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Translation (Htoi Awng)
I am going to tell about the genesis of the humankind in short. It is about the genesis of humankind before we know God. It is about how humankind had become. Humankind appeared and lived in Gin Lunghkrung. Humans descended from N-gawn Chyalung and N-gam Woi Shun. We are the creations of them, and they made the shape of the human by the soil. Then, humans had been created. At first, they begot N-gawn Wa Magam. They raised him. And they raised a sibling; Janga and Janyi. N-gawn Wa Ma Gam asked Janyi Janga to tie the knot with him. When he asked like that, the relatives of Janga said, "You two can't get married because you are related as brothers and sisters. So, it shouldn't be." They denied N-gawn Wa Ma Gam and he was very sad. While he was sadly walking alone, he saw a beautiful girl and followed her. The name of the girl was Jakai. He told her that he loved her. They lived together happily. Then, many people derived from them. And we are descendants of them. Jinghpaw, Maru, Lashi, Lisu, Hkanung, Rawang and Azi are descents of them, and we all are only one. We had stayed together at Majoi Shingra Mt. And we all spread down. We had started farming since then. Our ancestors used to tell that traditional marriage and Manau dance has been spreading since then. The Manau patterns of Kachin inspired by the birds. Birds such as a long-tailed shrike and a racket tailed drongo led the dance. And then many kinds of birds such as great hornbill and hornbill followed the dance. People saw that and danced like birds. Manau dance is the inspiration of the birds' dance. The ancestors used to tell that Kachin were inspired by the birds and started dancing Manau dance from that day. If we review that history, my parents often told me the stories when I was young. In this age, we are worshipping GOD. And we celebrate Manau festival in more religious way. The patterns on Manau poles are not created by human. Long time ago in the jungle, a ravine and a night bird called 'Hkam Hkam u' were drawing patterns on each other. A raven drew the beautiful patterns on Hkam Hkam U (a night bird). And the hunters saw that. The hunters saw those beautiful patterns. A ravine drew very beautiful patterns on Hkam Hkam U. But it did not want to draw for a ravine. It got bored, and pushed the ravine into an indigo pool. Our elders said that a ravine was black since then. This is when our elders started dancing Manau dance. We learnt by looking at the movement of the sun. And then, we learnt from everyone and drew the patterns on Manau poles. Our ancestors told that Kachin ethnic has derived from like this. I will just tell about this in short. Kachin people got inspired by the birds to dance Manau dance. And while one of Kachin men was farming, he danced like a bird when he heard a sound of a woodpecker. He had seen the dance of bird. Since then, we started dancing Manau dance. I am just telling you about this in short.
Transcription (Lu Hkawng)
