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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Many years ago, there was a widower in a village. He was a businessman. He had two daughters. They were Ma Kaw and Ma Lu. The elder sister, Ma Kaw, was short-tempered and aggressive. She didn't want to work at all. In contrast, Ma Lu was hard-working. She just stayed at home and worked the whole day. While the man was on a business trip, he often stayed at a guesthouse. The guesthouse was clean and tidy. Meals were cooked for him whenever he stayed there. One day, he heard a voice talking to him, "Hello mister, I would like a wife. Will you give me your daughter?" The man said, "I can't see you. I can hear only your voice." The voice said, "You will see me when I become your son-in-law." The man said, "Then which one do you want?" The voice said, "I have seen your daughters. I like your youngest daughter." The man said, "Okay. I will let you marry my daughter." The voice kept saying, "If you want some gold, cows, and buffaloes, I will bring them. I will put them in front of your house." The next morning, the man saw many buffaloes, cows, and gold. He took them home. However, he felt unhappy although he got lots of gold and other valuable things. The eldest daughter asked him, "Father, do you bring those?" He said, "Yes. Take whatever you want. Your sister said she didn't want anything. She only wants a white rose. When she told me that she wanted the white rose, I promised her that I would find one for her. But I couldn't get one." He felt unhappy because he didn't get the white rose. Then he slept. Later, he found the white rose at the place where he was asked to let his daughter marry. He saw a really beautiful rose in the field. He asked permission from the owner to pick the white rose. He said, "Let me pick this white rose, please. My daughter loves it so much." Surprisingly, the rose did not wither. So, he took the valuable gold and the rose home, which the second daughter wanted. However, the man felt unhappy. Then, Ma Lu asked him, "What happened, father? You look sad." He put a smile on his face and said, "Nothing. I am good." The eldest daughter didn't notice anything and just felt happy. However, the father looked really sad even while they were eating dinner. Ma Lu asked him again, "Father, tell me. You look really unhappy. Did something happen?" The father said, "Since you ask me many times, I will tell you what had happened. I have picked the white rose, which you want, from the place where no one sees easily. So, the owner of the white rose asks you to get married." Ma Lu said, "It's okay. I will marry that person." He said, "They also give us these valuable things. I don't know who that person is. I can't see him. I can only hear his voice. I believe he is from the place where I usually take a rest while travelling. How could I let you get married to that person?" Ma Lu said, "Don't worry, father. Just give me a sharp sword. Give me the sword." Then Ma Lu and her father went to the guesthouse. When they arrived there, they heard the voice saying, "Uncle, leave your daughter here. You can go home." The father said, "I have never seen you. You want my daughter, but I haven't seen you yet. Of course, you treated me to delicious meals. But I would like to see you. Don't give me any valuable things." The voice said, "No, I will give you a lot. Take everything home." The voice kept saying, "Go back home tomorrow morning. Take all these animals home with you." Then, he went back home the next morning. Ma Lu had to stay there alone. She didn't see her husband, so she said, "You said you love me. If you really love me, show me your appearance." The voice said, "If you want to see me, go to the garden where the white rose was picked. You will see a scary monster. Then kill it with your sword. Whatever you see, just kill." The next morning, she went to the garden and looked for her husband. But there was no one there. When she looked closely, she saw a monster with black hair lying somewhere in the garden. She braved herself and killed it at once. After that, she went back. And she said, "My husband, I met a really scary monster there. I killed it. Tell me where you are." The voice said, "You will see me tonight. You will see the man who is going to marry you tonight." At night, a handsome man appeared right in front of her. The next morning, they prepared everything they needed and got married. Ma Lu asked him, "How could you give those valuable things to my father? There is nothing here. You could also build a really nice house. What do you do?" The man said, "This is the place where my ancestors lived. I couldn't appear as a human until I got married to you. After I got married to you, I could appear as a human. I am really thankful to you. Although we live in a place where no one lives now, we will have many children. There will be lots of our descendants here, so I married you." This is the end of the story.
