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

LAHU NY! (RED LAHU) NEW YEAR TEXTS-III
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43. yo law /e k'o k'o (see 17)
44. ca leh : eat and
45. daw leh : drink and
46. a peu ve : not finish
47. ti: only
48. ca : search for
49. leh k'aw : and again
50. ta Ia : place, put
51. meh indicates humble request, "please"
Verse 4
52. sho : iron
53. hpu: white
54. kui hpu : copper white
55. hpaw sheh-hpa : opening masterfexpert
56. g'ui-ma : divine (of G'ui-sha, the supreme Lahu supernatural)
57. ca-li: blacksmith. 52-7 "You Divine Blacksmith who opens up
(makes manifest?) white iron and white copper"
58. kui hpu hpaw sheh-hpa : master opener of white copper (see 54-5)
59. hpaw : side
60. haw : under. 59-60 "under [your] side".
61. k'aw ga-ve: again reach. 52-61 "We once again reach [with our
prayers] to the side of the Divine Blacksmith''
62. mui-ca va-ca : working in the fields
63. ca leh : eat and
64. a peu-ve : not finish
65. ti: only
66. ca leh : search for and
67. k'aw : again
68. ta Ia : put
69. mui-ca va-ca : working in the fields
70. sho meu kui meu chive : iron points, copper points, these
71. yo law le k'o k'o (see 17)
72. chaw hkui meu Ia meu rna g'aw ve : do not cut the people's feet and
hands (see 30-36)