Speak Your Roots

Tag: khasichildhoodsongs

  • “Ama dum mar para khie”

    Kane ka jingrwai ka dei kaba bun na ngi, ngi lah ju ïa lehkai ha ka por khynnah ✨🍃🪁

    Ka wanrah biang ïa ki jingkynmaw ba kordor jong ka por jinglong khynnah ❤️❤️

    Khublei Shibun Professor Esther Syiem @meiithei bad Bah Maxter Warjri @maxterwarjri ba phi la pynthoh ïa ki ktien jong kane ka jingrwai! 😃🙏🙏

    Khublei Shibun ïa phi Kong Ellerine Diengdoh ( Associate Professor) ba phi la pynrecord ïa ka sur jong i Mei jong phi, kaba la ïoh ban pyndonkam ha kane ka video! 😃🙏❤️

    Khublei Shibun ïa baroh na phi kiba la jubab ïa kane ka jingkylli! Lyngba jong phi la ïoh ban pyni ïa ki bun jait ki rukom ong jong kane ka jingrwai. 🙏🙏

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    "Amar dumma para khie…" may be described as a Khasi nonsense rhyme that was recited to play a children's game. It was said with glee and anticipation of what would happen at the end of it.

    The slides that have been posted show the different versions of the song that we remember 😃😃

    #amadummaparakhie #childhoodgames #khasichildhoodgames #khasichildhoodsongs

    #khasigames #nonsenserhyme #speakyourroots #speakyourrootschallenge #talklocal

  • U Men Lyngkhung

    Ha ri Khasi, hyndai ki ong,

    u don u men lyngkhung;

    kat shaba leit u kieng iarong,

    ka khoh u kit kyndung.

    U don ki tmaiñ ba jrong shipruh,

    ka khlieh kaba syllen.

    U kyllan khleiñ ba kan mih shñiuh,

    u tah d'u sohmynken.

    La sat syllang um lah shah shuh

    teng teng u shad kulmar.

    Ani! Ynnai… ka kwah mih shñiuh,

    pleng dei kaba jynjar!

    Rough translation:

    "There once was Men Lyngkhung,

    in Khasi times of old.

    Wherever he went he carried his iarong

    and a huge khoh on his back.

    His beard and moustache were a feet long

    and his head was bald.

    He applied fat on his head hoping it would revive some hair.

    He even used chilli!

    Oh the heat on his head, he couldn't bear it!

    He danced in a frenzy…

    My goodness! Oh no! This wanting hair

    is much too difficult!"

    "U Men Lyngkhung" 😃😃😃 Remember those days when we were kids, how we would sing this? Another song that we should teach our kids!