The White Nightjar: A Lao Tale : English Translation of a Lao Classical PoemInstitute of Research on Culture, Ministry of Information and Culture, Lao P.D.R., 2000 - Lao literature - 80 pages |
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Acharn animal astrologer Bārāṇasī beautiful beloved Bimbă bird Bodhisatta born Bua Hom Bua Hong Bua Hong-Bua Hieo Bua Rieo Buddhist charming lord Chiang Chiang Mai University daughter dear delight Devaputta elder brother father flew forest Gems give gold thread gracious queen grandmother happiness heart hero human husband Indochinese Peninsula Indra Jātaka Karma Khün king's kingdom ladies-in-waiting Lao classical novels Lao literature Lao National Library Lao text Lin Thong listen little Bimbā little Bua Khai little child little lady little princess live lord-bird lover Majesty merits mother Nang narrative neck night noble king ogress old warden parrot passages poem precious prince princess prostrated queen Bimbā Ratana reigned replied royal Sankassa silk thread Sipsong Panna sister slipknot soothsayer spouse story Sumā Suvata Thao Nok Kaba Thirty-Three gods throne took translation vast palace verses versifier Vientiane walked White Nightjar young lord