áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸ áąááąááááš
Father, you are in no way to blame
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáĄááşááášáąáá¸ááŽá¸ ááąá
áŹáášáˇáąáá˝áŹáášáá˛áˇáá°á¸áąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áááŻá¸ááášá¸áááŻá¸ááşáłááš áĄááŻáášáá˝áášáĄááášá áĄááŻáášáá˛áá˝áŹáᲠáąááąááá˝ááąááá˛áˇááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you didn't use much time to take care of me
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you were at work in employer's house
from dawn till dusk.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáĄááášá
áŹá¸áĄáá
ášáąáá¸áąááź ááášááąáá¸áá˛áˇáá°á¸áąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
ááá
áŹáĄáŻáášáąáá¸ááᯠáąááŤáášáá˝áśáťááŽá¸ áąááąá áĄáťáá˛áąááşá¸áá˝áŹá¸áá˛áˇáááášáááŻááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you couldn't buy me new dresses
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you always had to borrow money
by mortgaging even co-operative book.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
áŹáĄáąááŹáášá¸áąááź ááąááşáźá¸áá˛áˇáá°á¸áąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áá˝áá°á¸ááąááşáźá¸ áąáťááááşáąáĄáŹááš ááŻáášá¸ááŻáášá¸ááŽá¸ áá°ááźá˛áááá˛á
áąááąá áĄááášáá˝áášáąááááŻáášáá˛áˇááᏠááŹá¸áąááŹáášááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you didn't serve me with good foods
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you had to live as a down-and-out
although you work hard sweating heavily from forehead to feet.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáááŻáášáá˛ááá˛á áá˛ááášáąáá¸áá˝áŹáᲠáąáá¸áąááá˛áˇááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áĄááźáášáááášáˇááşáá˛áˇ áááĄááášáˇááášá¸áá˝áŹ áá°ááášá¸áąá
áˇáąááááŻáášáá˛áˇ ááŻáášáĄáŹá¸ áąááąááááá˛áˇáá°á¸áááŻááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you made me live in a small and weak hut
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you hadn't earned living wage
in very lowe standard of living.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáááŻá¸áá˝á
ášááŹá¸áĄááźáášáá˝áŹ áąááşáŹáášá¸ááŻáášááŽá¸
áá°ááşáŹá¸ ááźáŹá¸áąááź áááášáąááź áĄáá˝áŹá¸áąááşáŹáášá¸áááŻáášá¸áá˛áˇááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áąááąá ážááŹááá˝áášážáᏠáááşáášá¸áááŹáťáá
ášáá˛áˇááášáááŻááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you asked me to steer others cows, goats
and sheep taking out of school in my nine years
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understood you were unhealthy for long.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠááášáąáááŹáááŻáá˝ áĄááášáááŻáášááááŻááá˛áˇáá°á¸áąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áąááąááˇáá˝áŹ áá
ášáááš áĄááŻáášááŻáášáááš ááŻáá˝á
ášááášáá˝ááá˛áˇááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you never took me somewhere to visit
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understood you had seven workdays a week.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáĄááŻáášáĄááášáᎠáĄááášááŹáááá¸ááŽá¸áąááááźáŹá¸áąááˇáá˝áááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
ááŹá¸áááŤáááš áąááąááá
ášáąááŹáášáᲠáĄáąáá¸áááźáŹáąááźááŽ
áĄááŻáášááźáŹá¸ááŻáášáááášáááŻáᏠááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you used to wake me up before dawn
and took with you
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
You would had to go to work in far villages alone without me.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáááŹááášáťáá
ášáąáĄáŹááš ááŹááášááá°áá˛áˇáá°á¸áąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
ááášáá˝áášáááŻáášáá˛á ááşáźáášáá
ášáąááŹáášáĄáťáá
áš ááźáŹá¸áá
ášáá˝áášáˇáĄáá°ááŻáášá¸ááŻáášá¸ááášá¸
ááááŹá¸á
ᯠá
áŹá¸ááášáąááąáá¸ááᯠááśáŻáąááŹáášáąáĄáŹááš
ááťááášáˇáąáá¸áááŻáášáᏠááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you didn't take responsibility for me
to be educated person
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you couldn't effort to be enough for family living
by working together with bullock as a slave of the landlord.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠá
áŹáĄáŻáášáá
ášáĄáŻááš ááá¤áášáá
ášá
áśáŻáąáá¸ááşá˝ ááá˝á´áá˛
áááŹáááš áááášá¸áá
ášááŤá¸áťáá
ášááᯠáá˛áˇááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áá˝á´áááŻáážáááłá¸á
áŹá¸áá˛áˇážááŹá¸á áąááąá áá
áŻáąááŹáášá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you wanted me to be an intellectual monk
without offering even a book and a set of monk-robe
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I understand you attempted but couldn't save enough.
