Beedi!!
- biri -
Siddhartha Laishram *
(in English Alphabets below )
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nHbu kEnaa sabano
krMba mahaAo ceNge
kari mguN yaAoge |
noHmatasu lEniHZude
noHmatasu ciHniHZude
noHmatasu mahaAo KHniHZude |
niHsiHlQI matMdo
UrQI miYsida sH sH
yuM sba AhNduna
KoIdna lEna ciHbdo
sraba kaleNgi mEsa lQtuda |
AmuQsu KLhLli AEhaQpu
Awaba poTanba TQIra
nYtraga nisa paNbgira |
seNjaAo pa_Iba Tikadar
no_Idi biriga ciHniHdro
no_Igina gol f_leQ nebikY ra
wihkiga ciHKYnba
TQU peNna TQU |
Tikada_r no_Ina TQIsibu
10 prceNgi maTa sbagira
KPnaba hisaP subgira |
hoYnabiyu hoYnabiyu
ToHdo teQlQlga
nMbuL riteNniH waLdo niHKa_Irga
wt_r risrbrdo puHca_I ca_Iraga
pulP heQ simiNnba |
Nang bu keina saba no.
Karam ba mahao chen gey,
Kari magun yao gey.
Nongmata su leining u dey,
Nongmata su ching ning u dey,
Nongmata su mahao khang ning u dey.
Ningshing ngak e matam do.
Urak e mit si da shang shang,
Yum saba ahan duna,
Khoidana mahao leina ching bado.
Sara ba kalen g meisa lak tu da.
Amuk su khal hal li, eihak pu.
Awaba potha naba thak era,
Nattra ga nisa pamba g ra.
Shenjao paiba Thikkadar!
Noi d beedi ga ching ning dro.
Noi g na Goldflake Navycut ra,
Whisky ga ching khat naba.
Thak u penna thak u.
Thikkadar! Noi na thak e c bu,
10 percentage g matha saba g ro,
Khap naba g hisap suba g ra.
Hotna-biyu! Hotna-biyu!
Thong (bridge) do tek lak a ga,
Nambul retaining wall do ning khaira ga,
Water reservior do pung chai chaira ga,
Pulap hek simin na naba.
* Poem written by Siddhartha Laishram
The poet can be contacted at siddharthalaishram(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on November 22, 2011.
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