The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXIV, Part 1-2, 1976 - Khamkoo

6 Anthony R. Walker
70. leh: and
71. ka-ti ka-shehn ka sheh-hpa: all-true, all-precious person (see 27-30)
72. hk'a-g'a chi-g'a hta-haw: upon everybody (see 19-20)
73. chaw ca chaw law a g'a-ve, literal meaning obscure but general sense
is "if people (chaw) try to kill any of the villagers, may they not
succeed (a g'a-ve) in doing so"
74. ne cane law a g'a-ve, literal meaning obscure, general· sense is "if
spirits (ne) attack tbe villagers, may these spirits not succeed in
harming them"
Verse 4
75. meu-law ka-ti ka-shehn ka sheh-hpa: all-true, all-precious master in
the heavens (see 26-30) (meu-/aw is a corruption of·the Thai muang:
country)
76. no-g'a na-pu hk'aw nga aw to ve: the four birds of the year up thete
(see 60~65). ·
77. no g'a: up there
78. 11a-pu: eternal(?) (see 12)
79; ...'daw-ma :· thoughts (frolri daw-ve l to think).
80. te ha : one night
81. k'aw suh: nine times
82. k'aw: again
83. hpaw: open [upon us] . ;
84. /eh: and
85. na-pu: eternal(?) (see 12)
86. ga-m a: thoughts (second part of couplet daw.-ve, ga~ve; • to. think)
87. te ha k'aw suh k'aw hpaw: one night nine times again open [upon us]
(see 80-83)
88. leh ta pi: and pul [and] give
Verse 5
89. ya-k'a du-k'a (couplet) : everybody, old and young ·
90. hk'aw na ta hki (couplet): all the sicknesses (na) of tbe,year (hk'aw)
91. chaw ca chaw law a g' a-ve: if people try to kill any of tb~ villagers,
may those people not succeed (see 73). 89-91 "May all the villagers,