Details
Singer / Performer
Mrs. Thungsheni Lotha, Mrs. Abeni Ovung, Mrs. Mhabeni Ovung, Mrs. Nzangbeni.
Tribe
Lotha
Date & Place of Recording
31st May 2025
Recorded By
Mr. L. D. Miller Pou
Lyric Transliteration
YIA...HE (3 TIMES) O-YIA-LE (4 TIMES) 1) RONTONG CHUSI OH YANCHOE OH LIMONGO OH RHOVOTALE EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE After Rontong (husband name) demise Went down to the field alone 2) YONTSU NALA LITSALO NA ERANG PENA OH KHUVLA EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE Hearing the cicada singing very soulfully just below to field 3) EMUNGYANTIO KIYA OPO WONTSO NIRO OH ZOKATALA EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE Echoing the wonderful voices of (KIYA OPO) my beloved husband. 4) NI VON JINA YANTONG JIANG LO MERI MEYANG NA ZOKATALA EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE His beautiful voices can be heard around the village. 5) NTAN ETSO, ETSO LO NA NI VON JINA OH ZOKATALA EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE What has happened to you, can't forget your soothing words. 6) LANDONG NALA NUNGRA KHUNG KA O OKIWOE LANI KHO LANLE EYA...HE, EYA...HE, EYA...HE