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Title Sut su ai wa sut te te matsan ai wa ga tsan le le (Rich man and poor man) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story is about a busy, unhappy rich man and a happy poor man. Once upon a time, there was a rich man and a poor man in a village. The rich man owned cows, buffaloes, pigs, and chickens. He had to feed them every day. He was so busy that he had no time to rest. Since he was wealthy, he worried about his money being stolen, so he couldn't sleep well at night. He was exhausted day after day. He didn't want to ask his friends for help because he didn't want to share the profits with them. As a result, he suffered and became exhausted. On the other hand, the poor man didn't work and just relaxed all day. When he was hungry, he did some work. After he had enough money for dinner, he stopped working and relaxed again. He could sleep well at night because he didn't need to worry about his money being stolen. In the morning, he worked just enough to earn money for that day's food. Then he relaxed again without working. He was living his life without worries. Then the rich man thought, "No matter how rich I am, I am always exhausted and can't even sleep well at night. But that poor man is living his life happily. I should hire people work for me. I will share my profits with others. I am so tired now. I should live a happy life." He looked at the life of the poor man and learned a valuable lesson. He reduced his workload and began living happily.

This is why people say, "The richer you are, the more tired you become. The poorer you are, the happier you can be, but you may remain stuck in the cycle of poverty."

Transcription (La Ring)
Ya gaw sut su wa gaw sut te te matsan ai wa tsan le le nga ai maumwi bai hkai na re da. Moi.. kahtawng kaba langai mi hta e grai lu su ai la langai mi hte e grai matsan ai la nga ai da. Dai.. grai lu su ai wa gaw ki.. sut gan mung amyu hkum hkra.. "Nga" mung lu dum su mung lu wa mung lu u mung lu rai le ra rem, le ra ni hpe jaw ngut jang wo ra bai wo ra ngut jang wo ra bai "Nga' gaw dat ra ai hte gumra gaw dat ra ai hte bai shana de jan du wa jang mung bai sa tam la rai jahkring mi dung na ten pyi nnga.. Shana yup yang mung shi gaw sut gan grai lu ja gumhpraw ni mung grai lu re re majaw gaw lagut ni sa lagu la na mung hkrit rai na maja hkrai maja maja hkrai maja rai na shi gaw te hkrai te ba hkrai ba rai na shani shana atsawm rai nlu nga atsawm rai nlu yup rai na grai ba na nga ai da. Manaw manang ni e saw yang mung garan ya kau nkam jaw kau nkam rai na shi hkrai hkrai galaw ai ngu yang gaw ba she ba nna jam jau hkrai jam jau ai da. Matsan ai wa rai jang gaw hpa mung nlu rai na gaw hpa mung ngalaw ra shani ting ting ban hkrai ban nga. Shi kaw si wa jang lama mi sha hta galaw nna shi sha na dai shana de sha na lu jang gaw bai ban nga yup dagaw nga, shana mung myit ma apyaw sha rai yup nga kadai hpa sa lagu la na mung ntsang ra rai apyaw alaw sha rai yup nga, hpang jahpawt nhtoi htoi jang mung shi sha na e jahpawt sha na sha sa gan tam la rai nna dai jahpawt sha na lu jang gaw apyaw sha rai bai sha la nna bai nga nga. Tsun hte hpren rai na bai nga re na re ai da. Dai shaloi gaw dai la wa lu su ai la wa gaw myit yu sai da "E.. ngai gaw sut gan kade lu tim ba chyu ba ra shana mung yup mung nmai wo ran rai matsan ai wa chyawm me grai pyaw na nga taw nga ai.. dai re majaw ngai mung ndai ngai e sut gan ni mung masha langai mi hpe lama mi lama mi bungli jaw nna masha wa mung garan gachyan ya di yang gaw ngai mung apyaw sha nga lu na re n dai nau te nau ba sai nga" dai matsan ai wa hpe yu la nna shi bungli lam ni mung shayawm kau rai nna nga mat nna shi mung pyaw mat ai da. Dai majaw masha ni e "Sut su yang e sut te te ai matsan yang gaw tsan le le ai" ngu ai na ga maumwi tai mat ai re da.


Origination date 2017-04-15
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2240
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Keita Kurabe
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Myanmar - MM
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Language as given Jinghpaw
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Jingpho - kac
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Dialect Standard Jinghpaw
Region / village Northern Myanmar

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Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type narrative
Roles Keita Kurabe : depositor
Mwijang Lu Htoi : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa1771109f26
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Mwijang Lu Htoi (speaker), 2017. Sut su ai wa sut te te matsan ai wa ga tsan le le (Rich man and poor man) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. KK1-2240 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1771109f26
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Collection Information
Collection ID KK1
Collection title Kachin folktales told in Jinghpaw
Description Recordings of Kachin folktales and related narratives in Jinghpaw. These materials were collected by Keita Kurabe, Gumtung Lu Awng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, Labang Tu La, Gumtung Htu Nan, and Lashi Seng Nan as part of a community-based collaborative fieldwork project in northern Myanmar. As of February 25, 2026, the collection includes 2,491 stories, 2,481 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,800 translations.


Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Pausa La Ring, Galang Lu Hkawng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Translations were prepared by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Sumlut Gun Mai, Lazing Htoi San, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe.

Related resources on Kachin culture and history are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK2
https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK3
https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales
https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories

This research was supported by Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3), Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa　(DDDLing), and TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo), all from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, JP24K03887, JP25H00465), as well as the JSPS Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers, "A Collaborative Network for Usage-Based Research on Lesser-Studied Languages."
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Myanmar - MM
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