The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXI, Part 1-2, 1983 - Khamkoo

tAJtU NY1 (RED tAHU) RitES FOR ES'tAi3tiSH1NG A NEW VILLAGE 119
5. · Dawv tev shi_ ti-, gav tev shi_ ti-, tev g•av yaw k'o, nyiv g•av yaw ve hk'e,
dawv hpu tev ca "ti- muiv leh nev ka,.. chi ma've, ka ho- h8. hpa_ kaA> dawv
hpu tev ca" ti--:- muiv·leh gav hpu tev ca" ti- muiv leh a dawv hta,_ tav g'av, to
bo hta .. tav g'av.
'6, A..;_. sub·" tsuh ·haw" tsuh YOv law lev k'o" k'o, nev chi ma ve yoy law ley k'o ....
'~·o, sub ... meuv ma meuv hk'o " YOv law lev k'o " k'o, sub " btu haw " btu, sub "
chaw haw" ch~w k'o, tav ya,. tav ji" muiv lav, uiv ka,.. i ka,.. chi ma ve, hk'av g'av.
chi g'av hk'o" hta,., awv hpeh- tav cawv piv.
7. Sl.lh" haw A YOv law lev k'o" k'o, awv ba,.. awv venv tav g'a piv, nev chi ma ve
· · k'o .,. k'o ka aw ba aw venv tav ta · da . ·
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8. A-, a dawv bon ui..; ve yov law lev k'o ". k'o, a dawv shi- uiv leh ov tev hk'a"
. teh:_ g'a ve YOv law:tev k'o II k;o, hki- kui. keh kuiv tav cawv lav.
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9. Dawv ha_, zuh,. hki- mui hki-, a, zuh,. hki- mui hki- kuiv yov law lev k'o"
· k'o, a e na bOna ca-:- k'aw,. tawv k'aw,.. sub- leh pony piv, tu,.. hpev sha hpa_
lay hta"' ka"' k'aw" taw~, k'aw,.. suh-leh ponv piv .
Chehv sha cawv sha chi bon meh_, shi- meh ti- k'aw,. hpa_ leh bon uiy shiuiv
k'aw,.. hpa_ leh ~av piy, dawv hpu tev ca "ti- mui~ leh gav hpu tev ca" tr-,
a dawv mo_ ya'' chi ma ve, to.bo mo_ yav chi ma ve, hki- kuiv keh kuiy m.av
g'a mawv ve yov law lev k'o" k'o, bon uiv shi- uiv hk'o" hta,.. ti- hpa_ leh je
piy meh_.
11. A paSha- ca" ka,.., o-! o-, hki- kuiv tav cawv piv meh_.
· TEXT TWO (A),... TRANSLATION
1. Oh, today, G'uivfu_, the (divine] servant, I will establish a new village yonder.
2. Oh, m~y all the headman's people, all the to bo pa_'s people be united by the
same pure tho~ghts; may there be no fighting among us; may we all be of the
same mind, both the big and the small, all of us.
3. Today \Ve shall leave this old village and establish a new village yonder.
· 4.. Oh,_ may all· of us be united bY the same pure thoughts; let nobody defeat the paw
hkuv., ~.2 let nobody defeat the headman, nor any of the villagers.
52. Paw hkuv probably comes from two Tai words. paw "father" and hkuv from khun, a title of
·respect, hence paw hkuv "honourable father". Among. the Lahti Nyi it is another title for
the senior pl'iest or to bo pa_. ·