Cultural note: For Santal communities, Sohrae falls in the same season as Diwali, honouring cattle, harvest and family. These wishes weave the two together.
Review note: This is a draft. Please have a native Santali speaker check both the wording and the Ol Chiki spelling before posting.
ᱫᱤᱭᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱟᱭ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱜᱩᱱ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ! ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ, ᱢᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱣᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱹᱱᱛᱤ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Diyạli ar Sohrae parob reak' sagun johar! Apeak' oṛak' re marsal, mon re raska ar jivi re sạnti tahẽn ma. : Auspicious Diwali and Sohrae greetings! May there be light in your home, joy in your mind and peace in your life.
ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱟᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ, ᱜᱟᱭ ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱨᱟ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ : ᱟᱛᱳ ᱟᱛᱳ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱾ Sohrae re diya sajao, gai ḍaṅgra sajao : ato ato re marsal ar raska. : At Sohrae we decorate lamps and cattle : light and joy in every village.
ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱫᱤᱭᱟ ᱡᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ : ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱥᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Misra ko hijuk' kana, diya jolok' kana : noa serma apeak' oṛak' raska te perec' huyuk' ma. : The sisters are coming home, the lamps are burning : may your home be full of joy this year.
ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱮᱨ ᱟᱭᱳ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱤᱥ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱯᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱩᱲᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱢᱟ ᱾ Maraṅ Buru ar Jaher Ayo reak' asis te apeak' huṛu khola ar oṛak' barya ge perec' tahẽn ma. : With the blessing of Maraṅ Buru and Jaher Ayo, may both your threshing floor and your home stay full.
ᱜᱟᱛᱮ, ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ, ᱱᱤᱛ ᱧᱤᱫᱟᱹ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱤᱭᱟ ᱡᱚᱞᱟᱭ ᱢᱮ : ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱥᱤᱥ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ Gate, saṅgiñ disom re menam hõ, nit' ñindạ mit' diya jolay me : ona re amak' oṛak' hoṛ koak' asis menak'a. : Friend, even if you are in a faraway land, light one lamp tonight : your family's blessing is in it.
ᱵᱤᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ ᱢᱮ, ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ Bir ar gaḍa bañcao me, disom bañcaok'a. : Save the forests and rivers, and the land will be saved.
