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Pinyda ka cieŋ ee, këda ka cieŋ këda ka cieŋ! Yïyeei piny dɛɛn ye cieŋ awewe, ë piny yee raan kuɛth ku bï bɛr röi Dhiën rɛɛc ɣɔn dhiëëth acol de maa Abuk, ayee rem dɛɛn de Kɔ̈ŋɔ̈ɔ̈r a dɔl, ku rë ka cie Kɔ̈ŋɔ̈ɔ̈r ëbën ɣɛn jol rɔt wuëŋ piny Magak, ya ya raan muk dɛɛu ku kuɛ̈c man bï Nhial ke lɛɛr Nhialic ë Deŋ Waa ku ba jol waac ëŋö? eei! Jɔŋ Atëm Kukuar, ku ba waac ëŋö wään të ber Makuëi thou ku daau? Nhialic cɔk ɣa dhiɔp, ya piny cɔk ɣa dhiɔp cï Atëm-Curëdhiɔp ku Bul Aleerdït Ku yen kee kë yee baai kɔɔr, ku kë de weŋ acie kë bɛr leeŋ ku kee kë nyic Nhial-Abuk Ku naa wɛ̈t ɣɔn lueel Deŋ-Alau ""ye wut atɔ̈ ë thïn?"" Abï dɛ raan diëën tɔ̈ wutic, Ajak de Jɔk Abit aci ɣa luöny miɔɔr dië në ruääi Ku Ayïïk de Gɔ̈c de Rɛ̈ɛ̈c alɔ ɣa luöny weŋ ë Paguɛŋ de Abek yic, cɔk thiëp bääny thɛɛr de Göny de Rɛ̈ɛ̈c Tök amaan cï kööl ɣɔn mumë wäl ë Pawɛ̈l, acän bɛ̈ nyuc ë tim thar ku cïn dan diëën tuɔɔm ɣɛn ka cï bɛ̈n lɔ thiëëc ë rem de Padööl Ca wun du kuaath të no, ke yïn kën mum ë dau Gɛ̈rɛ̈ŋ? Guɔ wun dï nyɔɔth ë Pamɛ̈mɛ̈r diëën kuɔ̈c yic Jol ku lëëny kueer, ku laar paan ye cɔl Arëŋ, arë ba bɛr lɔ lim në kɛɛth ke diäär ke mäu ke rë ke cie kë ye jöt looi Na ɣɔn ke jal kiit ë din de Makuëi, të ɣɔn cï dhuëŋ diëën de mäu rɔt tuuny Ayïïk de Gɔ̈ny de Rɛ̈ɛ̈c ajɔl rɔt kuany nhial ku cɔɔl wɛ̈thii ke Biördït Ku acɔl Gɛ̈rɛ̈ŋ de Atëm-Agiɛi ëke kueer-Agutmalual Ku Dän de Akuiɛɛn de Duɔ̈ɔ̈t ëke Deŋ-Gaadït Gɛ̈rɛ̈ŋ ee raan ë kuɔ̈c ke ɣɛn akën kɔn yök ɣɔn baai Alokku bei wadɛ̈ ka ba luɔ̈ny miɔɔr dɛɛn de diɛt ku ba jɔl yök Panyɛrɛɛŋ Ye wɛ̈t de Ayïïk-Gutbiëi, ayan rɔt diai piny wɔ yen aba ciët raan kuin piööric de thɔ̈k Dhuëëŋ acï wɔ wëëny ee wɔ thɔn de wälën Bul de Juac de Bul awɔ cï ciët mony ɣɔn geer tik ë riäi yic dhoor kiëën ɣɔn yök Majöŋ-acɔ̈ɔ̈t ke ka cï amiɛr guɔ̈p cak ku dhuɔɔr diëën de Ajɔk de Ŋɔ̈ɔ̈r ka rä ke tit piny në miɔɔr Nhialic ë Deŋ kë diëën cɔk ɣa cuet akuɔm ku ba jol yök ë thoŋ dië ku bän kɔc lɛ̈ɛ̈r nyin në pɛɛi diëën nyiɛc Magaŋ dï ku tuetuet në Jaŋ da nyin Ci piny ciɛ̈n raan në ruääi ke ɣɛn ake Nhialic ye tök ɛɛi? Our land is truely occupied, people live on it, on it! People live all around the surface of the land At the real time when my single cow gave birth, my fellows from Kongor laugh at me, not them alone I put my self right wanting to well feed the culves, knowing nothing that they will die God of my father, how will you pay me back? A god of my father Atem, how will you pay me back, if Makuei also die with little culves? God, let me grow older and older like Atem Churedhiop and Bul Aleerdit And that what people want, but I am speechless over the issue of a cow, God of Abuk knows What a word from Deng-Alau, that 'there are people in the clan' There might be a person who love me among those available within the clan And Ayiik Goch Reech from Pagueng of Abek gave me a cow to taste the importance of cattle I hate the day, when people were treating their own cows in Pawel, I sat under the tree having no even a little culf to provide treatment. I was asked by young men from Padool section Where did you take your cattle Garang without treatment? I just point my finger in a no people zone We went together to a place called Renk, where I asked for cups of wine from women, a practice young men do not do. There I a sung a song of Makuei, by the time I felt drank I just made traditional music Ayiik Goch Reech rose up and call upon the young men from Biordit Also called upon Garang Atem-Agiei and Kuer-Agutmalual Plus Dau Akuien Duot and Deng-Gaardit I did not one day see Garang before when we were in our homeland When we travel home sometimes later, He will find his cow male The word of Ayiik-Gutbiei, encouraged me just like somebody who is eating from within head of the goat This pratice of singing has given us a blessing together with my cousin Bul Juach Bul and we are like a man who sailed in the sea with his loving wife Special tassels granted to me by Majok-Achoot brought to me a blessing And many more tassels from Ajok Ngor are there waiting for a bull to carry God of my father Deng, I wish I eat from a thing that can make me a lucky man to show others the pride I got in a month that known to me alone Magak, I may go creaming beside others with joy No man of good heard except god alone Land owndership is a key factor for community clashes among the Dinka People. People of the land must make sure that they keep their land occupied with the boundaries marked with traditional markers. These include trees, tall grasses, stones etc. A man without cows is considered poor among the Dinka people, if you have only one cow, people usually murmure on you telling others that he is a poor. Such a man does not easily get married since he will pay no cows as dowries. Dinka People believe in God even before church mission in Africa. If you want to be rich you may ask God to provide Deng-Alau from Kongor has got a proverb that 'Wut atɔ̈ ë thïn.' This saying came as a result when his own son was overcomed by a son of Yongthi. His son was a strong man among the youngsters who never been depeated by any person but only son of Yongthi. Deng-Alau says 'oh there are people within this community like the son of Yongthi Garang mentioned that he hate the day when people were treating their cows and he has nothing included. Once a year, people treat their cows using modern medication to avoid cattle diseases during the dry season. Many cows usually die as a result of no treatment. It has been habid among the Dinka Bor People that if you have no cows you better go to the North (Khartoum) to spend time there and possibly seek to get some cows if working for money. Garang end up going there for a reason to get money so that he buy cows for himself. Singing is consider a blessing for the singers especially those who sung best. Performance is also a money generating pratice among the Dinka people