ភូមាចាក់កង្កែប ("The Burmese Frog Hunters")Traditional Khmer, arr. Rasa Mahmoudian

ភូមាចាក់កង្កែប | Phumea Jak Kong Keb ("The Burmese Frog Hunters")
is a song that reminds us of the fun, poetic storytelling of the good old times. Cambodian people love to listen to storytelling through music and singing.
The lyrics are:
កង្កែប អែបបឹង យំលាន់ទ្រហឹង តែមិនដឹងរឿងអ្វី
ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ
ភូមាពីរនាក់ ជិះលើខ្នងក្របី កាន់ច្បូកមួយនៅដៃ
ខំឃ្មាតខ្មីរកម្ហូប ជួបនឹងកង្កែបកូប យំអូបៗក្នុងស្មៅ
II.ភូមា ជាព្រាន ដោយក្តីស្រេកឃ្លាន ចាក់ឥតមានប្រណី
ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ ឡេ
កង្កែបដឹងខ្លួន រត់ចូលពួនក្នុងព្រៃ តែមិនផុតគ្រោះភ័យ ត្រូវដៃព្រាន ប្រហារ យកទៅអាំងក្លែមស្រា
មានឱជារសណាស់ ។
A poetic translation is:
“The frog near the pond is crying loudly. What is the matter?
Two Burmese ride on buffalo and carry tridents. They are trying hard to find food. As they come upon the frog it is crying in the grass.
The Burmeses are hunters. Hungry, they stab with no mercy.
The frog senses their attack, and tries to run and hide in the forest.
Sadly for the frog, the hunters get it.
It will taste great grilled and served with wine!”
Adapted from comments by Punisa Pov
Featuring Punisa Pov, voice and roneat ak; Rasa Mahmoudian and Jennifer Leckie, violins; Seth Pae, viola; Tom Clowes, cello; Aidan Kranz, videography; and Miyu Morita, sound. Arranged by Rasa Mahmoudian.
Filmed at the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
This video is from the project “Cambodian Day of Remembrance: Stories and Music for Healing,” which commemorates those who lost their lives in the Cambodian Genocide while celebrating the resilience of Cambodian people. The project is a collaboration between singer/storytellers Celina Chin, Saroth Loeuk, and Pich Houy; the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial and its Resident Artist Punisa Pov; the Cambodian Association of Illinois; storyteller Ada Cheng; filmmaker Thavary Krouch; and Crossing Borders Music. It is supported in part by the Albert Pick, Jr Fund, Illinois Humanities, the Asian Giving Circle of the Chicago Community Trust, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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Glad to see they turn this into a chamber music . I used to sing this when I was young. Well written and performed by the quintuplet and the singer.

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😪😪😪It's a sad song, especially, for the frogs. I feel sorry for the frogs. But I love the music and song. Thank you for sharing.😍😍😍!

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Hope all of you make more videos of Khmer traditional music.🇰🇭🙏

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