Mit́ṭaṅ Lelha Kala Ho̠ṛ

Sedae do̠, kathae, Ho̠ṛ ho̠po̠n ạḍi lelhako tahẽkana, ar deko ho̠po̠n do̠ ạḍiko bo̠to̠rako kan tahẽkana. Ona pạṛiạrege, kathae, uni lelha ho̠ṛ hõ̠e tahẽkana. Ado̠ mit́́ṭaṅ goḍa tạnḍireye sioḱ kan tahẽ̠kana, ar uni sioḱ ṭhe̠n ho̠r do̠ docaṅgagea, o̠nḍe̠ do̠ barea ho̠r hạṭiń akana. Ado̠ mit́ṭaṅ Deko ho̠r ho̠rteye he̠ćena uni ho̠ṛe sioḱ kan ṭhen. Ado̠ khangeye kuliyede kana, Hã hõ, mạńjhi,ye rasta kidhar jaega? Aur ye rasta kidher jaega?

Ado̠ khange uni ho̠ṛ do̠e haemoekaṭena, ado̠e me̠nket́a Nui Dekoge cet́e me̠net́a? Nui ḍaṅgra ińren, nui ḍaṅgra ińren! Tis eṅgate amren ḍaṅgra do̠le ạgu akat́kina, onate onka do̠m metań kana? Khange ado̠ uni Deko do̠ o̠ṇḍegeye duṛuṕena, ar ona kathage ghạṛi ghạṛiye kuliyede kana, ado̠ bae bujhạuet́ khan, ar baṅkhan kãṛã ho̠ṛe kuliyede kana, Henda mạńjhi, noa ho̠r do̠ okate calaḱa, ar noa ho̠r do̠ okate? Ado̠ ona katha do̠ bae bujhạuet́a. Ad̠o ghạṛi hõ̠ ghạṛiye me̠net́a, Tis amren ḍaṅgra do̠le ạgu akat́kina?

Nui ma jom daka kane, ar nui ma jạituk kane. Tis amaren do̠le ạgu akat́kina? Khange arhõ̠e kuliyede kana, Hã hõ, mạńjhi, ye rasta kidher jaega? Ado̠ khange uni ho̠ṛe me̠n go̠da, Nui ma jo̠m daka kane, ar nui ma jạituk. Ado̠ khange uni Deko hõ̠ bae bujhạuet́te ghạṛi ghạṛigeye kuliyede kana. Khange ado̠ uni ho̠ṛ do̠ be̠bạṛiće bo̠to̠roḱ kana; ado̠ ać mo̠nereye me̠njoṅ kana, Durre̠! Niạ sorkore o̠ko̠e hõ̠ bạnuḱkoa.

Nui Deko do̠ dhorage nãhãḱ teheń do̠e dal go̠jeńa. Me̠n iń e̠m dapo̠ṛaea: Ar uni ho̠ṛ do̠ kala hõ̠e kala machangea. Ar noa hõ̠e bujhạuket́a, paset́ nuiren ḍaṅgrage jo̠m daka ar jạituk do̠ko e̠m akawat́le, pase̠ne ńe̠l oromket́kin. Onka bujhạu baṛakate ado̠ banar ḍaṅgrae aṛaḱketkina, ar ona joteteye joṛaoket́kina; ado̠e laga go̠t́adea are metae kana,Nukin idi dapor̠kinme. Enan khon eṅgateye ạṛi laṛaokidińa, iạ Dekoge. Ma idi dapoṛkinme. Ado̠ khangeye laga idiade khan, nui Deko hõ̠e bujhạu go̠t́ket́a, baṅma, Nukin ḍaṅgra do̠ ińgeye emań kana.

