Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

He hla, music dang tel miah lo a khuang tuk keuh keuh ruala sak sawh euh euh chi hi kan naute atangin tun hnai khan ka lo hre thar ve a, ka beng a verh nghal zar mai. Youtube lamah zawng nghalin ‘Nathan Evans’ sak a lo ni in hla thar emaw ka ti phawt. A zai chu sakpui ve theih ngei tuma, a hla thu ngun taka ka ngaihthlak hnu pawn a thu lam hriat hleih theih loh ka nei a, Google lamah a lyrics ka zawng ta nghal a ni.

Chutah le, hla thar a lo ni reng reng lo, kum za hnih chuang liam ta a, New Zealand Lawng mite hla 'Sea-Ballad’ ril tak, zaithiam tam takin an lo sak tawh a ni tih te ka hrechhuak a,a phuahtu pawh hriat tawh loh hla lo ni in ka phur zual ngei mai. Tunhnaia TikTok atanga lar thar leh a ni tih te ka han hre tlai khawhnu bawk a. Kum 200 chuang up bo tawh hla chu han phawrhchhuaha, chhuizui chakna ka nei nasa zual ta hle a ni.

Tunge Wellerman chu? Weller Bros. chu Lawng company pakhat,  Kum zabi 19 na bawr vela Australia chhimlam tuipui kam leh New Zealand ram a Nghapui (Whale) mantu Sumdawng Lawng Company lian tak a ni. Chu company a thawk te chu Wellerman tih an ni thin. He hla ah erawh hi chuan Weller Bros. Company hnuaia chakkhai semtu pawl hotupa sawina atan a hman a ni thung. Chu Lawng Company a thawkte chu hlawh mumal pawh dawng lo, an hlawh aia an mamawh dang a ‘kind’ a dawng thin an ni a, an lungawilo na in thawh tur dang awm loh vang nge Wellerman tan chuan rinawm takin an thawk zel ta chu a nih hmel.

A hla thu ah i han lut ang hmiang. Tuipui zau takah an Lawng “Billy o’ Tea” ti hming an vuah nen chuan an in hawl chhuak a, thlipui leh harsatna tam takin an sawp hnu ah Lawngmi te chuan rinawm takin an hna chu hneh takin an thawk a, an lawng chu an kar kal zel thin. An beiseina ber chu Wellerman ah chuan a awm a, Chakkhai semtupa chu rawn kal thuai tur leh an chhawlhal inhnangfakna tur chithlum leh Thingpui tui tak bakah an hah tawngkhawng chhawk turin an duh ber RUM ru tak ngei mai chu rawn kawng turah an ngai a ni.

Tuipui zau takah chuan an Captain huaisen ho chuan Nghapui lian tak tak chu an ‘Hruihrual fei kibar’ chuan an kap a, Nghapui chuan tha thlah lovin an lawng chu a hnuk ta zawk a, an ni lah tlawm bik lovin nghapui hnuh kual dan ang chuan an Lawng chu an her a, an khal chhunzawm ve zel a ni. Chutianga ni tam tak an beih hnu leh Lawngpu tam tak an thih hnu ah pawh Wellerman fuihna zawmin an ralbeih chu an ral raih thlengin an bei thin a ni.

Lawngpute duhthusam ah chuan an Nghapui man te chu hlimtakin vaukamah an chan sawm ang a, chumi hnuah thawveng takin khawmual nun hlimawm tak chu an chuangkai dawn a ni.

There once was a ship that put to sea,

And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea

The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down,

Blow, me bully boys, blow!

{Chorus}

Soon may the Wellerman come

to bring us sugar and tea and rum.

One day, when the tonguing' is done,

We'll take our leave and go.

She had not been two weeks from shore

When down on her a right whale bore.

The captain called all hands and swore

He'd take that whale in tow.

Before the boat had hit the water

The whale's tail came up and caught her.

All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her,

When she dived down below.

No line was cut, no whale was freed,

An' the captain's mind was not on greed!

But he belonged to the Whaleman's creed

She took that ship in tow

For forty days or even more,

the line went slack then tight once more,

All boats were lost, there were only four

and still that whale did go.

As far as I've heard, the fight's still on,

The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone!

The Wellerman makes his regular call

to encourage the captain, crew and all!