áąááąá áááá˛áááášááášááŽá¸ áĄážáááášážááááš ááášá¸áá´áá˛áˇááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸ áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áááá
ášáąááşá˝áŹáášááśáŻá¸ ááášá¸áá˛ááŻááĄáá˛á ááášááźá˛áá˛áˇáááŹ
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášááŤáááš
Dear father, you complained about life over and over again
but I didn't put the blame on you for that.
I realized you and suffering went hand in hand
all your life.
áąááąá ááŹá¸ááᯠáĄááá˛áˇ áá°ááášáá
ášáąááŹáášáĄáťáá
áš ááŹá¸áá
ášáťááŽá¸
ááŻááşááłá
áĽášáá˝áŹ áááąáťááŹáášá¸ááźáŹá¸áá˛áˇááášáąááŹáš
ááŽáĄááźááš ááŹá¸áĄáťáá
ášáááášááášááŤáá°á¸
áąááąá áąááŹáááá˛ááźáášá¸á ááźáášáąáťááŹáášáááááźáŹá¸ááášáááŻá
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš áá˝áášáá°áá˛áˇááŤáááš
Dear father, you departed this life in youth
leaving me as a fatherless child
but I didn't put blame on you for that.
I regarded you had liberation from worldly hell-hold.
áąááąááááš
áĄááźááš áąááŹáášá¸ááźáášá¸ áĄáąááŹáášáĄááźáášáˇáťááŽá¸ áąááŤáášáťáá˛áąááá˛áˇ áĄááášáĄá
áŹá¸áá˛á
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáᲠáĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
ááášááźáášá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áá
ášáąáááŻááš ááášááášááášá¸ááášá¸ ááŻáášá¸ááášáááášáá˝áŹá¸áąááá˛áˇ
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáᲠáĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
áĄááŻáášáá˝áášáĄááášáá˝áŹ ááşáźáášáá
ášáąááŹáášááᯠááŻáášáááŻáášáąááá˛áˇ áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášáááŻ
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáᲠáĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
Dear father,
I always remember your image wearing very old, faded and tearing dresses.
I always remember your image working hard in the fields all day.
I always remember your image working as a slave at employer's house.
áąáá˝áŹáášáąáá˝áŹáášáá˛áá˛áá˛áá˝áŹ áąááşáźá¸áááá˛ááá˛áá˛á áĄááášáťááášááŹáá˛áˇ
áĄáąááá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
ááááŹá¸á
áŻáĄááŹááášáĄáąážááŹáášá¸ áĄáąáá¸áĄáááš áąááźá¸áąááŹáąááá˛áˇ
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
áąááźáąážáá¸áąááşá¸áá˝áŹá¸áááŻá áá
ášáĄááášááášááášá¸ áá˝áášáˇááášáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
I always remember your image returning home in the dark with sweat.
I always remember your image reflecting on the future of family.
I always remember your image wandering
from house to house to borrow some money.
áťááášáˇáááŻáášáąááŹáášážááŽá¸áá˛á ááááášá¸áá˝áĽášáááá˛áˇ
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááşá
ášáťááášá¸áąáááąáŹááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáᲠáĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
áąáťááá˝áášáąážáá¸áá˝áášáá˛ááĄááášááźáášááşá
ášáąááá áĄáąááŤáášá¸áááŹá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áťáááášááášáąááá˛áˇ
áĄáąááˇáá˛á ááŻáášááźáášááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáᲠáĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
áĄáąááˇááŹáááš áąáá¸áááŻá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááášááŤá¸ááášáááŻáášá
ááŻáášááŹá¸ááŹ
áááşááłáášá¸áąáťáááśáŻáąáá¸ááᯠááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáá˛áĄáá˝áášááąáááŤáááš
I always remember your paternal affection
which cannot compare with Myintmo mountain.
