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1 Cek        mei       lei     cek         tian,    mâng     sit      mei  lei tal  praong.

Admire  woman  "lei"    admire   heart ,  from     kid     you  "lei" to   woman

Loved you from kid to woman


2 Tal mbuuk, (tal mbuuk, tal mbuuk poh di rong , o hu, o hu thi taom) 2 .

Until hair, (until hair, until hair growth  to shoulder, no, no   to  reunite

Until your hair grow to shoulder


3 Likuw saai     lei     likuw drei, di      amaik      saai   lei    naw yuw,

beg   you    "lei"   ask leave,    from   mother    you  "lei"   go  "couple"

Told you to ask my mother to be a couple with me


4
Naw tiap,     (naw tiap, naw tiap katruw, pieh cang, pieh cang sa-ai mai ) 2 .

Go    expel    (go expel, go expel pigeon, to wait,     to wait for you coming

Waited for you to come