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Courtship

— Palam · Limbuwan

Sambahamphe's Love Song

Inspired by the famous Char Maya Palam tradition of the poet Sambahamphe, one of the most celebrated Limbu Palam composers. A melancholic dialogue about longing and separation.


Voices— He— She— Chorus
He singsverse 1

Char maya janechu — pahad ko bihani ko maya, khola ko pani ko maya, aago ko jado ko maya, ra raati nidauna nadine maya

चार माया जानेछु — पहाडको बिहानीको माया, खोलाको पानीको माया, आगोको जाडोको माया, र राती निदाउन नदिने माया।

She singsverse 2

Char dukha janechu — rukh dhalda chara ko dukha, jado ma phool ko dukha, badal pachhi chandra ko dukha, ra timi lai kurne dukha

चार दुःख जानेछु — रूख ढल्दा चराको दुःख, जाडोमा फूलको दुःख, बादल पछि चन्द्रको दुःख, र तिमीलाई कुर्ने दुःख।

He singsverse 3

Tin danda tareku timro swar sunna — baato ukalo thiyo, ban andyaaro thiyo

तीन डाँडा तरेकु तिम्रो स्वर सुन्न — बाटो उकालो थियो, बन अँध्यारो थियो।

She singsverse 4

Tin sandhya hereku yo takma bata — upatyaka faraakilo thiyo, saanjh lamo thiyo

तीन साँझ हेरेकु यो टाकमाबाट — उपत्यका फराकिलो थियो, साँझ लामो थियो।

He singsverse 5

Ek choti mero naam bhan, ani yo pahad sada samjhinchu

एक छोटि मेरो नाम भन, अनि यो पहाड सदा सम्झिन्छु।

She singsverse 6

Dui choti mero naam bhan, ani yo janma sदा सम्झिन्छु

दुई छोटि मेरो नाम भन, अनि यो जन्म सदा सम्झिन्छु।

Source ·In the tradition of Sambahamphe's Char Maya Palam, adapted from scholarly documentation

Contributed by ·Mundhum Team

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