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ဦးၾကင္ဥ

MILITARY MARCH

We are not afraid of anything!
We are daring and brave
Ready to sacrifice our lives
With Parpahein marching to the royal city
On this day fixed as the day of victory.

At our camp in the forest
Verdant are the branches
Full of small flower buds;
Sweet are the sounds
Of the military drums and gongs
In the soft evening's twilight

Just as mists and clouds are dispersed
So too must we destroy our enemy
The elder brother Zeyathein.

U Kyin U

Zeyathein is an imaginary prince, an heir apparent, and one of the chief characters of U Kyin U's play entitled "Parpahein Pyazat". In the denouement of the drama Zeyathein is being attacked by Parpahein, Zeyathein's younger brother, and in the fighting loses his throne to his younger brother. The above excerpt is of course only a small part of the whole play. (F.L.)