KK1-2009 - Mahkawn hkawn hpang wa ai lam (Origin of the song) with English translation

Translation (Htoi San) Now, I am telling a story about when our humans did not have any music, and we did not have any performances in the ages past ago. One man took a journey at that time, and he heard a cicada chirping near a big river. The sound was coming out from the cicada, which was sticking on a big tree. At one time, it chirped a long voice like "Kaw Kaw," and it took a long time. Then it made the sound "Kaw Yei." So the man thought, "If we, people, can also make sounds like those sounds and sing nicely to each other, others will like them. It will help us to make our minds happier." Therefore, he went and listened to the cicada's chirping sounds every day. After that, he made the sounds which he heard from cicadas in front of his friends. In the end, music with melody and performances began. Transcription (Lu Awng) Ya ngai hkai na gaw ndai anhte shinggyin masha ni moi ji nma prat hta e mahkawn magwi ai ngu mung hpa n nga (ta manawn dat ) ai ngu mung hpa garai nnga ai ten hta e la langai mi gaw shi lam hkawm hkawm mat wa re she, le hka hkaraw kaw gaw hka kaba makau sa mat wa she koi yei ngoi ai nsen na ai da. Koi yei (hkra) she hto hpun kaba kaw e kap nna ngoi nga ai nsen na ai da. Kalang gaw mahku grai galu hkra (kaw kaw) nga na grai galu hkra ngoi (kawyei) nga na bai ngoi she shi gaw dai shani kaw na shi gaw aw anhte shinggyin masha ni mung oh ra zawn ngu na ngoi shapyaw yang gaw anhte mung shada da ngoi dan timmung manang ni mung na ra, anhte a myit masin hta mung grau nna myit pyaw lam lu la na re ngu nna she shi gaw dai koiyei shaga ai nsen dai e she shani shagu sa madat la, sa madat la re na she hpang e gaw shi a manang ni hpang de bai wa dai hku ngoi dan re jang e hpang e gaw mahkawn magwi ngu ai ndai anhte (ntam manawn) ngu ai shangawn ai ni dan re ni byin mat wa ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw