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Iawr Kangq
Aya Tyutok was this year's winner of the Akha Idol Singing Contest, sponsored by Mirror Art Group. He wrote this song about the traditional Akha way of life and sang it at the Mirror Art Group studio on February 20th. Lyrics in Akha language are transliterated below.
Iawr kangq, Song written in Akha language by Aya Tyutok.
Aqkaq zaq laer. Daer le-euq. Dangrtav gawgjawq jawr ma. Yar umr-awq caerka yaciv aqzaf cuawr. Aqkaq-eu zangr shangr qof zmq-eu ma.
Aqkaq zaq lae laer nar. Aqgar aqgeu tu jawr-eu qawf-iq. Aqkaq zangr shangr qof lavsav-awq de.
Taqbi byov ir. Akaq-eu zangr shangr qof. Qmqpig lawr-eu. Mirsangr lawr-eu. Aqpoeq lawr-eu. Za dzaw geuf nga.
Aqkaq zaq. Naerf-angr jang-eu maq ngeur-a, aqpoeq aqpig neaf maq ngeur-a.
Lawrkangq naef-eu larghov maq ngeur-a. Lawrkarhg pu-euq larghov-a de.
Ya uv ner. Gatangr par-awq. Lafceuq tsof-aw. Aqkaq zangr shangr qof zmq-eu ma.
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Words and music © Aya Tyutok 2006.