Nok Kok (Left Out)
from Dome Question


* Nok kok, chun mun nok kok
Left out, I'm an out cast (person who is left out) 

Krai gor wa wa chun nok kok
Everyone is telling me that I'm an outcast 

Kon nok kok proa mai kao puak
Outcasts exist because we don't fit in 

Puak arai mai yom kao kok
We refuse to fit into anyone's cage (enclosed space) 


Poo kon gor won gor wian gun woon wai lai lak
People go around in confusion and abundance 

Ai puak mak mak gor lak gun kao pbai
Many and all types of creatures gather together 

Ja tum arai gor tum gun sum sum sum sak
They do everything together, always following each other 

Thong dern thong tham grasae gun took rai
They must follow their every line and every group 


* * Krai mai yom tum tham gor done sud 
If someone refuses to follow he is hit and thrown out 

Krai mee kum tam gor done sud
If anyone as a question he is hit and thrown out 

Wah rao tum thua mai muen krai
You say we don't act as others do 

Grasae mun pud mun pa rao pbai nai 
Where is the line taking us? 

Ja pa hai rao pbai tang nai, mai gla ja tam gun tao rai
Where are you taking us? We're afraid of what you'll do to us 

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* * * Puak kao kok mai keree nok kok
People who belong are not out casts 

Gor mai chop hai rao nok kok
And they don't like that we are outcasts 

Wa nok kok gor ja nok kok
You say you're an outcast, so you are 

Proa hua jai mai yom kao kok
Because your heart refuses to fit in 

[Lai lai lai tham gun pbai thae chun mai lai pbai duay rok]
(Go ahead and follow each other but I refuse to follow along) 

Thong ton thong tum kwam dee gun mak mai eek tao nai
How long must we stand being nice 

Gor mai mee krai ma roo ma son jai
While there's nobody to understand and care 

Thong koy tum thua glome gleun yoo yang derm mai pbai nai
If we continue to try to fit in like before it'll get us no where 

Mai roo thong ton thong rub eek tao rai 
I don't how much more I can take 

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Ja pben rai pbai?
How will I manage? 

Hak hua jai mai orn wai, chun ja yeun yoo 
As long as my heart is strong enoug I will withstand it 

Mae yung meud yoo thae roo thua eng ja nuk pieng dai
Even though everything appears to be dark, I know how hard it will be 

Thong suan gub kon mak mai, tee throng nun ahd ngai dai 
We must face opposition from a lot of people, making the other side seem easier 

Thae ter la yoo throng nai?
But where do you prefer to stand? 

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Note: This song can be found in Dome's "Question" album.
All lyrics translated by Joe. If you want to use her translations, e-mail her for permission.