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E Song
05:06
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All drummers out there
This boy is also a drummer
Just starting, his hand’s not too good yet She is a singer too,
Just learning, her voice is not too good yet
Look for a singer for me. Look for a singer for me.
Here comes the singer, with baskets full of verses. Here comes the singer, with baskets full of verses.
Don’t even try to challenge me, I’m a singer.
No one in the whole village can touch me, I’m a singer.
Nothing can go wrong, believe me, says the singer. Nothing can go wrong, believe me, says the singer.
We have a drum, we have a song.
She sings her song, he’s about to play.
One of the many village songs.
Don’t think you can impress me with just one song.
Look high and low, all over the village Search until you find.
Hunt everywhere, do what you have to. Go on, search until you find.
I wonder, how will he play I wonder, how will she sing
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2. |
Prayer to Wathoundary
04:11
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Daywata nat, above the sky,
Watching over the great circle of earth Safeguarding all below you
I pray to you, and
To all the good nats.
You have guided us down many way
East, west, south, north, through all that we see
Left to us with open hand by our forefathers To fulfil our every need
Also they have been guided by you
I come for your counsel now.
Our country, our land
Where we were raised, where we have known every stone, for lifetimes
May you bring us serene musing in our dreams
And awake with spirit refreshed.
May our lives be fair, just, peaceful, steady, and abundant.
Let us live free from the cruelty of the hu- man world.
I take an oath, carried in this water. May our way be clear of all enemies.
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3. |
Nat Eh (Nat Mountain)
05:07
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----Chorus––––
pyaw pyaw pyaw pyaw (Happiness)
Living brightly,
their own masters
With beloved
Above all harm
I wish for all
pyaw pyaw pyaw pyaw (Happiness)
-----Verse 1 -----
The nats we love
Carefree above
Mountain heights cool
Mountain shade blue
World of the mind Shelter in beauty
Cooling shadows
Thickest forest
Forever fresh
Always renewed
Nats call, our bond
We all respond
----Chorus----
–––––Verse 2–––––
Blue shade surrounds
Good friends old friends all around
The reason we gather
Are you healthy?
Doing well?
Peaceful nature
Our companion
Always this place
Always this prayer
Brings us together
Mount Popa beckons from Taung Kalat
Happy... Joyful... Celebrating... Dancing...
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4. |
Min Nyo Sin
04:08
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Three garlands of jasmine, to string tonight
I’ve done all of them, and where are you?
Stay away, go on, leave me, Min Nyo Sin.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
Three baskets of rice, to polish up
All three are husked now, and where are you?
Stay away, go on, leave me, Min Nyo Sin.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
Three piles of rice husk, to make a fire
All three burnt up, and where are you?
Stay away, go on, leave me, Min Nyo Sin.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
The dog sleeps now in the warm ashes
Three times already he got up to shake his fur.
Stay away, go on, leave me, Min Nyo Sin.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
The cock which sleeps, in the ridge of the roof
Has crowed three times, this night by now.
Stay away, go on, leave me, Min Nyo Sin.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
Young man, leave me, just go on.
Go on, go on home
The birds are chirping
The dawn is breaking
Light seeps into the sky
The moon and stars
One by one
Take their leave.
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5. |
Banya Banya
04:24
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Tell me, who is not above what now?
Go on, what is still under what now?
What plotline is played out where now?
Who dares to row past what whirlpool?
In what work what isn’t there?
When what then, well then what now?
If I say what, what will I hear?
From what causes will come what now?
blah blah blah Everywhere everywhere
blah blah blah Everyone everyone
blah blah blah Always always
Hmmm.... Don’t come telling me blah blah
Don’t believe every speech you hear
Don’t be victim of every scheme out here
Don’t be tired at the end of the day
You won’t find rice in every tray
Where can I stride and keep my pride?
Interrogation in which station?
Who dismisses, who reminisces?
What are the rules and who are the fools?
blah blah blah Everywhere everywhere
blah blah blah Everyone everyone
blah blah blah Always always
Hmmm.... Don’t come telling me blah blah
Don’t believe every speech you hear
Don’t be victim of every scheme out here
blah blah blah blah
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6. |
Song for the Village
03:56
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We will dance to the sound of the o-zi drum
Dance together to the sound of the do- bat drum
The great drum, every kind of beat Is that your ambition?
Enter the competition?
Hey, there’s no need to look far for fun
Our song makes us all companions
And there’s one festival after another
Is that your mission?
Enter the competition?
“For our valued audience gathered here”
All of us shouting out
A song to make you happy,
a song to bring you luck
Driving out in the best carved carts
Let’s play, let’s dance, come on
Friends all, dance, we’ll all dance
Still not tired of Shwe Yo and Daw Moe
Let’s play, let’s dance, come on
All along the history of our village
To perform our music and poetry well In thousands,
tens of thousands of drums
Our music never gets old.
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7. |
Maung Pann Hmway
05:41
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Yo yi lay, yi lay yo
Yo yi lay, yo yi lay
Maung Pan Hmway, Maung Pan Hmway
Maung Pan Hmway was hunting a hare
The country monk saw him there
Chase him, chase him, boy, he said
But the hare still raced and fled.
Maung Pan Hmway will get a tattoo
‘Hold him down, boys!’ he tells the crew
As the monk whets the needle keen
Our boy hotfoots it down the ravine.
Chorus
Yo yi lay, yo yi lay
Maung Pan Hmway, Maung Pan Hmway
1,2,3,4
Yo yi lay, yi lay yo
Yo yi lay, yi lay lay lay lay
The dog tears along, chasing the boys
The country monk hears the noise
‘Boys, call off the dogs!’ he gave a shout.
But too late now, the fangs are out.
Maung Pan Hmway buys some trousers
Tries them on in the corner rest-house
‘Goose him now boys! Get him, right!’
But, couldn’t get him, trousers too tight.
Chorus
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8. |
Anya Festival
05:05
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In our village the young guys
Cut some onions and make them cry.
Hey, how silly.
hey: way lay: wa: la: wa: la:
hey: way lay: wa: la: wa: la:
byi. poun tu. byi. poun byi. poun tu.
In our town the wind kisses
The cheeks of all the young misses.
Hey, don’t see any boyfriends.
At the country donation festival,
we hike to the pagodas
but dig turtle eggs on the way.
Among the do-pat and o-zi drums playing together,
with the bamboo clappers
the women have their lipstick on
Watch out for your shirts
They have drawn patterns in the thanakha on their cheeks
The sounds of chanting rise from the village monastery
The sun sets to the sounds of generators and tractors.
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9. |
Ashay (Forward)
03:58
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10. |
Thingyan Face
05:26
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Thingyan Face,
always sweet and fresh in my heart.
Afraid your lipstick,
the blush on your cheeks will be splashed off?
Every time I hear the ‘tu po’ I remember your face
Pour it on, let’s get all wet
Spray the water, get everyone all wet
Dance and play, play and dance
Dance, dance, never get tired
Langyan tu po tu po,
byan byan byan byan tu po tu po
Way lay wa la tu po tu po
maung naung maung naung tu po tu po
Pour it on, let’s get wet
Spray the water, get everyone all wet
Dance and play, play and dance
Dance, dance, never get tired
Thingyan Face,
always sweet and fresh in my heart.
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Si Wa Project Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Si Wa Project = Burmese poet/painter/historian Aung Soe Min + American producer/musician/video artist Jason Moen. Creating
new stories and sounds with Myanmar traditional music.
The performing group combines Burmese traditional instruments, singers and dance with piano, electronic beats, and visualizations.
Celebrating village/ traditional rituals and creativity.
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