then, the girl went again to the palace. At that time, the king also had already returned palace. The first wife of the king said to the king that "King, see what the girl who you love very much gave birth. She gave birth a little dog, not a human." The king was also suspicious of his first wife because he knew that the first wife was bad. He also thought that there would be something as the girl also did not talk to anyone. Then, the girl asked all her seven elder brothers to sit and said to the king that "These are my elder brothers. As long as I don't meet them, I was not allowed to talk so I did not talk. But, your first wife killed my human baby and repalced the baby with the dog." Then, the first wife of the king was shied and when she ran away, a landslide hit her and filled her to death. The meaning of the story is that the girl met again with her elder brothers because she was patient and tolerant.
Transcription (Lu Hkawng)
Moi shawng e da, Hkawhkam wa gaw i shi na kanu Hkawhkam wa grai lauban ai dai wa kaw gaw kasha sanit nga ai. Dai wa she dai kasha ni gaw yawng la kasha hkrai re, la kasha hkrai re rai yang gaw dai la kasha ni hkrai nga ai i dai shaloi she shanhte ni gaw nam le hkawm ai dai de sa mat ai shaloi she, dai de sa ai shaloi she Hkawhkam jan gaw i hkyen bum le dai de shanhte ni jan sa kra ai ngu na dai hku sa mat ai shaloi she, dai hkyen bum kaw she shi gaw ladi sai kahte wa ai da, ladi sai kahte wa ai shaloi she dai hkyen na hkyen kaw na i dai rau she ladi sai dai wa gayau mat yang gaw U na sai nsam pru wa ai le i dai ram pru ai num kasha ra yang gaw ndai shi na kasha sanit hpe la kasha dai sanit hpe she Hkawhkam wang kaw na gawt shapru kau na ngu na shi gaw dai hku ngu na she tsun ai ga hpe she shi na shangun ma ni ma Hkawhkam jan nga yang gaw i shangun ma ni ma lawm ai dai shangun ma ni mung na ai hku nga na re yang gaw shi dai hku ngu tsun re na she dai kaw na she nta de bai wa sai nta de bai wa re ai shaloi gaw hpang e gaw shi gaw dai shaloi ma hkum bai rai sai ma hkum rai re she num kasha shayi sha kaja wa grai tsawm ai shangai wa ai, shangai wa ai shaloi she dai shayi sha shangai wa ai hte maren mi yet shi kaw hkan nang ai hkan nang ai shi na ma ni gaw dai Hkawhkam jan hpe tsun ai i ''Hkawhkam jan nang moi tsun da ai hku i dai nang na kasha ni sanit hpe ya nang shayi sha ma lu sai re ai majaw nang na shadang sha ni hpe gawt shapru kau ra rai'' ngu dai hku ngu tsun ai da. Tsun ai shaloi shi mung grai myit npyaw let i ma dai ni hpe la kasha dai sanit hpe she oh nam grai tsan ai dai de she wa sa kau ai da. Wa sa kau re ai shaloi she wa sa kau re ai shaloi ndai num kasha wa mung Hkawhkam wang kaw nga wa re ai shaloi she, grai pyaw hkra nga wa nna lani hte lani kaba wa ai hku nga kaba wa re yang gaw ndai oh ra maga de nam de wa sa kau ai dai ma sanit dai hpe gaw shi kahpu ni le i shi kahpu hpe wa sa kau ai dai ma ni hpe gaw kanu yan kawa ma n wa jahkrum ai dai kaw she dingla langai mi nga ai hku nga dingla langai mi nga re she ''Ma nan nau ni hpa baw re na ndai de du wa ai rai'' ngu tsun yang she ''Ah nu gaw i dai hku tsun shut kau ai majaw an nau ni hpe n dai de wa tawn da kau ai rai dai re ai majaw an nau ni hpe ndai kaw nga shangun rit ngu tsun ai'' da. Dai shaloi dai dingla wa mung ''Mai ai ngu na she'' nga shangun na she shi na kasha dai ni hpe gaw ''Ndai wang kaw i mai nga ai rai tim mung nanhte oh ra nawng kaw nga ai dai daw-ngu pu dai hpe n mai wa daw ai dai hpe dai hpe nmai wa hkra ai yaw nanhte ndai sun kaw nga ai namsi namsaw ni yawng gaw mai sha ai dai hpe n mai wa hkra ai'' ngu dai hku ngu tsun ai shaloi she, dai kanau sanit kaw na la kasha kaji dik htum ngu na wa