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Maikhansigi marumsida

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Maikhansigi marumda lumli,
     eihak punsigi marek mahao louri
Maikhan asina leiramdrabadi wajei
     naronda kari tougani kijei |

Wanglaba sambal, tharaba fucklang
Leiramdrabadi maikhan asi
Eidi norok taramba tare
Eidi ekai meichak, meihouramba tare |

Laori, khongli, oinajari, pennajari
channari, nungainari, tounari, chatnari,
hatnari-soonari, noksinnari, kapsinnari, ngangnari
Amangba marakta poot-thanari
Paath-thi komthi lakta iraknari
Hing-gai namba marakta namm-nari
Hingnabagidamak, chatnabini-hounabini
Makhoigi maikhan marumda |

Maikhansigi marumsida mangli manglan
Punsigi panthungfam ||

Leibak macha

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Hourasira yahou houjikpu, sendrang makhon yen makhon
kayaga loinana anouba numit amuk yakaire, adubu keidouruni
Leibak Macha eihakna asuk nganna hougatlaga; hougatkadabagi
saruk manglan kharaga sagatkhige; chariba, thakliba, kappiba,
khudingmaksu eidi kathok-khrabani; aduga houbu-houraba
yahou, uragani soidana yengningdraba oja, lai, amasung atei
leibak-ki macha mayam ama — aduna makha tadabida feijup
asi chingkhat-tuna ei, ngeihaktaga chepkhige

Hek hougatpada famelda kheini-churuppu leirammadi numit
ama houba yajariba Leibak Macha eini; palem ema ebemmana
chak tusu loisinbirammadi, chakkhom khara hukchillaga eikhoigi
klubki pukhri mapanda yoongba rellingda — sembang na eikhoigi
mayai kada, yachang-ngakpada makhel langba makhei yan-bagum
— eihaksu emanaba sing-ga yalluba yarabani

Nongmagi, nungtigi, toupham thokpa kharadudi touhouge;
meena tourakpa thabakta seedha-houdrabadi, makhoibu
thana-houdrabadi numit adu nongthi-nongmangbada kaikhiba,
nakhiba hakchang sarukta fudhorakpagum faojariba Leibak Macha
eihakna kanabu chittharammage, kanabu khut tharamdrage;
masigumbasing asibu toudragadi eibu eini esana esabu
karam-haina haigadourige

Kayam kanna’ bu hotnariba makhoina: daktar, engineer,
ukil, oja-nungja; thagatluraga naapal chaokhi-nabani,
masa chadana matu choongba makhoina fakhraga
Leibak Macha eingonda karibu kannariba; aduga mee
ateinasu tounadaba natte — meebu chang-hat-hatpana
eikhoigi furupki chatnabini, khunnai amada hinglabadi
chatnabising asibu yaorudaba, thugairuba yaba pot natte

Makha leikairomgi oja mayamdusu thoraklabadi mee kana
amata yengda, nongmagi kummei houba yarabani; yakairol
oina Saikul lomdagi porakpa mana-masingdura, Moreh
lomgi makup-singdura khara tousillabadi penjaradabani;
eikhoina chariba nattaba chinjak mayam asi leibak kidamak
chajabani — henjinduna sirabasu, soklaktuna sirabasu,
sibei-siba leibak ki damak sigadouribani haiduna Leibak Macha
eihakna chetna wasakcha-khrabani

Nungaibagi, tangdu leitaabagi chang olliba sen-gadu khara
leirabadi habi-jabi, hen-ten, karino thabak amatang touge
haina khallaklibasi kuirabani, adubu nongdamba manasu
tambiramdare Leibak Macha eingonda; keidouruni sigadaba
punsini, ngeihak nokni, ngeihak kapni — see’ mangaidana
hingba haibabu; touwigumbasung kamandogado amuktang
oijarabadi, thikadargado amuktang oijarabadi, gormen’ skoolgi
ojagado amuktang oijarabadi....

