Details
Singer / Performer
Mrs. Aza Shikanili
Tribe
Sumi
Language / Dialect
siitsa/Lezhole
Region / Village
NA
Date & Place of Recording
19th April 2025 & Thahekhu village, Dimapur.
Recorded By
Mr. L. D. Miller Pou
Occasion of Performance
Field/work
Lyric Transliteration
Ohe Ohe O (2x) Salutations for the start of the song. Lojilimi paza pazano no kutsu Ohe Ladies wear black Kutsumini lono, tukha pukhu shipu Ohe Black grasshopper legs made Shipusu ho izu, Izulo alosu Ohe Saw in the dream Losuqhiyi hewolo Ohe We witnessed it as we grew weary/tired anhela nguno mi, Oh michi shimula Ohe athena (if not this, cannot be done) michi: sign; shimula (Traditional wears in the arms and legs) Kummula pu-u no, Oh michi shiluye Ohe Traditional wears on the arms Axewo no timi, timi kiye yepu Ohe (passing on information); kiye : Yepu moye hokha hokhali papu no Ohe Marks/tattoos (cannot be known without the marks) Amuchou atsa, atsa kuza-u ye Ohe Amuchou atsa, atsa khekuza-u ye Ohe Oh holo ho waye Oh holo hoishe Ishe noghi sholu Sholu ye hoishe Ohe Ohe O