Transcription (La Ring)
Moi shawng de da shingkra la langai mi nga ai da. Dai wa gaw hpaga la re da. Num kasha lahkawng lu ai. Makaw yan malu lu ai da. Dai ma yan gaw kana wa gaw grai matse nna bungli ma nkam galaw ai da. Kanau malu ngu na wa gaw bungli grai kam galaw ai da. Nta kaw sha nga ai da. Kawa hpaga ga sa mat re shaloi she shi sa ai jarawp langai mi kaw shi manam yup yup re nta kaw she galoi mung kawa wa wa sa sa shi hpe shi hpe gaw shat ni galaw da ya shadu da ya yup shara mung galaw da ya re ai manam jarawp kaw shi manam ai da. Manam na nga rai yang gaw dai shara kaw nga yang gaw shi gaw lani mi she "E myit su wa e ngai mung num ra ai lo na kasha ngai ra ai ngai hpe jaw na i" ngu ai da. "Hka nang hpe gaw nmu ga gaw shaga re wa mi she rai" ngu yang she "Ya hpang de mu na na kahkri tai jang ngai hpe mu na re" ngu ai da. Rai yang she "Ga nye kahkri tai jang she mu na rai rai yang gaw nang ra ai gara wa la na rai" ngu yang she "Um na kasha yan hpe ngai mu da sai kaji ai wa she ra nngai" ngu yang "E kaji ai wa jaw sha na le yaw" ngu dai hku ngu tsun dat rai yang she "Nang ya ja rai ni hpaga rai ni anga dumsu ni ra yang mung la wa u dai ngai ndaw kaw tawn da ya na yaw" ngu. Dai she shi dai kaw nyup ai jahpawt gaw koi ja ni da gumhpraw da anga dumsu da gumra da sumpum taw nga. Dai wa gawt nna wa sai da. Gawt nna wa rai yang gaw kawa gaw ya rai gaw grai lu wa sai timung myit npyaw ai da. "Awa nang ja rai la wa ai i" ngu kana gaw san ai da "La wa ai lu nye kasha nang ra ai arai yawng la wa ai" ngu. "Na nnau malu gaw hpa nra ai nga tsun ai re" ngu aw kanau malu gaw numri pan langai mi sha ra ai da. "Numri pan ahpraw langai mi sha ra ai" ngu tsun ai da. Numri pan langai sha ra ai ngu tsun yang she dai pyi gaw ahpraw she ra ai ngu "Awa tam wa na yaw" ngu gaw tsun sa raitim nlu wa ai. Nlu la wa rai yang she kawa gaw myit grai npyaw. Hpang e she shi grai myit npyaw rai na yup sai da. Yup rai yang gaw dai shi hpe num hpyi ai shara kaw she numri pan langai mi mu da ai da. Sun kaw yu yang numri pan langai grai tsawm ai mu ai dai di nna "E ngai numri pan di sai lo madu ni e ngai nye kasha grai ra nna di wa sai" ngu sun madu ni hpe tsun da rai na shi di wa sai da. Nta du wa tim dai numri pan gaw nkyip ai da tsawm taw nga rai yang she wa rai yang gaw dai ja rai ni mung yawng la wa sa hpa mung la wa sa kasha malu ra ai numri pan mung la wa sa. Raitim mung kawa a myi man gaw ntsawm ai da. "Wa nang hpa rai wa nang ya na lang hpaga ga kaw na wa ai gaw wa nang myi man ntsawm ai ngu hpabaw byin ai ma" ngu yang she "She tsawm law" ngu na bai mani sai di dan da kasha malu hpe gaw. Kana kaba wa gaw kabu she kabu kawa myi man tsawm ai ntsawm ai mung n-yu ai da. Kabu she kabu rai yang she kawa gaw kawa hpe wa dai hku san raitim kawa gaw shat sha tim myi man ntsawm taw nga rai jang "Wa ngai hpe tsun dan u nang myi man ntsawm ai ngai hpe atsawm tsun dan u wa ra sharawng ai wa hpe kadai hpabaw nga ai kun tsun dan u" ngu na tsun rai jang she malu dai hku san chyu san yang "Nye kasha e nang nau san ai ngu awa gaw nang nau san ai majaw awa tsun dan na yaw" ngu. "Nang ra ai numri pan ngu ai htaw masha gaw nmu re kaw na wa numri pan dai sa di la ai" ngu. "Dai majaw nang hpe hpyi ma ai" ngu rai yang she "Hpa nra ai wa ngai wa na ngai hpe hpyi jang gaw wa na" nga. "E dai kaw na ni ndai hpaga ni ja rai ni mung grai jaw dat rai na awa gaw myit npyaw ai ngu nye kasha kaning re la wa lu na kun ngu mu mung nmu yu ai la wa ga shaga nga ai ngai sa manam nam re kaw ga