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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title of this story is also 'Majun' (the reason). This is about why we add eggs to the rice gift basket. Many of us do not know about it. That Majun is forgotten. Among many other races, the Jinghpaw people use eggs in the rice gift basket. The reason why we add the eggs to the rice gift basket is (1) all the eggs laid by one chicken have the same colour. We value that. It means that we, the in-laws and brothers and sisters, should be one. Let's be united. (2) The second reason is that we know that eggs are fragile. Eggshells are really thin, so they break easily. Let's not let anyone interfere between us. May no harm come between us. We should respect each other. It means that the egg can break easily when we crack it, so we also need to treat each other with respect and not let any conflict happen between us. The third reason is that the relationships between us. It means that we can't find the start of the egg. There is no saying like that in Burmese. This is how I interpret in Burmese: "We can't find the start of the egg." We value these reasons behind it. When we visit our in-laws, our family, or anyone we want to thank, we respectfully give a rice gift basket. We add eggs to that basket. I talked about this in front of History Professor Than Htun when I attended the university in 1978. The person who told me about this is Slg. Gum Daw Gum Tsau from Lung Sha Yang.
Transcription (Htu Bu)
Ya tsun na ga baw ma Majun sha re. Hpa baw Majun i ngu yang gaw, Magun shat lit shingnoi kaw Magun shat lit kaw u di lawm ai Majun re. Daini anhte law malawng n chye ai, malap kau ai, n chye mat sai. Mungkan ga e nga ai shainggyim masha law law kaw na anhte Jinghpaw wunpawng sha ni gaw, Shat lit magun hta e, u di lawm ai. Ndai magun shat lit hta u di lawm ai lachyum gaw, (1) u di langai, u kanu langai na di ai u di gaw nsam langai sha rawng ai. dai hpe shadan ai, manu shadan ai. Nang hte ngai hte Mayu shayi, kahpu kanau anhte yawng gaw langai sha nsam langai sha tai ga. Myit mang langai sha tai ga ngu ai lachyum shadan ai. (2) gaw hpa baw i, ngu jang gaw, ndai u di gaw grai ga loi ai. Grai hpa ai, hpyi hpa ai majaw grai ga loi ai majaw anhte a lapran masha ni sumprat n shang u ga, a wu a sin n shang u ga, nang hte ngai gaw Maren mara u di kawp u di hpyi, u di zawn grai shadi na hkungga hkat ga. U di hpyi gaw loi mi htawk di jang baw mai ai dai majaw, N baw hkra an a kanawn mazum lam ngang kang ra ai ngu lachyum shadan ai. Rai yang she, ndai No. (3) ngu na gaw, Nang hte nye a lapran kanawn mazum lam, anhte hku hkau ai lam gaw hpa baw i ngu jang ndai "U di a matu tam n mu" Myen ga gaw, Myen ga, Myen ni kaw n nga ai. Myen ga hpe ngai hkrai ngai jahtuk tsun ai gaw, "Chyet U Asa Sha Maya Thalo" nang hte ngai ning re lachyum hpe shadan na Mayu wa, Yu Ji wa, chyeju dum gying ai wa kahpu kanau ni hte Sa ai shaloi, magun shat lit hte hkungga sak jaw ai dai kaw u di lawm ai re. Ndai hpe gaw ngai Dakksu jawng lung ai, 1978 ning Mandalay dakksu kaw na Pamaukhka Than Htun 'Thamai Pamaukhka' ni a man e mung ngai tsun ga sai. Ngai hpe tsun ai gaw kadai i ngu jang gaw Slg. Gum Daw Gum Tsau, Numsha Yang na Slg. Gum Daw Gum Tsau re ndai ngai hpe tsun dan ai gaw. |