Khange ado̠e beret́ go̠t́ente unkin ḍaṅgra do̠e laga idiket́kina. Tho̠ṛa sạṅgiń hạbić do̠ be̠ṅge̠t́ ruạṛ be̠ṅge̠t́ ruạṛtegeye lagaket́kina; ado̠ birre danaṅ ńõ̠ḱen khan, ạḍi ãṭ ado̠e khudạuket́kina. Ar uni ho̠ṛ do̠ o̠ṇḍegeye duṛuṕ jhạpuṅ thirena. Ado̠ ona jo̠khe̠ćge uniren eṅgat buḍhi baskeaḱ daḱ mạnḍiye ạguadea. Ar uni buḍhi hõ̠e kạligea. Ado̠ daḱko dạtạunikoe emadea; uni koṛa hõ̠e dạtạuni hutum baṛaen khan, daḱ mạnḍiye emadea. Ado̠ un jo̠khe̠ć uni koṛa do̠ eṅgatte̠t́e lạiae kana, E̠ go̠, okaren Deko co̠e hećlen; ado̠e me̠net́a, kathae, Nukin ḍaṅgra do̠, mạńjhi, ińren kanakin. Cedaḱpe ạgu akat́kina? Nukin do̠kin ińren kana.Ar iń do̠ń metae kana, Amren do̠kin baṅ kana, Deko, mit́ do̠e jo̠m daka kana, ar mit́ do̠e jạituk kana.

Onkań metadea; ado̠ e̠nre hõ̠ bae bataoet́a, no̠ṇḍegeye duṛuṕena. Ado̠ ạḍiye jidket́ khan do̠ raṛakateń joṛa go̠t́adea. Khange ado̠ uni eṅgat buḍhi do̠e me̠net́a, O̠ko̠e baḍae , bạhu, bạhuge e̠nteye sajao go̠t́adińa, baṅdo̠e buluṅat́, baṅdo̠ baṅa; e̠nte re̠t́re do̠ bae emadińa. Tin dhao uni koṛae  ro̠ṛet́a, un dhaoge nui e̠ṅgat buḍhi hõ̠ ona kathageye ro̠ṛet́a. Ghane hõ̠ ghaneye me̠net́a, O̠ko̠e baḍae , bạbu, bạhuge e̠nteye sajaoadińa, baṅdo̠e buluṅat́, baṅdo̠ baṅ. Ma enkate baṛe̠ jo̠mkaḱme. Khageye jo̠m cabaket́ khan do̠ bạṭi celaṅkoe sajaoket́te O̠ṛaḱteye hećena.

Ado̠ uni buḍhiren haṛamtet́ do̠ oṛaḱ mutul se̠nre toke lahaḱ kan tahe̠kana. Ado̠ buḍhi do̠ se̠ṭe̠r torage haṛamte̠t́e lạiae kana, Bạbu teheń do̠ bogeteye ruhet́kidińa. Bạhuge e̠nte daḱ mạnḍiye sajaoadińa, baṅdo̠e buluṅat́ baṅdo̠ baṅ, re̠t́ hõ̠ bae re̠t́ go̠t́adiń khan. Onate bogeteye ruhe̠t́kidińa. Khange uni haṛame ro̠ṛ go̠t́ket́a, O̠ko̠e baḍae, toktam co̠ṅ ukhuṛtam co̠ṅ. Ar se̠ uni haṛam hõ̠e kalagea. Ado̠ onka uni buḍhi do̠ ạḍiye lại baṛayet́a. Khange ado̠ uni haṛam do̠ ạḍi garteye ro̠ṛ go̠t́ket́a, Ho̠ko̠ baḍae, toktam co̠ṅ ukhuṛtam co̠ṅ. Iń do̠ alom ạṛisińa.

Khange ado̠ uni buḍhi do̠ kiminte̠t́ ṭhene calaoena, ar uni kiminte̠t́ hõ̠e kạligea; ado̠ pinḍareye taḱkoe kan tahẽ̠kana. Ado̠ unit ̣hen se̠nkateye lạiae kana, Henda bạhu, daḱ mạnḍi do̠ben buluṅat́a se̠ baṅa? Teheń do̠ koṛa bogeteye ruhet́kidińa; re̠t́re hõ̠ baben kolat́liń khan, sabaḱtegeye jo̠mket́a. Ońa kathage he̠ćkate ạpumliń lạiae kan khać do̠ uni hõ̠ ruḱhet́geye chuṭạuḱ kana.

Ado̠ uni kiminte̠t́ do̠e ro̠ṛ go̠t́ket́a, O̠ko̠ baḍae , go, cet́ leka co̠liń takoyet́, ḍambaḱ co̠ṅ ḍomboḱ co̠liń cuṛa doroḱkaḱ kana. Onka lekate onko kạli kala ho̠ṛren ḍaṅgrakin calaoena, huni eṭagaḱ ro̠ṛ khan, nhui do̠ eṭagaḱ. Onka lekate onko ho̠ṛ do̠ko re̠ṅgećena.

Source: Santal Folk Tales