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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a prince. He was skilled at archery. A man who was carrying oil passed by while the prince was shooting arrows. His arrows struck the oil. Then the man told the prince, "As you have struck this oil, you must go and find a gourd. There, you must find a woman. If you fail, there will be a war in your country." The prince explained this to his father, the king. And he took some servants with him and set out to search for the gourd. On his way, he arrived at a house. Before he set forth, he asked the man, "What should I bring if I want to take the gourd?" The man said, "To get the gourd, you will need some oil, food, a rope, a broom, and a comb. Then you will be okay." He went back to his palace and prepared everything to take with him. And he started his journey. Somewhere, he found a gate. The gate was stuck due to rust. So he used oil to open it. Then he could go inside it. When he was inside, he encountered giant dogs. When the dogs barked, he fed them and walked past. Later, he came across some women struggling to carry water from the well, so he gave them the rope. Then he arrived at the stairs which were covered in dust. So he used the broom to sweep it away. And he went up the stairs. He found that a nat spirit was sitting there. Her hair was long and messy. He combed her hair and put her to sleep. And he secretly took the gourds. He took two gourds. On his way back home, he cracked one gourd open. Then a lady came out of the gourd and said, "I am thirsty. I want to drink water." But he couldn't give her any water, so she was dead. Later, he arrived at a palace. He opened the other gourd there. (There was a princess in that country.) Inside the gourd, there was another lady. She said, "I am thirsty." He gave her some water and left her there. The prince thought about telling his father and escorting the lady from the gourd to his palace. So he went back to his own palace. The princess of that country was jealous of the lady from the gourd because she was so gorgeous. She planned with a black wizard to transform the girl into a crow. The wizard pinned a needle into the crow's head. They transformed the gorgeous girl into the crow. When the prince returned to take the girl with him, only the princess of that country was there. He asked her, "Where is the girl from the gourd?" The princess claimed, "It's me. I am the girl from the gourd." The prince said, "I think her skin is not dark." She said, "When you brought me here, the sun was too bright, so my skin has become dark." During their wedding, near the kitchen, the crow which was originally the girl from the gourd was crying sadly. It was crying with a needle in its head. The prince saw the crow and felt pity, so he removed the needle from its head. Surprisingly, the crow transformed back into the girl. Finally, they could reunite. They went back to their palace and happily married there. This is the end.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng ye hkawhkam hkawhkam kasha langai mi nga ai da. Dai wa gaw ndan gap grai te ai da. Dai shaloi she dingla langai mi sau sau langai mi lang na lai mat wa ai shaloi she dai hkawhkam kasha wa gaw gap ai shaloi hkra mat ai da. Dai shaloi she dingla wa tsun ai da nang ndai sau hpe gap ai gaw buti langai hpe wa la la dai kaw na num wa hpe nang lu la hkra la ra ai n lu la yang nanhte mungdan kaw majan kaba byin na ra ai ngu dai hku tsun na she shi wa hpe wa tsun na hku nga. Shi na wa tsun na she hkawhkam ma wa gaw hkawhkam na kasha gaw ra na ni hte sa mat re ai shaloi she nta langai mi kaw du ai da. Dai buti hpe la yang tauba si hpe la yang hpabaw hpabaw ni la sa ya ai rai nga dai hku tsun na hku nga dai shaloi she dai kaw shang dai wa la na matu gaw sau ma muk ma sumri ma dungye ma basi ma ra ai da. Dai shaloi she dai re yang she nang lu la na ra ai ngu dai hku tsun na she dai dai ni nta de nhtang hkawhkam wang de nhtang na la mat la na bai sa re ai shaloi she chyinhka lam kaba kaw mu yang gaw dai chyinhka lam kaba gaw tangyi ni grai kap na sau hte hpaw la na hku nga sau hte hpaw ai shaloi she gwi kaba shang wa ai he gwi kaba ni nga na hku nga gwi kaba dai ni gaw grai wau na muk jaw sha kau na shaleng kau ai da yawng ngut na num num dai ni gaw hka grai ja yat taw ai da. Hka grai ja yat taw ai shaloi kaya hte hka ni grai ja yat taw ai shaloi sumri jaw ai da. Sumri jaw kau na hka hka bai gan la ai da. Hka bai gan la na lakan langai mi he mu sai da. Lakan dai kaw numhpu ni grai htak sai hku nga numhpu ni grai htat ai shaloi dungye rau bai ye kau re na bai lung mat sai da. Dai shaloi she nat num wa gaw dung taw na hku nga kaya ni mung n masit ai dai hku nyip nyip pat pat re nga taw ai shaloi kaya ni mung atsawm sha masit ti na yup shayup kau shangu na buti dai hpe la mat na hku nga la mat wa re ai shaloi tauba si hpe la mat wa re ai shaloi she lam daw mi kaw re ai shaloi hpa mung n nga taw yang she buti lahkawng rai hku nga lahkawng hpe langai mi hpe ga kaw tawn na hku nga langai mi hpe ga dat ai shaloi num dai gaw hka grai lu mayu ai hka grai lu mayu ai nga na hka n lu jaw lu na dai kaw si mat ai da. Dai kaw si mat ai shaloi hkawhkam wang kaw na ni gaw du ai shaloi she dai hkawhkam mungdan kaw gaw num num langai mi nga na hku nga dai kaw she tauba si dai langai hpe bai ga dat na hku nga ga dat re ai shaloi she num dai wa gaw hka lu mayu ai ti na dai kaw jaw lu dai kaw shanga kau da na hku nga dai la wa gaw shi wa ni rau she dai tauba kaw na num wa num hpe wa woi la na nga na wa mat na hku nga sa mat re ai shaloi she dai dai kaw na hkawhkam num ma kasha wa kasha wa re gaw dai tauba si kaw na num grai tsawm ai wa hpe manawng nan hku nga manawng re na shi hpe nat sara wa rawng jahkrum na u hkra sa tai kau na hku nga u hka sa tai kau baw kaw samit shajung na u hka shatai kau na hku nga rai na hkawhkam ma la wa re gaw sa na shi hpe wa woi la na nga sa sai nga she ma hkawhkam dai kaw na kasha num kasha wa re gaw Nye na tauba si tauba si kaw na num wa gaw deng nga ai shaloi ngai re le ngai re le nga shi gaw shan dai ram n chyang ai nga tsun na hku nga dai shaloi chyang dai ram n chyang ai nga na nang woi wa ai shaloi jan grai ja na shan chyang mat ai re nga tsun na hku nga dai shaloi she hkungran poi kaba galaw re ai shaloi she shanhte lu sha ni shadu nga taw ai dai kaw she u hka dai buti kaw na tauba si kaw na num wa num wa u hka byin mat ai dai wa hkrap taw na hku nga samit baw kaw jun ai wa hkrap taw re ai shaloi she hkawhkam la dai gaw matsan dum na dai u hka hpe samit baw dat ai tauba si tauba si kaw na num jan rai taw na shang lahkawng shang lahkawng dai kaw na lu hkrum na shanhte na hkawhkam mungdan de wa na hkungran mat ai da. |
