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

30 Anthony R. Walker
22. sho tcuh kui tcuh (couplet): iron and copper "joints" (as in va"' tcul("":
joint of a bamboo), i.e. the knives and axes
23. hk'o-hta : from
24. k'aw po leh : again protect (literally, po: let pass) and
25. hk'aw nata hki (couplet) : all sickness of the year
26. sho ba kui ba (couplet) : iron and copper, i.e. the knives and ax:es
(lam uncertain of the meaning of ba, possibly "pieces")
27. hk'o-hta : from
28. k'aw po leh : again protect and
29. na-beu : sicknesses
30. suh-chi-suh yan : seventy-seven kinds
31. hk'o-hta : from
32. k'aw po-/a: again protect
Verse 2
33. a:oh!
34. neh hk'aw ti g'a-ve : until next year (see 18-20)
35. yo law le k'o k'o (see VI/17)
36. g'ui: of G'ui-sha, the supreme Lahu supernatural
37. ma-ha : great
38. sha-hti: to be very rich; rich man
39. k'ao : ?
40. li-ve from aw-li : custom. I think 36-40 means "may we partake of
G•ui-sha's great wealth"
41. k'aw : again
42. hpa : create
43. leh: and
44. keu pi: put on [and] give [to us]
45. meh indicates humble request, "please"
46. hk'aw-g'o chi-g'o : every household
47. k'o-haw : underneath
48. k'o-hta : inside
49. k'o-haw : underneath
50. k'o k'o (see VI/17)