Takna' - Kayan poetic tales told in songs

Jo Balo Punan Ange Long Bawang tei hak Long Lidong Do Tula Malan - Part 1
This song(s) you're listening to is one of Sarawak's dying ethnic verbal art. Takna' (ancient poetic epic/poetic tales told in songs) is an invaluable oral entertainment in the Kayan community in Borneo. The takna' sung in this video was newly composed by me with themes drawn from tales sung by Kayans in Tubau, Balui, Baram and the Mendalam with the advises and help of my grandmother. Singing along with me as the chorus (habe) were my granduncles, grandmother, grandaunt and my immediate family members, at Telang Usan Hotel Kuching, a special occasion organised by FoSM. The video of the full performance was divided into a few parts. If you're keen to read the written tale in Kayan and English do email me at [e-mail]
The video was captured by Connie Lim
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Salam dari kami kayaan mekaam , aruuq urip harin 😇

[@AnselmLeo]

Ody Marcell aru urip lehu men ekak (dahun kayan uma semuka Long Laput)

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Asruq Urip,lu'ung hengam

[@odymarcell9340]

Hengam baa angaan lasuu' kut an ta' kumaaan

[@meringngo7028]

Nyabei men kameq Da' Kayaan daleh Medalaam, Kalimantan Barat (Umaa' Aging, Umaa' Suling dihin/dahin Umaa' Pagung).

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Mering Ngo
Eeeeq.... eeeq bitiiq bitiiq
Na luloo duliiq tingaang imaan
Imaan duliiiq tingaaaang iiiiiimaaaaaan duliiiq tingaang iiiiimaaan

[@AnselmLeo]

Mering Ngo akui kato’ tabi’ men kelo’ lim.. men kamek kayan uma semuka long laput telang usan (baram)

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Haman lan ha harap ika pejoh anan paen you are the best 👍👍👍

[@anyiajang7716]

Liveng lan kenep kui kelenghi *parap* anih. Nun aran kelu'an daha' na anih du? Awi pekiya-pehiya dih daha' nyabei.

[@odymarcell9340]

Lee kui ake no WA kaq harin?

[@adrianj.milang8946]

Dara nah kui am nyineng video anih arin. Add kui ha' Facebook, Adrian Jo Milang

[@fidelismilang4897]

Yah aniq kang kui harapkan salam men kameq Kayan mekam aruq Urip ploq hinaq dengan

[@anyiajang3781]

Tepuk tangan...

[@emilynaung8383]

Okay,papa told me already before he's died long time ago.

[@anyiajang3781]

Ek nebip usu kui te' tekna' anih.