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Language: Thai

ดาราประกายแจ่มฟ้า

Stars Shine Brightly in the Sky

1. ดาราประกายแจ่มฟ้า
Pronunciation: dah-rah bpra-gai jaem fah
English meaning: Stars shine brightly in the sky.
Meaning notes: ดารา = stars; ประกาย = sparkling light; แจ่มฟ้า = bright in the sky.

2. เป็นสัญญาแน่นอน
Pronunciation: bpen san-yah naen-nawn
English meaning: A sure and certain sign.
Meaning notes: The shining stars are presented as a sign of the birth being celebrated.

3. ทูตสวรรค์ร้องอวยพร
Pronunciation: thoot sa-wan rawng ooay-pawn
English meaning: Angels sing their blessings.
Meaning notes: ทูตสวรรค์ = angels; ร้อง = sing; อวยพร = bless or offer blessings.

4. ประชากรเอยจงยินดี
Pronunciation: bpra-chah-gawn er-y jong yin-dee
English meaning: O people, rejoice!
Meaning notes: ประชากร = people; เอย is a poetic form of address; จงยินดี = rejoice.

5. กุมารน้อยประสูติแล้ว
Pronunciation: goo-mahn noy bpra-soot laew
English meaning: The little Child is born.
Meaning notes: กุมารน้อย = little child; ประสูติ is an elevated word for being born. In this Christmas song, the Child is Jesus.

6. งามเพริศแพร้วไร้ราคี
Pronunciation: ngahm prert-praew rai rah-khee
English meaning: Radiant in beauty, pure and spotless.
Meaning notes: งามเพริศแพร้ว describes radiant beauty; ไร้ราคี means without stain or blemish.

7. เชิญประทับในชีวี
Pronunciation: chern bpra-thap nai chee-wee
English meaning: Come and dwell within my life.
Meaning notes: เชิญ is an invitation; ประทับ is a respectful word for dwelling or staying; ชีวี is a poetic word for life.

8. เพื่อข้านี้พ้นบาปเอย
Pronunciation: phuea khah nee phon bahp er-y
English meaning: So that I may be freed from sin.
Meaning notes: ข้า is a humble or poetic I; พ้นบาป means to be delivered from sin; เอย closes the line poetically.

Easy pronunciation guide
These English-letter spellings are approximate singing aids, not a full guide to Thai tones. Hyphens separate syllables. Listen to the singer for vowel length and tone.
ah = a as in father; ee = as in see; oo = as in food; ai = as in eye; aw = as in saw. bp is a soft unaspirated p, close to the sound between English b and p. th is an airy t, as in top, never th as in think. ph is an airy p, never f. kh is an airy k. er-y approximates the Thai poetic ending เอย; phuea contains a Thai vowel without a close English equivalent.
The eight lyric lines are repeated twice in the video. English lines translate the meaning and are not a rhyming English version.


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