KK1-2006 - Gatsi ai majaw si mat ai hpun ni a lam (Dead tree) with English translation

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Translation (Rita Seng Mai) The story I'm about to tell is about trees dying because of their own curse. In the past, trees grew everywhere on the mountains and in the plains. Then some species of trees said, "We will face severe heat if we grow in the plains. We don't want to grow there. If we do, we'd rather die." They placed a curse upon themselves. And they grew on the mountains. After some time, the fruits fell to the ground and were carried away by the rainwater. Then, those fruits grew in the plains. However, because they had already placed a curse on themselves, they couldn't grow and eventually died. Transcription (Lu Awng) Ya hkai na maumwi gaw hpun ni a lam re nga ai, ga sadi a majaw si mat ra ai hpun ni a lam. Moi shawng de gaw ndai hpun ni gaw shara magup pa ga de mung bum ga de mung hpun amyu yawng gayau gaya re na tu ai da. Re yang she ndai hpun amyu n kau ni gaw kei ndai pa ga de gaw grai kahtet ai, ndai de gaw n kam nga ai, bumga de she nga na re, ndai pa ga de she tu sai kaw na gaw anhte hpun amyu ni gaw si mat u ga ngu na dai hku ngu na shi gaw dagam kau ai da. Dagam kau na she shi gaw bumga de lung mat wa ai da. Lung mat wa she hpang e gaw ndai si si nna ga de hkrat taw re yang gaw lamu marang ni htu jang gaw lwi hkrat nna layang ga de bai tu mat wa ra re jang gaw mi kalang mi shi ga dagam kau sai re majaw shi gaw dai pa ga de du jang gaw si mat ra ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw