Speak Your Roots

Tag: thosewerethedays

  • Ko Meirad phi leh aïu?

    Ko Meirad, phi leh aïu?

    Nga wad thyrnia…

    Ban leh aïu thyrnia?

    Ban suh ka pla…

    Ban leh aïu ka pla?

    Ban thep pisa…

    Ban leh aïu pisa?

    Ban thied khanshi…

    Ban leh aïu khanshi?

    Ban khap shñiuh ïa phi!

    Oh granny, what are you doing?

    I'm searching for a needle…

    What do you need the needle for?

    To stitch a bag…

    What do you need the bag for?

    To keep money in it…

    What do you need the money for?

    To buy scissors…

    What do you need the scissors for?

    To cut you hair!

    "Ko Meirad phi leh aïu?…" ka dei sa kawei ka jingïalehkai kaba ngi shait ïalehkai. 😄😄 Don ki por ba ngi shait ai da ki jubab kiba komik ruh 😂🤡 I dei ito iba dei Meirad em iba beh ïa kiwei ha kaba kut? 🤔

    Khublei Shibun @sandrahynniewta ba phi la pynkynmaw ïa kane 🙏

    This is another childhood game that most of us played when we were children. I've said this before and I'll say it again: We don't hear kids playing these games anymore 😢😢

    🟡 English translation by @speakyourroots

  • Ap jon, ap jon by Careen J. Langstieh

    "Ap jon, ap jon,

    thung soh 'riew,

    ka miaw, ka ksew.

    Ka mat ia thung,

    ka mat ia thung.

    Yn bret lut sha khyndew.

    Phurrrrrr…..”

    "Ap-jon" or "Ap-jan" is a favourite children's pastime played with as many participants present. It involves pinching each other's hands one on top of each other to make a ladder-like formation. The rhyme is then sung while rocking the chain of hands up and down. The song ends with 'phurrrr' which signals letting go of the hands and immediately is followed by children tickling each other. When I was little, I always knew who was going to give me the sharpest pinch so I'd try to put my other hand on top of that kid's hand to counter myself. But we carry no grudges because in the end we would end up laughing hysterically by tickling each other.

    "Ap jon, ap jon" sent by @careenjoplinlangstieh 😄😄😄 This is a beautiful art piece on the childhood game! 🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️👏👏

    "Ap jon, ap jon" is a childhood game that most Khasi children will know. Like the post says it is a popular pastime during play. Remember those painful pinches with voices anticipating the tickles at the end? 😅😂 Khublei shibun Kong @careenjoplinlangstieh for this entry! ❤️🤍💜💙