Akha Song-Ya Sm Ga Ma
Akha hill-tribe song and music video from Northern Thailand. Lyrics and translation Ga hu ya sm ga ma e dta ngeh, – When we used to walk to the fields together, naw ngah ja myaw ti bpo myaw. – you lied to me once. Ga dui wer dui dui nya leh eh-eu. – You said that you loved me and felt very close to me. E nawn, naw pyaw ma ya maw. – Today I never see you. Mi cha hkoe dta, nga ha i sa. – Wherever I go on this earth, I have hardship. Pyu shui ma dja. Mya pyaw nyi nya. – I have no silver or gold. I have little importance. Eh hkaw naw ngah, ga ma leh eh-eu – But you said that you would love me. Naw ngah bya dzeh-aw, naw mi ya sui saw nga. – You left me and have married a wife already. Ga hu ya sm ga ma o dta ngeh, – When we used to come back from the fields together, bala u cha u mo naw – under the moonlight, ga dui wer dui dui nya leh eh-eu – you said that you loved me and felt very close to me. E nawn, geu ni ma ner ngeh. – I never thought I would see this day. Mi cha hkoe dta, nga ha i sa. – Wherever I go on this earth, I have hardship. Pyu shui ma dja. Mya pyaw nyi nya. – I have no silver or gold. I have little importance. Eh hkaw naw ngah ga ma leh eh-eu – But you said that you would love me. Naw ngah bya dzeh-aw, naw mi ya sui saw nga. – You left me and have married a wife already.


