Sempa from Richanglu village in Martshala gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar sings the boedra song “Mother’s Karmic Fate” (Ama Chiyi Layla). Parts of the song are very sentimental. This song is considered thrul lu, or a song of sorrow. The song was learned through oral transmission and focuses on the feeling of deep distress caused by a prolonged separation (30 months) from one’s mother.