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

190 Anthony R. Walker
4. Kay haw ya~ nyi shawv .meuv ma meuv, shawv viy ma viy chi ve· kay, ya,. pui--:­
ngay tev peuv pa" g'a u- hta..., k'awv peuv ngav u- g'a pa" fui~ leh pov lav
meh_.
5. Kay haw yehy ma awv cev, yehy chi tey shi-· yo., law k'o " k'o, ya,. nyi ngay, a-,
yeh., sub- k'aw,. ta A leh ka., haw chehv sha caw., sha gav leh yeh., mil. awv ce.,
chi haw-:-, dawv sha gay sha gay leh hk'aw., g'ay chi g•av g'av zuh,. sha mui sha
ga" leh may daw" may hki- gav, mav dawv mav ha- gav, a-:-, a·:-,. cav g'a meuv
hkui, daw" g'a meuv meh.,, chi bon ti- pa A leh ka lav meh_.
6. Yeh., chi tev yeh., cheh" g'a yo., law k'o A k'o, chaw ca_ chaw lawv mav g'a, ne"
ca_ ne" lawv·ma g'a, chi bon pa.A leh k'a lav.
7. Yeh., nia aw" ce., chi haw-, chehv sha caw., sha, daw" sha ga" sha, ce" hu k'o,
ce" mvuh av pi.,, ce" hu k'o, cev hk'a A ca., hk'a A av law", chi bon ti-:- pa A leh
ka laV meh_; yehv chi te"yehy yo.,· law k'o A k'o, zuh .... sha mui sha, sha-!
TEXT FIVE (A)- TRANSLATION
1. Oh today,oh this evening, here within the four corners of this house [for which]
I have once again taken new wood, oh, [to expiate my sin in destroying the life
of] this wood; this evening, here within the four corners of thi~ house, all-true
Blesser of the House, 64 I once again light these beautiful beeswax candles made
by my own hands, I once again light these beeswax candles; oh [to expiate my
. sin in destroying the life of these] ten kinds, nin,e kinds of woods,6S I light [these
beeswax candles]; oh you up there, I pray to you one time so you please nine
times order the cleansing of my sins.
2. This evening we climb up into this house; today and hereafter may we enjoy good
health, good sleeping .and good sitting; oh may there be no misfortune to any of
the people of this household; may we who live in this house enjoy good health;
this -boon onQe again order upon us.
3. May there be no misfortune; oh just as these [entwined] candles do ·not separate,
may liusband and wife not separate, may the children· not separate, may wife and
husband not separate; this boon alone order upon us.
64. That is, the house spirit.
65. "Ten kinds, nine kinds" simply means "many different kinds". The numbers a1e not to be
taken literally.