Details
Tribe
Konyak
Date & Place of Recording
Chenwetnyu village, Mon District, Nagaland.
Recorded By
Mr. L. D. Miller Pou
Lyric Transliteration
Avu pe vei fao te ya tei pe lang tong Chingkhen tüpzu noo mae ya zui rei yang-o Nak ngen lee la vei meek to wakchale shap Nak tat ong fa lae vei naa tu pongvong sin Nak thrah nakling lae vei ding kuh lee ru ren Nak Yong ong fa lae vei took nhyai khea nyea to Nak haan lah lee seakuh sakvong chui Dingkho yowan hon uao-e.
English Translation Lyrics
I thought old age is far (far) away in the forest. But alas! It’s just around the corner, in the kitchen, in the room. Just so I do not see, the pork fats blind my eyes (she’s getting blind, implies) Just so I do not hear, I have a trumpet covering (horn) both my ears. (Implying she cannot hear) Just so I do not eat, there is a big lump on my throat. Just so I do not stand, my backbones are killing me. Just so I do not walk, my knees and my bones are shaky, Such is the way of the world, such is what the maker wants of us.