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KK1-2093
Title Byin dum ai hkawhkam na lam (Arrogant king) with English translation
Description Translation (Htoi San)
I am telling a story about an arrogant king. A long time ago, a king ruled a town, and he learned martial arts skills to protect his country from enemies from other countries. He had a gorgeous daughter. He did not give her daughter to a man from another country to marry her. He loved his daughter so much, so he did not let his daughter marry other men. One day, the princess went for a bath in a big pond near the palace, where she took a bath every day. A prince from her enemy country went to that pond for fishing to relax. At that time, he saw the princess taking a bath, so he peeped at her daily. The prince loved that princess deeply and watched what she did without letting her know. The next day, when the princess went picking the flowers in the flower garden, the prince intruded on the palace and talked about how he loved her so much. After that, they fell in love with each other, and the king discovered that. So the king sent people to investigate it. He ordered his people, "Check out who he is. I have watched my daughter with special care and how they love each other. Explore about him!" So his people investigated him. The father king heard about his daughter's boyfriend, who was from his enemy country, which was unfriendly, opposite, and always fought with his country. So he asked his people to arrest him for killing him. The king's men arrested him and imprisoned him to assassinate him. When the princess heard about this, she thought, "I know my father's behavior and his mind. Whatever it takes, my prince will not be alive." Then she fainted due to her worries. The following day, when she recovered, she asked her nanny in the morning. The girl asked, "What happened to him?" Her nanny answered, "He is going to die tomorrow. They will tie him with a stone and throw him into a pond." "Can you bring me to where he is? I want to see him for the last time." When she requested her nanny, she was so pitiful as the nanny had taken care of the princess since she was a baby and brought her to him. The prince was put into a big basket. He was tied with ropes and hung stones on him. The princess said to the prince, "You face this because of me. So run away from here, and I will get in there for you." The prince denied, "No. You cannot. I am a man, so I must face what I have done. Therefore I will endure the death." But the princess insisted, "No. Cannot. I will die with you." Even though the boy disagreed, the girl opened the basket's lid and got into it. They both stayed inside the basket for the whole night. The next day, as the father ordered, he commanded his people to put the basket into the water. After a week, he asked when he did not see his daughter. "Where has my daughter been?" The nanny replied to him even though what it took. "The prince wanted to see the boy, and she went to meet him." When the father king heard about it, he instructed to pull up the basket. He found the boy and his daughter twisted each other and died. The two kings loved their own children so much that they did not make enemies and made friends become friendly kingdoms to each other from that day onwards.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Grai byin dum ai hkawhkam wa a lam bai tsun na re. Moi shawng de da kahtawng langai mi kaw hkawhkam wa kaw shi gaw masha mungdan na hpyen ni sa yang shi hkrai gasat kau na hku dai hku myit ai majaw hkyen ni jau hkyen ni sharin la rai na she dai hku nga ai da. Raitim shi kaw kasha grai tsawm ai num kasha langai lu ai da. Num kasha langai mi lu shaloi she kara mungdan na la ni sa hpyi tim shi njaw sha ai da. Shi kasha hpe grai tsaw ra ai majaw njaw sha dai hku nga rai shaloi she lani mi na ten hta she hkawmhkam shayi sha wa shi hka sa shin shin rai ai da, dai shanhte hkawhkam wang na makau kaw na hka nawng kaba hkawhkam kasha hka sa shin rai shaloi she ora kaga mungdan na shi na hpyen ngu na mungdan na hkawhkam kasha la kasha wa gaw dai kaw shi gaw nga hkwi sha ai ngu na i myit shalan dai hku sa shaloi she hkawhkam shayi sha hka shin sa wa ai hpe mu na shi gaw shani shagu lagu yu ai da. Hkawhkam shayi sha hpe shi gaw grai ra mat shaloi she, lani mi na ten hta shi gaw hkawhkam shayi sha kara hku galaw ngu ni hpe lagu yu da na she, hpang shani ngu na shaloi hkawhkam shayi sha gaw shi na nampan sun kaw nampan sa di na ngu na yu wa shaloi she dai shaloi shi lagu lagyim shang na she hkawhkam shayi sha hpe i nang hpe grai ra ai lam ni tsun rai yang she shnan lahkawng dai hku ra hkat shaloi she dai hkawhkam shayi sha hte ra hkat ai hpe hkawhkam wa na kau ai da. Hkawhkam wa na kau na she hkawhkam wa gaw tsun sai da sagawn shangun ai da. Dai la hpe sagawn u ngai dai ram ram yu taw ai kaw na me kaning rai dai la hte ra hkat ai, dai la na lam sagawn u ngu shaloi she sagawn