ch'uan miao songs and stories— graham 



69 



Uu' Ga- 

 rooster 



gwa-' lai^ d'oO" 



crow 



gao'' ja- xa- 



you should say 



Ta-^ i-^ JioO' 

 every one year 



ao' 

 two 



a-^ 

 how 



years 



dsi*^ 

 offer 



door 



Ogai^ 

 pair 



d5i-^ 

 offer 



•2 

 nei 



you 



nTo* 

 sky 



tsai 

 close 



na-" tsi-" 



mother father 



up 



glaO« d'^oO' 

 demon door 



nef 

 you 



i- To-^ na-* mba-^ 



one mother pig 



tj3^ 

 not 



nTo" 

 sky 



Ta-' 

 true 



i-^To-' 

 one 



na-* mba-^ 

 sow 



njaO" 

 about it 



glaO« Ta-' nTAu'gAu' 

 demon come behind 



nei 

 you 



tj3^ 



not 



nTo" 

 help 



nTAu' 

 beat 



TV' (or ^•') Ta-== nTai^ Ogla-^ 

 dead in front 



gla- Tei' bjei'lo-' ts'a- 



world three passed 



lo-== tsi-^ 

 come entire 



n£ao' 

 all 



nei 

 you 



Tei" 

 earth 



tl3^ 



not 



nTo- 

 help 



nTa-' 

 remove 



bjei' 

 we 



gao 

 you 



tiao' 

 release 



2 

 gao 



you 



ndsy" 

 Ntzi 



Xa- 

 say 



gao 

 you 



ndsei^ 

 climb 



na- tsi- 

 parents 



gei'- 

 road 



nTao^ 

 up 



glaO« d^oO« 



demon door 

 gate 



nTo-^ 

 sky 



gei 

 you 



gao- 

 you 



level 



njoO^ Iau* no' Ta- 

 Nyong Leo asked 

 li-^ gao^ 

 lead you 



lo-** 



mo-^ laO^ 

 go quickly 



nd3y' njoO' Uu" 



Ntz'i (gu) Nyong Leo 



Gau" nTo-' 

 sky 



a- na- 

 how is it 



Tei" 

 land 



Xa-' Ta- 

 say 



a-^ njaO'' 

 how 



gao 

 you 



gao'' Xa-' Ta- 

 you said 



go-^ 

 I 



lo' 

 come 



go-^ 

 I 



come 



dsei' 

 the 



Tau' 



wear 



gao 



you 

 lo;' 

 come 



dsei'' 

 the 



mo** 

 priest 



K'au' 

 shoes 



come 



mo- 

 priest 



tj3^ 



not 



To-'Ti^- 

 who 



li-^ 

 lead 



bo-' 

 see 



go- 

 I 



mo- 

 travel 



gei 

 road 



nTo- 



sky 



go- 

 I 



large 



Tau^ K'au^ 

 wear shoes 



go- 

 ine 



10-== 

 come 



nTj.-' 

 hemp 



1 .2 

 lo- 



come 