Ya moi na anhte shinggyim masha ni nnan paw pru pra sa wa ai, chyi nma pri n pra prat na labau maumwi kadun mi hpe ngai tsun na re. Moi chyi nma, pri n pra prat e, Karai kasang hpe n lu la shi ai prat na anhte shinggyim masha ni pra sa wa ai lam moi anhte shinggyim masha ni gaw gin lunghkrung ngu ai kaw na nga sa wa ai pra sa wa ai ni rai ga ai da. N-gawn chyalung ngu ai hte ngam woi shun ngu ai yan kaw na anhte shinggyim masha ni lat wa ai re. Anhte shinggyim masha ni shan kaw na shan lahkawng gaw ndai shinggyim hkrang hpe ga hpe galaw da ma ai da, shan ga hpe galaw da re na dai kaw na anhte shinggyim masha ni paw pru wa ai, N-gawn wa magam ngu ai shan dai hpe shalat dat sai, sha prat dat sai. Dai kaw na ndai janga yan janyi ngu ai shan nau hpe bai shalat ai. Dai yan hpe gaw ndai N-gawn wa magam gaw shi num hpyi na gaw mahtum mahta janyi janga ngu ai hpe shi hpyi ai, hpyi ai rai yang she dai mayu du ni ngu na gaw ''E anhte gaw kahpu kanau she rai na ga ai n mai na ga'' ngu na bai kau dat ai da. Shan dai N-gawn wa magam hpe shabai kau dat nna N-gawn wa magam gaw myit ru nna shi hkrai sha yawn garet hkawm nga yang e, manu mana gabrim tsawm ai num kasha hpe bai mu mada rai na shi dai num kasha nga ai de sa du yu rai yang dai num kasha gaw Ja kai ngu ai num kasha re ai da. Dai hpe sa mu mada nna shi tsawra ai lam shi tsun sai da. Shi tsun nna shan kaw nna an anhte mungkan shinggyim masha ni law law mayat maya gumja gumhpra rai wa sai da. Dai kaw na anhte shinggyim masha ni gaw rudi ndai anhte langai sha ngu na gaw anhte myu sha ni Jinghpaw, Maru, Lashi, Lisu, Hkanung, Lawang, Azi, Maru, Lashi anhte ndai ni pra rau sha pra hkat wa ai re. Majoi shingra bum kaw bai nga re nna rau sha pra hkat wa nna yi hkyen hpang wa ai mung dai kaw na num wawn num la hpang wa ai manau dum hpang wa ai ni yawng dai kaw na shanhte pra hkat wa ai re nga moi na nu wa salang ni ji wa ni hkai hkat wa ai, anhte Wunpawng myu sha ni na manau maka ni gaw ndai U ni kaw na yu la ai re da. U ni shanhte Uka la ngu ai hte ndai sinwa ''u'' ngu ai ndai ni manau shawng manau nna dai kaw hkungran u ni, kawhka u ni yawng u amyu hkum tsum hpa nam e nga ai, numji numjoi ma hkra hkang yan nang nna shanhte hkrai manau taw nga ai hpe ndai anhte shinggyim masha ni sa mu la ai re ai da. Dai shani kaw na anhte Jinghpaw ni mung dai kaw na kasi maka hpe yu nna manau dum hpang wa re nga nna moi na jiwoi jiwa ni hkai hkat wa ai hku re. Dai labau dai ni hpe yu ai mu mada ai nga yang e, ya dai ni anhte prat gaw anhte ni kaji yang gaw kanu kawa ni grai hkai dan ai, rai yang dai ni du hkra gaw anhte hpung masha prat kaw bai du wa ai re ai majaw grau nna hkrik hkam ai hku bai manau sa wa ai hku rai sai, ndai manau nau yang na ndai maka manau shadung na maka kum la ni mung anhte shinggyim masha ni kaw na galaw ai ndai oh nam kaw she ndai u ni hkam hkam u hte Uhka dai yan soi hkat ai da. Hkam hkam u hpe Uhka grai tsawm hkra soi ya maka soi ya she, shinggyim masha jaugawng la ni sa mu mada ai da. Sa mu nna she dai kaw dai maka kumla ni soi ai sa mu la rai dai Hkahkam u gaw grai tsawm re nna maka soi ya re she Uhka hpe gaw shi n kam soi ya mat lagawn mat re nna mahtat la-ing kaw kanawng bang kau nna dai ni Uhka chyang mat ai re nga nna mung hkai ma ai. Jiwoi jiwa ni anhte manau dum hpang wa ai gaw dan re shinggyim masha tai wa ai kaw na ndai jan shata ni hpe yu la amyu myu di nna ya manau shadung hkan ni kap ni dai hku na soi la re na anhte Wunpawng Jinghpaw amyu sha ni dan re na pra hkat wa ai re nga na jiwoi jiwa ni hkai ai re, ya ngai galu galang ntsun sai, kadun ai hku na ndai hku na manau hpe dai hku na 'u' kaw yu la nna manau hkat wa ai re nga tsun ai re. Rai na dai anhte Jinghpaw la langai gaw yi galaw sha hpang wa ai hkauna galaw sha hpang wa ai shaloi tawk tawk u ngu ngoi jang shi dai hku manau zawn zawn manawt u ni zawn zawn manawt shi sa mu la ai re ai da. Manawt hkrai manawt re na ya dai kaw na manau dum hpang ai hku rai sai re ndai hpe nanhte hpe hkai dan ai hku rai sai law. |
