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Performance of a folk song 'Akiluang tingnai phian kali'

Description: This song laments that things have changed in the village after the singer's beloved (Mungimai) is married off to a foreign man. He sings, 'The sun ray has changed in my village. My land is no longer like the old days. The sound of pigeon has changed. My heartfelt regret is that I could not protect Mungimai.'
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Hey kenglam lung'

Description: This song is about the beauty of the village. It says that the village is better than any foreign land. The singer appeals to the villagers who have gone out of the village to return to the village.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Dailiam, Binthu
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Performance of a folk song 'I lo kani liu to'

Description: This is a song of expressing love between a man and woman. The man says, 'For the one I love I could bring the biggest bull. I can work the whole mountain. What do you say? My fair lady'. The woman responds, 'Oh bachelor! Stop teasing. Do not do as you wish. Do not mention about a bull You don’t have to pay anything. I will come for free'.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a folk song 'Khamping lui'

Description: This is a song of Khamping, a legendary composer. This song talks about his failed relationship with a village damsel. His lover was given in marriage to a rich man of neighboring village by her parents.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a song of lamentation

Description: This is a song of lamentation after the village was raided by people from the plains. The singer was outraged, but again he wondered if he goes away to take revenge, his beloved might change her mind. So he gave up the thought of revenge and call on his beloved to leave the village and go to a land where one doesn't have to labor to eat.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Performance of a village guarding song

Description: Men would guard the village in bygone days. While doing their duty, they sing songs of various themes. In this song, two men who are guarding the village sang to each other expressing what they want to become in life.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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