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Acehnese

Song Lyrics #1: Aneuk Yatim

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Notes/narrative

1 Jino    lon     kisah             saboh   riwayat.

now  1.SG   narration  one      story

'Listen to my narration of a story'


2 Kisah                baro    that      baro    that      di Aceh Raya

narration      new   really   new   really   in Aceh Raya

'A new story, really a new one, from the Aceh Raya"


3 Lam   karu                               Aceh,  Aceh,  Timu  ngon  Barat  ngon Barat

In      chaotic situation   Aceh,  Aceh,  east  and    west,  and   west

"In a chaotic situation of Aceh in the east and the west, oh the west"


4
Di   saboh  teumpat,  teumpat   meuno  calitra

At   one     place,         place       here      story    

'At one place, oh one place, here’s the story'


5
Na             sidro  aneuk  jimo  siat-at

There.is  a        child    cry    often

'There is a child, he cries once in a while'


6
Lam   jiep-jiep   saat-saat   dua    ngon    poma

In       every        when        two   with     3.GEN.mother

'In every second with his/her mother'



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