KK1-1721 - Hkam hkam u hte u hka (The Hkam Hkam bird and the crow) with English translation

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) This is about 'the Hkamhkam bird and the crow'. The Hkamhkam bird makes sound only at night. The crow produces his sound during the day. They went to a ceremony. They prepared themselves to look beautiful for the ceremony. Nowadays, it's similar to going to a beauty salon. The Hkamhkam bird was made beautiful by the crow first. After that, he said to the crow, "Now, it's your time." Once the crow sat down, he doused it with the indigo liquid and flew away. He was scared of the crow, so he made his sound from the bushes only at night. He produced sounds like 'hkamhkam, hkamhkam'. During the daytime, he remained silent. That was all because he feared the crow. Transcription (Lu Hkawng) Rai yang she 'u' Hkamhkam u hte Uhka Hkamhkam u gaw shana sha shaga ai. Uhka gaw shani shaga ai. Ndai yan poi sa ai. Poi sa na matu mawn sumli ai hku rai nga, sha tsawm ai le, ya na rai yang gaw (Beauty Pala) rai na hku nga dai she Hkamhkam u shawng shi hpe sha tsawm shangun ai da, Uhka hpe tsawm ai ngu sa i nga yang ''Gai ya nang bai galai u'' nga Uhka bai wa dung htit re ai shaloi le mahtat la-ing gaw shadu tawn ai, dai ganawng bang kau dat ai hku nga ganawng bang kau dat na she shi gaw hprawng swi rai jang she dai Uhka hkrit nna dai ni du hkra shi gaw shana rai jang she nam de sum-up de shaga ai hku rai nga, shani jang gaw ga langai mung n shaga sai, Hkamhkam nga e dai Uhka hpe hkrit nna dai hku byin ai. . Language as given: Jinghpaw