Taibangpal asi fagini adubu, mayamna hainabagi matung inna,
lan-thumna asengba oiramle eikhoi miyoinabana khanba-ngambagi
mahei; masigumba mayam asi khangnaba, Leibak Macha eina
thajabadi khunnaigi mayokta leiba mathou tai; toubatabu khutta
paiba etaogi, yada hookpa echagi, kutlaobana eigi

Haire watathi, haidre wa mang-ngi; kannade makha tarubagisu;
kalendana saade, ingthamthadana ingde nongallakpagi matamsidi
karibu hairuni, Leibak Macha eingondadi nungaijakhare, matam
haiba mahousagi khongleisi angakpani.


Yong choirol

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Matam amada
machin tongba
hanubi amana takpirammi
Matam amada
laiga miga samnarammi
Matam amada
amuk kainakhi
mina akampet ngangmanbadagi

Nongmei ama-mam
yepladuna makhwangda
makhoina hairambadi
mikha pondaba
madom lepchaba ngamba
tangdu leitaaba khunai ama sembani
Toubatabu niriba senpham adu
mantiknabi-dabani

Miraokholaktuda
miyamna laoribadi
makhutna paiduna makhwangda
leiiradi yonjage, yolladi leiijage,
thadajage bhot-tusu mirep leitrabasu,
yurem thakpa-thaktabagi,
wakhal mirang thangbagi
warisingduna ama oikhraga

Sana konung manungda
leingakpasingdi nungairi,
Oktaba-oktabi
kaya loinaduna, oinajari
A-oba amangbana thallaba
taibang ama semli

Ateidi mi natre
yong eigi mityengda,
aduga hairamlabasu hanubiduna
lamdam asida houjikti
onkhare lai,
angamba-akanba kaya ama
miyoiba kaya amasu leire
yong eiga chap mannaba

Yong eina pambadi
mapok sida mi oina poklamdrabasu
migi maikhum uptuna
mi amuktang onjage,
u-sa maraksida
chong-chongduna,
amuktang oirabasu miyoibani haijahouge.

Numidang wairamda koiba chatluba

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Gari mataduga Bamon Leikai gi thong-gi khungamduga
Eina Tombada hai', kumnaba
Ma' kumtharagadi thougatpa ngamgani eina
Ta'Enao workshop tagi second hand da leijaba eigi scooterna
Moan ani-animuk loomlaba akhoinibu poo-thang-ngamdrabada
Khekna houna makhol thoklak khibani motorduna turel mapanduda.


Tapna thouwi amuk, yotki thong mathaktuda
Thoudei amuk, laimai haifet manaba lambifaoba
Khang-houdana huinao kharana tunglomdagi khonglak-khi
— Bow bow! Bow bow!
Khangprek hek khang-ngi 
Tongkhat ke touramba Tombasu phan laona chong-thakhi.


Huinao mayam adudagi machin tongba, maya chouba amana laorakkhi:
"Akhoi hui ni, nakhoi kanano?"
Kallapna mahakna amuk Tomba romda onsinduna samtharak-khi:
"Nahak keidoubagi gari dagi kumthahourino?   
Nahak keidoubagi gari da amuk tongkhatlibano?"
  
Tangaifadana tamjakhi akhoigi awaba
Khangbikhi akhoigi wari, hui oijarabasu meeron lonbanina.
Akhoini amuk thouwi scooter, waa amata ngangnada






Kurak langtaiba

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April su yourakle
Kalensu loiinarakle
Sajibudi yumda leihoure
Ching kabasu kaokhare
Thajadaba marakta mangkhare
Thajadaba ngak' ngai-khare


Tha masingna langtaiba
Matamna manaba
Khoidou saogatpana ahenba
Achumbana aranba,
aranbana achumba


Tatkhrasanu
Chelliba matamgi echel
Mangkhrasanu
Matamsigi wakhal.


Anouba chahi
Anouba mayon









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