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.