[en] A man (the same as in recording BER 023A, repeating two times a same sentence) describes a wedding ceremony, where the bride and the groom have to stand, how they hold each other's hand to celebrate the wedding, how they shout ''victory'' three times, what the bridesmaids and best men are supposed to do, and the rituals (beitheik) executed on this occasion (from 0 to 5.10mn). Description of the surrounding of Thagyigon village (near Hmawbi) and its geographical situation; the man says he wants to go beyond the village; then he explains there are Karen, Buddhists, Christians in this village; it is a village of 5000 inhabitants; he then talks about the plantations, crops, the price of houses, of the agricultural cooperative, of the trade with Yangon, the prices of goods, the agricultural calendar, and of the productivity in 1964 (from 5.13mn to 18mn). He describes the collective mortar of the village and the way people pound paddy and husk the rice. He then describes the different rice noodles, the way to eat them, and talks about river fish (19 to 28mn). He goes on about fishing practice and fish farming of Karens (Buddhist) (29 to 34mn, the sound is then cut). (it starts again at 1h06mn) about prawn fishing, fish, frogs (sound of frogs in the rainy season), the names of tools used in Hanthawaddy, Inthada (until 1h08mn). He goes to Ma Sein, and describes the way she welcomes her guests with a tamarind juice (she lives in central Burma), how to prepare the juice, the acidity and the potent laxative effect of the tamarind juice. He then talks about the Burmese tea (let phek ye) and how to prepare it, the difference between the preparation in the Shan state and in Burma (from 1h08 to 1h14mn). He talks about children, their age, their games (from 1h14mn to 1h17mn). He talks about how they play with fruits of gongnin (Enthada pursaetha), sort of big flat chesnuts. Girls often play this game (1h17mn to 1h29mn). The man then announces he intends to serve Mohinga (fish soup with noodles) on Sunday for his younger child's birthday. So he has to go to the market in Hmawbi to buy the ingredients, he describes the prices, the way he has to prepare the Mohingace in pots of different sizes (1h29mn to 1h37mn).

[fr] Un homme (le même que dans l'enregistrement BER 023A, répétant deux fois la même phrase) décrit une cérémonie de mariage (de 0 à 5.10 min.) Ensuite, il décrit les environs du village de Thagyigon (près de Hmawbi) et sa situation géographique, social et commerciale (de 5.13 min. à 18 min.). Il décrit le mortier du village et la manière dont les villageois pilonnent le paddy et le enlèvent la balle. Il décrit ensuite les différents types de nouilles de riz, la façon de les manger, et parle des poisson d'eau douce (de 19 à 28 min.). Il continue en parlant des méthodes de pêche et de pisciculture des Karen (bouddhistes) (de 29 à 34 min., le son est ensuite coupé). (l'enregistrement reprend à 1h06 min.) à propos de la pêche à l'écrevisse, du poisson, des grenouilles (on entend des chants de grenouilles en saison des pluies), le nom des outils utilisés à Hanthawaddy, Inthada (jusqu'à 1h08 min.), la préparation du jus de tamarin et des feuilles de thé marinées (de 1h08 min. à 1h14 min.) Il parle ensuite des enfants, de leur âge, de leurs jeux (de 1h14 min. à 1h29 min.) et de la préparation du mohinga (1h29 min. à 1h37 min.).