Songkum krousa Khmer barn sok
Pdey chet mous mutt min runh’reaa
Thver kaa toh sue krup near tii
Dermbei pheakyear neung krousa
Songkum krousa Khmer barn sok
Propun thnorm chet poul vearja
Somdey pa’aem pirous doch sarika
Tirk dorm snaeha snam nhor nhim
Songkum krousa Khmerl barn sok
pdey mein chet smoss neung snaeha
srey psang choal chit min trov ka
nhor nhim chhleuy tha: ( I’ve taken)
Songkum krousa Khmer barn sok
Propun jess touk pkorm chenda
Taeh kom projan ouy mous’sa
Buer nov snaeha trov thnorm chet
Songkum krousa Khmer barn sok
Peung ler chet smoss thlang vearjaa
Propun mein moat kro-oub kay’ya
Somdey vear’jaa pa’aem pirose.
Jivit neung sakdey snaeha kir thet nov ler chet deahl mnous trov
thver ka baeng jaek Pii silathoir neung ak’silathoir.
Ka jess niyeay paem pirose youl chet knea tov vinh tov mork,
kir jear pii-poub samakey jear sak’phear somrab teak-teay
doungjet ouy ov pok,-m’dai, pdey-propun, kaun-chao,
nheat-mitt neung bong-paoun roum jeat tov knong thann
sab’bai reak reay knong krousa.
A smile is worth 1000 words and a word of wisdom is worth 1000 smiles
Punlir_Chet neiy Keo Kalyan