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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









Meitei uchi

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Nang-gina ama leibani 
Meegina ani leirammi
Meitei uchi, 
Koonduna leikhrabra nakonduda.


Ho Meitei uchi
Matam amagi angamba 
Matam amagi akanba
Nangdi koonduna leikhrabra.


Amanba school amadagi porakpa bhorra mayam
Moreh dagi porakpa morok mayam
Churachandpurdagi kang-hallaga porakpa keehom mayam
Leire, Meitei uchi, thoklak lo chik-oo laklo.


Nahanwaidi afaoba sha saramdai
Yengningdabadagi eihakti uchi kalak yoom mei thai
Pende haibabu, mayamnadi nakonda leikhare hai
Kannade thoklak-u, ngaklo lak-o uchigi mai.

Lai marakta mee

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Amadusu kappi, atoppadusu hallak-e
Amaduna amuk hallak-e, atoppaduna amuk kapp-e
Amana halli, atoppaduna henjilak-e
Amana henjillak-e, atoppaduna amuk henna henjillak-e,
Chelli akhoina makhoigi marakta,
Leppaga chelli
Fammaga chelli
Uppaga chelli
Long ngaga chelli
Akhoina chelli
Haina humduna
Yetta amuk
Oida amuk
Akhoina chelli
Lai fataba anigi marakta
Lai khara fattaba
Lai khara henna fattaba
Fattaba mannaba ngak ngairaba khangdare
Khangdare karambana karambano
Chenbatana akhoigi ethouni.
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