KK1-0065 - Ka-ni a lam (The opium) with English translation

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Translation (Rita Seng Mai) This is about opium. The title of the story is 'opium'. Once upon a time, there was a river flowing between two villages. A girl lived on this side of the river while a boy lived on the other side. They were falling in love. But their parents didn't give their permission. They said, "You two live in different places, so you two can't be together." But they couldn't live separately. So, the boy swam across the river and went to the girl. They lived together there. Their parents didn't give their permission to them. They got really angry at them. So, the girl was upset and said, "Since our parents are getting angry at us and don't give their permission, ending my life could be better." She committed suicide at the place where they used to date. But the boy didn't know that she was dead. After two or three days, he went to that place to meet the girl. He saw her dead body and felt mournful. On his way back home, his eyes were full of tears and he had heartache. He was dead on the way too. The villagers saw their dead bodies and burnt them. The smoke coming out from burning their bodies went up to the sky and combined there. After a few days, a plant grew at the place where their bodies were burnt. It was a really beautiful plant. It was opium. The villagers saw that plant and thought, "Why is this beautiful plant growing on the grave?" They pinched the leaf and tasted it. Another one came there and tasted it again. The villagers came there again and tasted them again. So, they thought, "We should plant this plant. It is really good." It is opium which can be made of many different kinds of drugs. The opium was growing where the couple was lying. Once a person tries that opium, he doesn't want to quit it. This is the end of the story. Transcription (La Ring) E ndai kani a lam. E ndai anhte e mungkan masha ni ndai kani a lam hte seng nna e ga baw gaw dai re. Rai yang moi shawng de ndai hka maga mi de hka wora hkran de gaw num sha nga hka ndai hkran de gaw la sha nga. Shan lahkawng gaw grai sumtsaw tsaw ai. Grai sumtsaw tsaw ai majaw shan gaw la hkat na daram sumtsaw tsaw ai. Raitim mung kanu kawa ni gaw njaw sha "Nmai byin aii nan lahkawng hka kaga ga de nga ai ni nmai byin ai" ngu jang gaw la sha gaw num sha nga ai hka hkran de bai sa nga na kahtawng langai mi de sa nga ai. Rai yang shan gaw dai hku na hkau hkat ai ra hkat ai raitim kanu kawa ni gaw njaw sha kachyi mung njaw sha ai da. Grai pawt ai da grai pawt njaw sha jang gaw shan gaw myit htum nna num sha gaw lani mi na aten hta she "E ndai ram an gaw ra hkat timung ndai hku njaw sha ai gaw si mat yang pyi she mai sai" ngu na shi gaw e shan ndai sa hkrum hkrum chyai re ai shara kaw shi gaw dai kaw sa dau si mat ai da. Dau nna si mat rai yang she la sha wa gaw si ai mung nchye na she e lahkawng masum ya rai yang gaw bai dai kaw hkrum na ngu na dai kaw bai sa ai da. Shaloi gaw dai la sha sa yang la sha mung num sha dai zawn si taw jang grai myit npyaw na shi mung lam de hkawm bai nhtang wa yang lam de myit npyaw na shi mung dai kaw si mat wa ai da. Dai rai na she shan hpe gaw ndai lahkawng yen hpe dai hku nat ai da. Wan hte nat nna shalun dat ai da. Shaloi ndai wan hkut gaw htaw lamu de e lahkawng yen na langai sha pawng nna she htaw wan hkut dai hku byin ai da. Dai hpang gaw loi na ai hpang gaw ndai yen mang ju ai lup ai shara hta gaw ndai grai tsawm ai ndai kani tu nna kani pu pu wa ai da. Dai majaw masha ni gaw "Ah ndai daram tsawm ai ndai daram hkrak ai nampan wa ning rai na ndai lupwa kaw mi tu taw ai gaw" ngu langai mi mung sa mahti nna manam yu ai langai mi mung sa mahti na dai hku shinglet hte chyam yu ai. E hpang e mung "E chyam na zawn nga lo ndai gaw chyam yu na re" ngu langai mi bai sa chyam. Dai chyam ai wa hpang e mung bai sa chyam mayu ai da. Dai rai na she "Ah ndai gaw grai ahkyak dik ai hkai nmai she re" ngu na shanhte gaw dai kaw na hkai sha mat wa nna daini du hkra ndai kani, yama, nambat four amyu myu byin tai wa ai gaw ndai num sha hte la sha yen nja nhka na si mat ai lup kaw na tu nna kani dai majaw ndai kani hpe lu lu sai kaw na kap sai kaw na galoi mung nkam hka mat ai galoi nkam kabai kau ai da. Maumwi dai kaw htum sai. . Language as given: Jinghpaw