Kaba Ma Kyei

Word-for-word phonetic transcription

 * kam ba ma kyei, myan ma pyei,
 * to bo bwa a mwei sit mo chit myat no pei.
 * kam ba ma kyei, myan ma pyei,
 * to bo bwa a mwei sit mo chit myat no pei.
 * pyei thaung su ko a tek pay lo to ka kwè ma lei,
 * da to pyei da to myei to paing dè myei.
 * to pyei to myei a kyo ko nyi nya swa to ta twei
 * tam saung par so lei to ta wan pei a phoe tan myei.

Colloquial phonetic transcription

 * ga ba ma kyei, myan ma pyi,
 * do bo bwa a mwei sih mo chih myih no bei.
 * ga ba ma kyei, myan ma pyi,
 * do bo bwa a mwei sih mo chih myih no bei.
 * pyi daung zu go a thè pei lo to ka gwè ma lei,
 * tha do pyi tha do myei do paing dè myei.
 * do pyi do myei a kyo go nyi nya swa do da twei
 * tan saung pa so lei do thau win pei a po tan (dè) myei.

Official

 * Till the end of the world, Myanmar!,
 * Since she is the true inheritance from our forefathers, we love and value her.
 * We will fight and give our lives for the union
 * This is the country and land of our own
 * For her prosperity, we will responsibly shoulder the task,
 * Standing as one in duty to our precious land.

Literal

 * Until the world crumbles, Myanmar!,
 * Our ancestors gave us the inheritance after fighting wars with love.
 * Until the world crumbles, Myanmar!,
 * Our ancestors gave us the inheritance after fighting wars with love.
 * We will sacrifice our lives and our labors to protect the Union.
 * This is our Nation, this is our Land, the land that we own.
 * Our nation, our land will prosper with productivity and equality as pictured
 * To unite in keeping to the duties of our valuable land.