NO. I 



Ch'uAN MIAO songs and stories — GRAHAM 



57 



gao na- jai gao 



your mother pick up you 



nd^a-' OGai' Ta-' 

 wrapped skirt 



Ta-' 

 come 



mac 

 pain 



gao 

 your 



na* 

 mother 



heart 



gao' tsi-' jai^ gao== Ta-=' nd^'a-" 



your father pick up you come wrapped 



OGai' tj'ao^ 



skirt of gown 



ao^ 

 pained 



gao' 

 you 



gao 

 your 



Ta-' 

 dead 



a* 

 do 



gao 

 your 



tsr^ 

 father 



really 



na-* 

 mother 



blai^ ndsao* 

 heart swell up 



Ta-* 

 true 



gao 

 your 



tsr^ 

 father 



gao 

 you 



li-^ 

 then 



mo* 

 go 



t Au gao" 



formerly you 



gao 

 you 



Xau' 

 drink 



d^Au" 



burn 



nao 

 eat 



ba-' 

 up 



Tai' 



wood 



dsao' 



ba- 



so-' sAn^ bi-' na-' 

 just born high big 



i-' d3u-' i- 



lo-^ 

 piece 



d^oO' 



Jo-^ 

 thanks 



mountain there 



up ten one 



(finished) large number 



time 



GaO^ 

 corn meal 



1- d3u- 1- 



one ten one 



large number 



d^Au' 



burn 



TaO' 

 finished 



1- 



one 



time 



d5U -° 

 ten 



glei"-' 

 water 



ntso-^ 3oO^ 

 successive peaks old forests 

 numerous 



bao" 

 dig 



ba-^ 

 ruin 



r 

 one 



~,,.B 



dju 



ten 



a number 



d5ao' 



many 

 successive 



ntso 

 peaks 



Tei" 

 earth 



gao 

 you 



gao" 

 you 



Ta-' 

 dead 



a-' 

 do 



really 



Tei'^ 

 earth 



Ta-' 

 true 



tfai^ 

 below 



gao 

 you 



lo-^ 



piece 



sentence 



H-' mo" 

 then go 



Jo-^ 

 thanks 