gaw grai gadap ai da, grai gadap re yang gaw grai gadap rai yang gaw dai daw-ngu pu sanit dai hpe she dai la kasha kaji dik htum ngu na wa gaw yawng wa daw kau ai hku nga wa daw kau re yang gaw wa daw kau ai shaloi she shanhte ni gaw dai rau she dagam da ai zawn re ai le i dai hku rai yang dai wa daw kau hkrup ai shaloi she ma dai hkan nau ni gaw yawng hte U tai mat ai da. U tai mat ai shaloi she ndai num kasha wa mung Hkawhkam wang kaw shi gaw yawng hta na kanau re ai nga grai pyaw let kaba wa ai hku nga grai pyaw let kaba wa re ai shaloi she gawk ni shanhte Hkawhkam wang kaw wa gawk ni wa grai law hkra nga nna she sanit ting nga taw ai i dai hpe she kanu hpe san ai da. ''Ah nu ndai gawk sanit gaw kadai na re ma'' ngu tsun ai shaloi she "Ndai gawk sanit gaw na hpu ni na re ai na hpu ni hpe gaw i ah nu dai hku ngu nang hpe shayi sha grai tsawm ai shangai wa yang gaw ndai la kasha ni hpe gawt shapru kau na'' ngu ''Tsun kau hkrup ai a majaw i ndai hku nam de wa sa kau ai re'' ngu tsun ai shaloi she dai num kasha dai gaw shi gaw shi majaw i kahpu ba ni nam de sa nga pyaw pyaw re ai n lu nga ai nam de sa nga ra ai ngu na she shi mung shi hpe wa tawn kau ai shi na ma ni hpe san nna she dai Hkawhkam kaw na ma ni hpe san la na she tsun dan dat ai da, dai shara kaw re dai nam kaw re ngu tsun dan dat ai shaloi shi gaw sa mat sai da, dai num kasha gaw sa mat na she sa du yang gaw dai kaw kadai masha nga shara ma n mu re yang gaw dingla dai langai sha nga taw ai le i langai sha nga taw nna dingla hpe bai san ai da, ''Ji dwi ndai kaw i nye hpu ni sanit nga ai nga'' ngu san yang gaw ''Na hpu ni sanit gaw i nga sai dai re ai majaw nang na hpu ni hte hkrum mayu yang gaw ngai tsun ai hku i ngai tsun ai hku galaw ya na i'' nga tsun yang ''Mai ai'' ngu tsun ai, rai yang ngu na she shi hpe gaw nhtu ni htaw ra yi hkyen ai hpan hte seng nna dai rai ni yawng jaw na she ''Nang ndai shara kaw i ndai sun hpe hkyen na she Pasi hkai u Pasi hkai na she dai Pasi ni hpe bai shaw la nna i na hpu ni marai sanit na palawng hpe bai da palawng hpe da ngut yang gaw nang palawng hpe da ngut ai shaloi i ndai shara kaw tsap nna palawng hpe ahpu na i kahpu ba na mying ma tsun na ahpu na machyai na le i machyai na dai palawng hpe ahpu la nna hpu ba e wa rit law ngu'' dai hku ngu shaga dat u dai hku ngu shaga yang gaw i na hpu ni langai hpang langai wa na re ''Nang ndai bungli galaw ai shaloi i kadai mi wa shaga ga ga nmai tsun ai kadai mi wa tsun tim mung kadai mi i hpa nya ngu tsun tim mung tsep kawp nan ga kadai hpe ma n mai shaga ai'' ngu tsun da ai da. Tsun da ai shaloi shi gaw kaja wa sha sa mat wa sai shi gaw yi galaw sai le i yi yi galaw na rai ni sung galaw na dai Pasi hkai hkai la na she hpang e gaw Pasi bai shi Pasi ni shaw re ai shaloi gaw dai shaloi she laga mungdan kaw na Hkawhkam wa mung sa wa ai da, sa wa na dai hku nam pru pru ai le i shanhte Hkawhkam ni gaw nam pru pru sa ai shaloi she, num kasha dai hpe wa mu ai da. Num kasha dai hpe wa mu re she num kasha dai gaw grai tsawm ai hku nga grai tsawm re yang gaw shi gaw grai tsawm re yang gaw dai Hkawhkam dai mung yu ra nna she Hkawhkam wa gaw i shi na ma ni lawm ai nga ma ni hpe she dai tsing shi gaw kadai hpe ma ga n shaga rai yang gaw ''Dai tsingni magang lawm mung'' ngu num kasha dai hpe ga wa shaga tim ga mung n shaga ya da, tsawm gaw grai tsawm ai she shi gaw grai yu ra taw sai. Hpang shani bai sa nna tsin ni wa magan lawm i dai shi na ma ni hpe dai tsing ni magang lawm u ngu tsun na tsing ni wa magang lawm tim she nhtu rau sha hkan gahtam da. N magang shangun ai le i dai hku lachyum rai nga ai dai wa she n magang hkun na matu hkan gahtam da, hkan gahtam na she shi gaw