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| Starry sky, photo from here |
Sajoinya tarabo oi duppegoi, agajhot utton juni
Aye na porani, gang o parot bachchei agong mui
Gabur loge thok di agon, dhori pele shugor hebak
Doledale ech somari....
Aye na porani gang o parot bachchei agong mui
Ma gonga re sakki ragei bugot tore lom tuli
Duror oi hala moan ot chigon gori ghor banim......(2)
Gidey reng a, reng a gid a, jingani an jebo hadhi..
Aye na porani gang o parot bachchei agong mui......
Tanyabi geet gay nanan dhog a gei sunar
Baj o hengorong, nanan dhog a tui dede
Badol mari pek togei, hujhi hujhi nanan fulun chulot tore gujei dim
gidey reng a, reng a geed a jigani an jebo hadhi
Aye na porani gang o parot bachchei agong mui......
Translated English Lyrics with Notes:
The evening star has fallen, fireflies are flying in the sky
Come my love, I am waiting next to the stream
The young are on the check, might we get caught we'll have to pay a swine*
Take care my love on the way, I a,m waiting near the stream
Having Mother Ganges** as witness, I will take you to my heart
We'll build our small hut on one of those black hills far away
We'll pass our lives in laughter and music, music and laughter
Come my love, I am waiting next to the stream
Tanyabi*** sings songs, in numerous styles she sings
Bamboo Hengorong#, numerous style you might see
I'll game on birds with my arrows
I'll search for fresh flowers to style your hair locks
We'll will live our lives in laughter and music, music and laughter
Come my love, I am waiting next to the stream
*In Chakma communities, if a couple is caught having an affair that's no yet approved by the community they have to pay fine with a pig or money or both and/or any form of punishment
** The Chakmas are huge fan of Ganges, Holy Mother Ganges whom they used to worship as a goddess of river (still in many rural parts of CHT they pay homage to Ganges), here he means he'd marry her
*** Tanyabi- an ill-fated lover girl who gave her life in the lake formed of her own teaqrs, after she parted from her lover in a tragic myth
# Hengorong- a kind of Chakma traditional musical instrument
To listen to this amazingly romantic modern day Chakma song (which neither I own, nor I know who owns it) please go to the link here
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