Details
Singer / Performer
Sangyusang Pongen
Tribe
Ao
Language / Dialect
Ao (Chungli)
Date & Place of Recording
17May 2025 Ungma village, Mokokchung, Nagaland
Recorded By
Mr. L. D. Miller Pou
Occasion of Performance
Sung and acted in drama during cultural events
Lyric Transliteration
Aba Nangka kuyimer? Longsü alipokdang yi-i rutusanger tapu tapu medemer Aoyimsen kümer Nangkaa kuyimbana waa, ni attiba tsüngrem Rutu ayim nüker ano mainshikani Awe-e tasa majung nung, kuluyangbong ongersangbang tsüngrem küma ogo ni, nibo shika warogora, ongersangbang ibi
English Translation Lyrics
Son: Father! What villager are you? Since the break of the earth I am Rutusanger (Village name) Did you form a different village! Me, I have been guarding Rutu sternly all the while Father: Because of your mother’s ill plan My son has been possessed by evil Your dear father will be heading back My son, take heart and be well here.