CH UAN MIAO SONGS AND STORIES — GRAHAM 



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nd3y' njoO' Iau' k'An' (k'ai') d^oO" nTo- 



Ntzi Nyong Leo open door 



gla-'' Tei' OaO" bo-' nTo- 



earth deluged full sky 



level 

 world 



sky 



nTi-' 

 dark 



na- 

 look 



nd5y° (ntz3°) njoO^ 1au°' ° k'ai^ tjao' 



Ntzi' Nyong Leo punched rod 



lo;^ nd^o-' tJ'Au' 



come widi pushed down 



tJ'Au' Tau' na-* gler gaO' ts'Au' 



punched open great water yellow run down 

 flood 



ToO" dsad' 

 brass brought 



tsa- 

 leak 



Ogar 

 went down 



gla-' Tei" Xo-" nTo- 



world clean sky 



t'Au' gla-' tja' OGai' 



formerly what 



3aO« 

 dragon 



swei^ 

 clean 



k'ao^ 

 cave 



t/3^ 



not 



tjo-^ nd^aO' /ei" 

 investigate 



ma- no- 

 sister brother 



come down 

 mbloO= OGai 



ma- 

 find 



ma* 

 have 



noO' 

 seed 



noO^ 

 seed 



nAn' 

 man 



nAn° 

 man 



immortal's come down 

 name 



ma- 

 find 



noO« 

 seed 



nAn" 

 man 



njao 



dwelt 



OGai' 



Gau' nTo-' 

 on sky 



gla-' Tei' 



t/a^ jwen* 

 not willing 



come down world 



nd5y' njoO' Uu; xa-'''Ta-' 

 Ntzi" Nyong Leo said 



nei' mbi-' (or mbjei') Ta-' 



your 



b'ai' 

 pick up 



(past) 



d5a-' go-' Jau' 



wait I write 



Ju-' nTai" 



on paper 



nei 

 your 



ntsa- 

 drum 



•0 " 3 

 nei ja- 



you will 



glaO- dsao^' lo;' 



demon brick come 

 (back) 



OGai " gla-'' Tei' 



come down world 



gai^ dsja-^ 

 hang up 



d3a-^ ma-' 

 until have 



hnoO' lai' nd^aO' 



Ti' 



day 



afterward (sign of a question) 



go-^ 

 I 



nd^wa- 

 drum 



gai 



mbi- 



H- 



lo^ 



blot out your name you then come look 



' glaO" njao' 30O' tja' 5oO^ 

 demon sit well not well 



