SIĀU-KÀI

Kumang ka mavulas, hmavung ta kaawlung?
Pasilalaen ta kavulasan, pa’ialalamen tu maalam mama ki mang, ka upanaxen tu vual?
Vual, mibalay ki kilikalikaan mama ki mang?
Vual, pairingayen mama ki mang?

Milingix ki vual,
tu su, vare, nay, uma, ralum, pak, nipaiapingit, hala, rikat.
Kawvual,
ka akumeaa ki
vukux, vungo, haway, babiratun, mata, xongos, tangira, mutus, rapal.

Vual, mawaxa.
Vati, patimawaxa.

Sī-án-chóaⁿ lâng ē pi-siong, ū thòng-khó͘?
Pi-siong, thòng-khó͘ án-chóaⁿ choàn-chò pēⁿ-thiàⁿ hoán-èng kàu sin-thé?
Sin-khu án-nóa ū kì-sîn, kì chia–ê chêng-sū?
Sin-khu án-chóaⁿ lâi–ê?

Thiaⁿ sin,
tī gí, hong, thô͘, chhân, chúi, bí, khak, chiú… more

credits

The two tracks on this album were first composed in October 2024 during my artist residency at Soulangh Cultural Park in Tainan, Taiwan. All recordings span from 2022 to 2024, drawn from my fieldwork: From Water, Soil to Tongue.
I extend my gratitude to the farmers and LOM+you for enhancing my ability to listen to the land. I also thank the linguists and indigenous communities who have made significant efforts to revitalize and maintain the wisdom of their culture.

Recorded ＆ Composed & Vocal by Cia Himiân Lí
Mastered by Francesco Covarino

Released March 16, 2025

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