Exercise  30: Reading a Poem

    

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                    ທາດຫຼວງ
ໃນດ່ານດິນແດນພື້ນ             ນະຄອນສີສະຕະນາກ

ຍິນສະໜຸກມ່ວນແມ້ງ            ຄົນເຕົ້າອັ່ງໂຮມ

ພໍເມື່ອໝົດເຂດຟ້າ               ເດືອນດ່ວນລະດູຝົນ

ເດືອນສິບສອງເພັງພໍ            ໜ່ວຍພະຈັນໃສແຈ້ງ

ຝູງສ່ຳຊົນໄປໄຫວ້                ເຈດີພະທາດໃຫຍ່

ຈູດໝູ່ທຽນທູບໄຕ້            ບູຊາໄຫວ້ໜໍ່ພຸດໂທ  ແທ້ແລ້ວ

 

English Translation:  

That Luang (see the golden stupa in the picture above)

   1. In the land of Sisattanaak kingdom

   2. I hear happy sounds of people gathering all over.

   3. When the rainy season is over,

   4. The night of the twelfth lunar month comes with the brilliant full moon.

   5. Crowds of people come to pay homage to the big stupa, That Luang.

   6. The candles as well as incense sticks are lit as an offering  to the Buddha.

 

     
  

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