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Azure Lake by Dhondup Gyal

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O, Azure Lake ,

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O, Azure Lake,

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Azure Lake,

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mi rig kyi la gya

Embodiment of the nation's honour

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mey gyal gyi zi ji

Glory of our Ancestral Land.

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lap gn po - di ney chur d

When the blue waves, surge forth from here,

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The Swan's heart the Swan's heart rejoices, Azure Lake!

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tsho gn mor dram dhar chag dui

When ice forms on the Azure Lake, The Swan's heart the Swan's heart grieves,

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Azure Lake! Embodiment of the peace and happiness of the Ancestral Land

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mey gyal gyi de kyi

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mi rig kyi gn kyab

The nation's Guardian Protector.

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tsho gn mo khyag pai. dam d

When ice binds you, Azure Lake,

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nya sermig tsho la tsho la thim sog

The Golden-eyed Fish, sinks into the depths,

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tsho gn po

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tsho gn mo dram dar lug yang kar sem pa

When the ice thaws, Azure Lake,

lhung d The heart of the white lamb rejoices.

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sempa ga so

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tsho goen po

Azure Lake.

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khye ni

Alas, You are

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lo gy kyi pang po dang

Witness to the march of history, and

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mi rig kyi ya rewa re

the Nation's object of hope, yes.

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khey ni da ti de kyi dang tsho gn po

You are, the source of our present well-being and joy.

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Azure Lake,

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ma g pai rewa re

And the source of our future hope.

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khey ni dekyi kyi denpa dang

You are the truth, the source of our well-being and happiness,

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ma g pai tsho was re ya tsho gn po

And the source of our future survival. O Azure Lake,

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jig tn gyi ag po dang

Lord of the World,

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mey gyal gyi la gya re Aa

Dignity and Pride of the Motherland,

tsho gn po!

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O Azure Lake!

- TDG 18th May 2011

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Glossary for The Azure Lake

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(Ema) (tsho)

Alas!

1. lake 2. sea

(gn po) 1. azure 2. blue (mi rig ) 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnic group (kyi) (gyi) (la gya) (meypo) genitive particle used after genitive particle used after

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1. loyalty 2. sense of pride in one's nationality/country Ancestor 2. Ancestral land

(mey gyal) 1. Motherland/ Fatherland ( zi ji) (lab) (di ney)

1. magnificent 2. majestic 3. dignified 4. grand waves (of sea, sound, radio) 1. from here 2. henceforth

(chur d) 1. to surge 2. to rise 3. to roll 4. swirl up (waves, smoke) (ja ngang pai) of the 1. swan 2.geese 3. duck (allusion to Tibetan people) (sem pa) (gaa so) 1. mind 2. heart 3. soul

1. felt happy 2. became happy 3. was delighted 4. rejoiced,

(dram dhar) ice sheets / frozen ice (chag d) (kyo so) when (ice) forms, 1. felt sad / became sad / unhappy / despondent 2. grieved

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(de kyi) (gn kyab) (khyag pai) (dam d)

1. joy and happiness 2. well-being 3. health and happiness guardian protector ice (agentive / instrumental case) binds/ covers, 1. when binds / ties up 2. freezes

(nya sermig ) golden eyed fish (allusion to Tibetan people) (tsho la) (thim so) (lhung d) to the lake/ sea / into the lake sank in/ sank down when falls ( when ice-falls) or melts or thaws

(lug yang kar) auspicious white lamb (allusion to Tibetans) (lo gy ) (pang po ) (rewa re) (da ti) history 1. witness 2. evidence is (our) 1. hope 2. aspiration current, present

(ma g pai) of the future (tsho was re) 1. survival 2. way of life / livelihood 2. of the universe

(jig tn gyi) 1. of the world (ag po)

1. owner 2. master 3. Lord