[1] "Nokor Reach" originated from a folk poetry usually performed with chapei in ancient era for storytelling and to disclose any recent events.

Prasat sĕléa kâmbăng kândal prey Kuŏr aôy srâmey nœ̆k dál yôssăk môhanôkôr Chéatĕ khmêr doch thmâ kóngvôngs nŏu l’â rœ̆ng pœ̆ng chŭmhâr Yeung sângkhœ̆m pôr phoăpv préng sâmnang rôbás kâmpŭchéa Môharôdth kaeut méan yu ângvêng haeuy

Krób vôtt aréam lœ tê so săpt thôrm Sotr daôy âmnâr rumlœ̆k kŭn pŭtthôsasnéa Chor yeung chéa ‘nôk chœăcheăk smaôhsmăkr tam bêb donta Kóng tê tévta nœ̆ng chuŏy chroŭmchrêng phkótphkóng prâyoŭchn aôy Dál prâtés khmêr chéa môhanôkôr [sou̯m puə̯k̚ teːp̚.ɗaː rĕə̯k̚.saː‿m(ɔ).haːk̚.sat̚ jəːŋ] [ʔao̯j ɓaːn ruŋ.rɨə̯ŋ ɗao̯j cɨj mĕə̯ŋ.kɔːl s(ə)riː suə̯.sɗəj] [jəːŋ kʰɲom prĕə̯h.ʔɑŋ sou̯m crɔːk̚ krao̯m‿m.lup̚ prĕə̯h ɓaː.rɔːʔ.məj] [nɨj prĕə̯h nɔːr(u)p̚.p(ɑ)ɗəj ʋŭə̯ŋ kʰsat̚.traː ɗae̯l saːŋ praː.saːt̚ tʰmɑː] [krup̚.krɔːŋ ɗae̯n kʰmae̯ ɓo.raːn tʰkaə̯ŋ.tʰkaːn ‖]

[krup̚ ʋŏə̯t̚ ʔaː.raːm lɨː tae̯ sou̯.sap̚ tʰɔə̯] [sou̯t̚ ɗao̯j ʔɑm.nɑː rum.lɨk̚ kun put̚.tʰĕə̯ʔ.sah.snaː] [cou̯ jəːŋ ciə̯ nĕə̯ʔ cɨə̯.cĕə̯ʔ smɑh.smak̚ taːm ɓae̯p̚ ɗou̯n.taː] [kŭə̯ŋ tae̯ teːʋ(ə).ɗaː nɨŋ cuə̯j croːm.crɛːŋ pʰkɔt̚.pʰkɔŋ prɑ.jao̯c̚ ʔao̯j] [ɗɑl prɑ.teːh kʰmae̯ ciə̯‿m(ɔ).haː.nɔ.kɔː ‖] May the Angels save our king Granting him happiness and prosperity We, his servants, wish to refuge under his completeness Of sovereign's line, the ones being to build temples Reigning over old Khmer's glorious land.

Dharma risen, up from monasteries Chant with joy, commemorate of Buddhism Let us be faithful to our ancestors' belief Assuredly, Angels will grant its bounty Toward Khmer's, the grand nation.