sai da. Dai shaloi hkawhkam wa bai na ai gaw kaga mungdan shi hte grai nhkru ai grai n (te) ai shi hte gasat hkat ai hpyen mungdan na hkawhkam kasha wa rai taw ai majaw dai hpe gaw sat kau na matu rim shangun ai da. Rim shangun rai shaloi she, lu rim la sai da rim la na she dai hkawhkam kasha hpe sat na matu htawng kaw bang tawn da ai da. Dai hku rim tawn da rai yang she hkawhkam shayi sha gaw nye wa na akyang, nye wa na lai leng ngai chye ai hpa mi nga nga asak hkrung na nrai sai dai majaw ngu, dai hku ngu myit na malap mat ai da. Hkawhkam shayi sha malap mat rai shaloi she hpang jahpawt du wa yang she dai shi hpe rem ai ma rem ai dinggai hpe san ai da. Shi kara hku byin mat sai rai ngu san ai shaloi she shi hpawt de si sana shi hpe hka nawng de nlung gyit na hkrat bang kau sana ngu tsun ai da. I ngai hpe i shi ai shara de sa madun rit shi hpe hpang jahtum hku na sa jahkrum na ngu grai tsun ai shaloi she, dai shi hpe rem kaba ai dinggai wa gaw grai matsan dum na she woi sa ai da. Woi sa shaloi she dai la wa hpe gaw pyet kaba kaw bang tawn da ai da. Pyet kaba kaw bang da na she sumri ni gyit tawn da nlung ni noi tawn da ai da. Dai shaloi she, e ngai na majaw she nang dai hku byin ai majaw nang hprawng mat wa sanu ngai rawng nga na ngu tsun ai shaloi she nmai ai ngu ai da ngai la re majaw ngai galaw ai hpe ngai hkam gwi ra ai dai majaw ngai si hkam na ngu tsun ai shaloi she hkawhkam shayi sha gaw nmai ai i ngai ma nang hte rau si na ngu dai hku ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi la kasha wa gaw nhkraw she nhkraw rai nga kaw shi dai pyet kaw she (zit) hpaw na shang mat wa ai da. Shang na she shan lahkawng dai kata kaw rawng na she, hpang jahpawt du shaloi she kawa gaw (a meng) jahkrat da sai rai nga kawa gaw sa mat wa sai da, dai pyet hpe hpai na hka de sa jahkrat bang kau ai da. Jahkrat bang kau rai shaloi she bat mi du yang kasha hpe ma nmu mat ai da, nmu mat yang hkawhkam wa tsun ai da. E nye kasha kara de rai mat wa sai kun, dai hku ngu san ai shaloi she hpa mi nga nga dai ma rem ai num wa tsun ai da. Shi i dai la wa hpe grai hkrum mayu ai nga na sa mat wa ai re ngu tsun dan ai shaloi she dai hkawhkam la wa sa tsun ai dai kahkrat bang kau ai dai hpe bai shaw shangun ai da, shaw shangun rai yang she dai ora la hte shi kasha wa dai tsawra hkat ai zawn gyi gyi rai na si taw ai hpe mu ai da. Dai majaw shi hte hpyen ngu na dai hkawhkam wa hte shan lahkawng gaw kasha hpe grai ra ai yan hkawng rai nga, dai shani kaw na shan lahkawng gaw hpyen ntai mat ai sha grai hku hkau ai mungdan lahkawng tai mat wa ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-12
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2093
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Keita Kurabe
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Language as given Jinghpaw
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Dialect Standard Jinghpaw
Region / village Northern Myanmar
Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type narrative
Roles Keita Kurabe : depositor
Latau Ja Tawng : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa174afd82db
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Latau Ja Tawng (speaker), 2017. Byin dum ai hkawhkam na lam (Arrogant king) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2093 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa174afd82db
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Collection Information
Collection ID KK1
Collection title Kachin folktales told in Jinghpaw
Description Recordings of Kachin folktales and related narratives in Jinghpaw. These materials were collected by Keita Kurabe, Gumtung Lu Awng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, Labang Tu La, Gumtung Htu Nan, and Lashi Seng Nan as part of community-based collaborative fieldwork in northern Myanmar. A total of 2,491 stories with 2,481 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,369 translations are currently available (March 25, 2024). Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Pausa La Ring, Galang Lu Hkawng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Stories were translated by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Sumlut Gun Mai, Lazing Htoi San, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe.

Animated stories are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK3
https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales
https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories

Other Kachin culture and history are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK2

Our research was made possible under the support of JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3) from Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), and JSPS Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers "A collaborative network for usage-based research on lesser-studied languages."
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