shi na shi hkrai galaw ngut na she Pasi ni bai shaw Pasi shaw ten bai du Pasi ni bai shaw la na she shi gaw hpang e gaw da ni bai galaw bang wa na she kahpu ba ni na matu Pasi ma shaw ngut sai ngut na kahpu ba ni na matu langai hpang langai palawng bai da ya palawng bai da ya re ai shaloi she, dai shaloi gaw oh ra Hkawhkam wa mung i shi hpe grai yu ra nna she shi hpe grai yu ra nna shi na Pasi rai ni shi gaw ga mung n shaga re ai majaw shi galaw ai rai ni rai ni yawng hpe la na she Hkawhkam wang de wa sa kau dat ai. Hkawhkam wang de wa sa kau dat shi rau Hkawhkam wa rau rau nga mat sai le i rau nga mat re ai shaloi dai num kasha kaw ma hkum bai byin mat ai ma hkum rai mat ai shaloi she dai Hkawhkam wa kaw gaw num kaba ma nga ai dai num kaba wa gaw grai n kaja ai i grai n kaja na she Hkawhkam shayi sha dai num kasha wa gaw i dai myi yet na Pasi da ai num kasha dai wa gaw shi gaw kahpu ba ni na dai da hkrai da nna kadai mi hpa mi tsun tim mung ga n shaga ai sha da hkrai da da hkrai da da hkrai da nna she, lu da ngut wa ai maga rai wa sai dai wa she dai kasha ma shangai ai le i Hkawhkam wa na Hkawhkam wa gaw dai shaloi gan hkawm mat ai gan hkawm mat ai shaloi she, shi gaw ma shangai la ai shi na shi ma shangai la nna shi na shi ma shadai ni di la nna dai hku tawn da ai shaloi she ndai Hkawhkam jan kaba wa ngu na gaw i dai shi kasha hpe she woi la na she sat kau na she Gwi kasha hpe she bai hkayawp na i tawn da ya ai. shi makau kaw tawn da ya dai ni shi mu tim mung shi gaw ga n mai shaga re ai majaw hpa ntsun ai dai hku zim ngu sha tawn da tawn da na she shi gaw shi ra ai bungli hpe sha galaw hkrai galaw dai da ni da ngut hpang e gaw shi da ni mung da ngut na she dai nam de bai sa mi yet shi sa ai kahpu ba ni nga ai shara kaw sa nna she dai palawng hpe she ahpu la na she ''Hpu ba e wa rit law'' ngu na dai palawng hpe ahpu dat ai shaloi kahpu ba wa kalang ta du wa na she dai palawng hpe hkap hpun ya yawng kahpu ba ni marai sanit hpe le i dai hku ahpu la nna hkap ahpun ya hkap ahpun ya rai na she, kahpu ba ni yawng hkum ai shaloi she kahpu ba ni hpe tsun ai i ''Nanhte na kanau ngai re ai ngai na majaw i nye majaw ah hpu nanhte ni ndai hku nam de nga ra ai na ndan re byin mat ai majaw ngai dai ram shakut na i hpu ba nanhte hpe mu lu hkra ngu na'' shi dai hku ngu shakut na i ya dai zawn byin wa sai le byin wa re yang shi gaw Hkawhkam wang de mi na shi na dai Hkawhkam wa maga wa nna she wa na she dai shaloi gaw Hkawhkam wa Hkawhkam wa ma nta bai wa sai da, wa re ai shaloi she Hkawhkam wa na madu jan kaba wa gaw ''Nang yu nang grai tsawra ai nga num wa i nding re Gwi kasha shangai da ai kasha ma nre ai Gwi kasha shangai da ai'' ngu tsun ai. Hkawhkam wa gaw rai tim mung shi gaw madu jan madu jan kaba wa hpe nau ntsen ai shi gaw grai akyang n kaja re ai majaw ntsen ai hpa majaw i nga yang num ndai wa gaw ga ma n shaga ai le i ga ma n shaga yang gaw lama ma gaw rai na re ngu na Hkawhkam wa gaw shadu tawn da ai. Dai re ai majaw kaja wa sha kahpu ba ni yawng hpe shadun da nna she ''Ndai ni gaw nye hpu ba ni re nye hpu ba ni rau ngai sha n hkrum ding sang gaw ngai ga n mai shaga ai majaw n shaga na nga ai '' dai hpe ndai Hkawhkam wa na madu jan i Hkawhkam kaba wa na madu jan le i madu jan kaba wa gaw ''Nye kasha ngai gaw kasha shangai da ai re rai tim nye kasha hpe sat kau ya na Gwi ndai hku wa tawn da ya ai'' ngu tsun ai shaloi she Hkawhkam wa kaba jan gaw kaya na she oh ra maga de kaya na shi gaw lagat nna pru hkawm mat wa ai shaloi she ga wa gyi wa nna le i shi hpe she ga kaput na sat kau ai da. Dai shaloi she shi gaw hkam sharang ai myit ai majaw i kahpu kanau ni yawng hte bai lu hkrum ai ngu dai lachyum re. |
