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Chieli Ca

Song meaning

Details

Singer / Performer

Zalkechunyi

Tribe

Angami

Performer’s Tribe

Angami

Language / Dialect

Tenyidie/Jotsoma

Region / Village

Western Angami/Jotsoma village

Date & Place of Recording

20 March 2025, Jotsoma village

Recorded By

L. D. Miller Pou

Theme of the Song

Love Song

Contextual Interpreter

Seyievino Seyietsu

Lyric Transliteration

Teinaki luu le hieluo

Anei-ü ze yu piechonyiülü

Keijüthou luu zho mu cha meli ü barü anei-ü ki meli moyie

English Translation Lyrics

May the sun not set

As I want to be with my beloved a little longer

My love for you is not comparable even to the highest/tallest mountain

Contextual Interpretation

A song usually sung when they are happy or elated while in the field at work or at bay.

Additional Note

A typical love song addressed by the lover to his beloved, usually a male to female.

Native Speaker's Additional Contextual Information