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

LAHU NY! (RED LAIIU) NEW YEAR TEXTS-III 23
Verse 9
143. te nyi rnui-ve chi nyi ca leh a peu : one day work in the fields, ten
. days eat not finish (see 110-15)
144. te hk'aw mui-ve chi hk'aw ca leh a peu : one year work in the fields,
ten years eat not finish
Verse 10
145. naw : you
146. ho-ti : all-knowing
147. caw : having, possessing (caw-ve: to have)
148. sheh·hpa : person, masterfexpert
149. ka-ti : all-true
150. caw sheh-hpa : possessing person
151. a:·oh!
152. sho rneu kui rneu (couplet) : iron points, copper points
153. shaw meu rna rneu (couplet) : wooden points
154. hta : from
155. hk'a-deh : carefully
156. taw leh : shield and
157. hk'a-deh suh leh: carefully side-step and
158. po : protect
159. pi: give
Verse 11
160. te nyi sheh yan, te ha sheh yan : one day three times, one night
three times
16 L. chi hk'aw : this year
162. tan /eh o hpaw k'ai-ve: and hereafter
163. rna g'a daw hki tu-ve, ma g'a daw ha tu-ve (couplet) : no troubled
thoughts (compare 50) ( g'a daw : can think)
164. naw ya naw du (couplet) : your children (cf. 88)
165. chi rna ve : all of these
166. naw haweh naw ha (couplet) : your grand((bildren (haweh) and your
~reat-~randchil~ren (ha)