I always remember your still image in the coffin
on the couch in the house of landowner.
I always remember your image of grave
with the cross sign of your name.
ááŤáąáááášáˇ áąááąááááš ááŹá¸áąááŹáášáá˛á áá˝áášáťááłááźá˛áá˝áŹ áĄáá˝á´ááááŹáąááᏠáĄáąáááá˝ááá˛áˇááŹ
á
ááášááąááŹáášá¸áťáá
ášáá˛áˇááááš áĄáąá
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášáá˛á ááźá˛ááá°áĄááášá¸ááŹá¸áąááźááᯠáąááąá áááášáąááŹáášáááŻáášáá˛áˇááŹ
á
ááášááąááŹáášá¸áťáá
ášáá˛áˇááááš áĄáąá
áąááąááťáá
ášáąá
ááşáášáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ áááŹááášáááášá¸áá
ášááŤá¸áĄáťáá
áš áá°á¸áąááşá˝áŹášááźáášáˇ ááááźáŹá¸ááŹ
á
ááášááąááŹáášá¸áťáá
ášáá˛áˇááááš áĄáąá
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášáąáá¸áá˛áˇ á
áŹáąááąááźááᯠáąááąáááášááźáášáˇ áááąááŹáˇááŹ
á
ááášááąááŹáášá¸áťáá
ášáá˛áˇááááš áĄáąá
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš áąááŹážááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áááŹá¸áááźáąááźááᯠáąááąáááŹáá°ááźáášáˇááááŹ
á
ááášááąááŹáášá¸áťáá
ášáá˛áˇááááš áĄáąá
But dear father,
I felt very sorry that you didn't participate in my entering
novice life ceremony as a benefactor.
I felt very sorry that you didn't attend my graduation ceremonies.
I felt very sorry that you didn't have chance to see me
as an educated-monk you wished to be.
I felt very sorry that you didn't have a chance to read my writings.
I felt very sorry that you didn't have chance to listen
to my Dhamma preaching.
áąááąááááš
áááááŻáᏠáááášáťáá˛áá°á¸áááŻá áááąááá˛áˇ ááŻááŻááĽášáááŹá
ááá
áśáŻáá
áśáŻ áááąáá¸áá˛á áąááááŻáá˛áˇáááľ áá
ášááŤáá
ášááś áťáá
ášáąááááááŤáááš
ááťáá
ášáááŻáášáąááŹáˇáá˝ááš áááąááááš ááŹá¸áąááŹáášááášááááŹá¸áá˛áˇ
áĄáááááŹáąáá¸áá˛á áĄáąááˇááᯠáąááşá¸áá°á¸ááášááźáášáˇ áááşáášááááŤáááš
Dear father,
I know life is uncertain but sometimes as an ordinary person
I wished I would live with both parents still alive.
I know it is impossible to do but I wished
I would pay back gratitude to you
with my wit and wisdom.
áąááąá ááŻáááááśáŻáá
ášáąáááŹáá˝áŹ áááŻáášáąááŹá
ááášá፠áąáĄá¸ááşáášá¸ááŹááŹáąá
áááŻá
ááŹá¸áąááŹááš áĄáťáá˛ááŻáąááŹáášá¸áąáááŤáááš
ááŹá¸áąááŹáášáťááłáááşá˝ ááŻáááŻáášáąááźáááŻááášá¸ áąááąáááá˝ááááš áĄááŽáĄááşá˝áąáá¸áąáááŤáááš
áąááŹáášááŹááá ááŹááŻáąáááááŻá፠áĄáąá
I always pray for you to be peaceful physically and mentally in higher adobe.
I equally share all merits which I are done by me
so father, please say "Well done" whichever life you are being in.
(ááááźáášáąááŹááš áááášá¸áąááŹášá ááááŻáášáá˝áášááᯠááááááąáá¸ááźá˛áááŤáááš)