shaga ai ngu" tsun dan ai da. Rai yang she shan wa lahkawng gaw "Hpa wa hkum hkrit u nhkrit ra ai ntsang ra ai ngai sa wa na ngu wa ngai hpe ma nhtu dai dai re nhtu dai hkra re ai langai ma garang ya u" ngu. "Nhtu grai dai ai langai garang ya u ngai hpye na" ngu ai da. Rai jang she shi gaw dai manam jarawp dai kaw du sai da. Shan wa dai kaw yup rai yang "Atsa e nang wa sanu yaw na kasha hpe ya tawn da u" ngu bai shaga ai da. Bai shaga rai "Na kasha hpe tawn da u da nang wa sanu" ngu na tsun rai yang she num kasha deng gaw "E ma e nang hpe gaw ngai nmu ai wa e nang gaw nye kasha hpe ra ai nga nang hpe gaw nmu re wa nang gaw shaga ai atsawm tsawm nga shaga ai ga ngwi ga pyaw shaga shat lu sha mung ngai hpe ra nrawng jaw sha ndai raitim ngai nang hpe nmu ai" ngu tsun jang she "Ya mung nang hpaga ngai hpe jaw dat ngai hpe hpaga mung hkum jaw sanu" nga yang "Jaw na jaw na maw yawng la wa u" ngu shaga ai da. Shaga rai jang she shi gaw "Hpawt de wa nu yaw maw ndai ni dun nna la wa u ja mung la wa u hpaga yawng gun wa u" ngu na bai jaw dat sai da. Wa rai yang gaw wa sai da kasha shi hkrai sha nga taw nga. Shi hkrai nga tim shi yup na shi sha na shara nga taw nga sai da. La hpe gaw nmu rai yang she rai yang she "Nang ngai hpe ra ai tsaw ai nga nang gara kaw nga ai e ngai hpe ra ai tsaw ai nga yang na na hkum hkrang na na hkum hkrang nan madun u" ngu tsun yang she "E da num sha e da nang ngai hpe mu mayu yang gaw da nampan sun nang di la ai shara de nampan sun de sa u" da. "Nang kajawng nan zawn san ai hkrit na zawn san ai mu na mu jang gaw dai hpe nang hpye ai nhtu rau htau kau dat u yaw" ngu ai da. "Htau kau u dai sun kaw lama wa nang kajawng na zawn hkrit na zawn san ai e dusat rai rai hpa wa rai rai mu jang sat kau u yaw" ngu na ga hte shaga ai da. Shi gaw kaja jahpawt manap jau jau "La ndai gaw gara kaw nga ai re kun" ngu na shi sa wa yang she "Nampan sun de nga ai kun" ngu na nampan sun kaw mung nnga ai da. Shi yu yang gaw hkrit na zawn san ai kwi dai kaw na mun gaw achyang san ai langai mi hpum taw nga ai da. Dai hpe ya shi kalang ta myi di chyip di nna nhtu hte sa htau kau dat ai da. Htau kau dat rai jang gaw shi gaw htau kau da na wa sai da. Wa kau rai yang "E la kasha nang e ya ngai kaja sha hkrit na zawn san ai mu ai majaw ngai kaja sha htau kau sai. Ya nang gara kaw rai ngai hpe tsun dan rit" ngu na tsun ai da. Rai yang gaw "Daina mu na re" da. "Nang hpe la na shadang sha hpe nang daina mu na re" ngu yang kaja wa shana shi yup nga yang she dai shadang sha gaw grai tsawm ai hpraw tsawm dik ai shadang sha wa she paw pru wa da. Jahpawt gaw shi hpe hkungran la na rai ni ma hkra jin jin rai na shi hpe hkungran la masai da. Rai yang she dai kaw she shan gaw nga pyaw na nga nga rai yang she dai num kasha gaw "Nang wa gara kaw nga nna wa wa hpe wa sutgan ni grai jaw ya ndai shara kaw sutgan mung nmu hpa mung nmu nang chyu sha ning re maling mala kaw wa nta mung grai shatsawm hkra di galaw da ai gara kaw hpa galaw nga ai rai" ngu. "Ngai da moi prat hta moi prat hta jiwoi jiwa prat kaw na ndai shara kaw nye nu wa ni nga ai shara kaw ngai wa e masha prat npru hkraw nna ya nang hpe la jang masha prat shinggyim masha prat hku na sa paw wa sai da. Grai chyeju dum ai yaw da daini an na ndai zawn rai dinghku de sha nam maling ga raitim mung law htam wa na mungkan chyam na mungkan ting chyam na nam mukdara zawn rai law htam na kum tsai zaibru zawn law htam na re ngu na ngai gaw nang hpe la ai re" ngu na tsun dan ai da. Maumwi gaw dai kaw ma sai. |
