TODAY -

Chakshang Khollao
- caQsaH KoLlaAo -

Puyam Nongdrei *



(in English Alphabets below )
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yuMloNnbgi IHKoLdgi huba ZMdduna
mina furQkni cErQkni KHduna
ZaHlQkni TirQkani kijduna
nasagi IHKoLda huraNbdi
AsiHbani haInbu lOsira
paHdba mitMbaLni haIyura

narLbu huriba nayuMda huraNba
maHgoLda caAorga hiHliba
maniHToHda muQliba nKoIbu
Kununa maToHda kNbguM
ToHgaL laNbdi kiraga
maleM laNjaAo wri sbdi
maInO AoIge taLlibra
maIcO fMdoLbu ZaIribra

lEsa maIToH yeHna sEdaHba
waZaH kMjaAo huLliba
kHlE hOdoH lMboIba Ao
AmMba kanuHda fMlga
noHmE mapEgi mruMda
lOsiH laHbu TaQpdi
tumiY kaHbu TurMbra
hayeHgi prabu farabra

taIbH faAorQpa numiYta
haraAo maToI kKido
IpaN Taba loIbda
puQniH wKL peNKido
caQKuM AyuQsu kaAodrido
hEna hEna TaHduna
nHna cYpbu yeHKido |

sareP fara tuHsida
yeNdeM yoNbE seLduna
Zari moroQ lEKraga
KoHbaN tOrubE seLdudE
ceH hawaI lEra leMlQpa
fijida kiriba seLdo yaMdba
ZrH ZrH nHna lOKrasu
fugega cEgega haIrisibu
Ica poQcmLni KLlora?

hOmiN kamiNnbasiH maKoIna
nuHZaI yaIfna hiHlaga
sufM noHfM lEtekaI haIriba
IkaIjE taLlika soLliba Ao
mirQ tiNba ZMdraga
haYkega tuPkega laAoriba
naKoIgi puNsina kadoMdno
AEKoI puNsina kMdOdoIno

huInaAo mca cLlubagi
lEtoN leQliba haIdura
yagani kigani KNduna
Aki tujuHba poQhLlibra
lMjeL ceNnidi haIraga
KoH TaHbafaAo hEtradi
fMgega fMlo, hiPkega hiPpo
tusiLlsu taInfM naNTurasu cEfm
ZaQpigni Karuba sMbLna
hawaItoN laMna carQpsidadi
sigega siro, cHgega cHlo




Yumlonnabagi ingkholdei hooba ngamdaduna
Meena phurakani cheirakani khangduna
Nganglakani thirakani kijaduna
Nashagi inkholda hooranbadi
Ashingbani hainabu lousira?
Paangdaba meetambalni haiyura?

Naralbu hooriba nayumda hooranba
Mang-golda chaoraga hingliba
Maningthongda mukliba nakhoibu
Khunoona mathongda kanbagum
Thong-gal laanbadi kiraga
Malem lanjao waree sabadi
Mainou oige tallibara?
Maichou phamdonbu ngairibara?

Leisha maithong yengna sheidangba
Wangang kamjao hunliba
Kanglei houdong lamboiba-O
Amamba kanungda famlaga
Nongmei mapeigi maroomda
Loushing langbu thaakpadi
Tumit-kangbu thurambara?
Hayeng-gi parabu farabara?

Taibang faorakpa numitta
Harao-mathoi kakhido
Ipaan thaba loibada
Pukning wakhal penkhido
Chak-um ayuksu kaodrido
Heina..heina thangduna
Nangna chatpasu yengkhido II

Sharep fara tungshida
Yendem yonbei selduna
Ngari-morok leikhraga
Khongbaan tourubei seldudei
Cheng-hawai leira lemlakpa
Fijida kiriba seldo yamdaba
Ngarang ngarang nangna loukhrasu
Fugega cheigega hairisibu
Echa pokchamalni khallora?

Houmin kaminnabasing makhoina
Nungai-yaifana hinglaga
Sufam-nomfam leitekai hairiba
Ikaijei tallika solliba-O
Meerak tinba ngamdraga
Hatkega tupkega laoriba
Nakhoigi punshina kadomdano?
Eikhoi punshina kamdoudoino?

Huinao macha challubagi
Leiton lekliba haidura?
Yagani kigani khanduna
Aki-tujungba pok-hallibara?
Lamjel chennidi hairaga
Khong thangbafao heitradi
"Famgega famlo, Hipkega hippo"
Tushillasu tainafam, naanthuragasu cheifam,
Ngakpigani kharuba sambalna,
Hawaiton Laamna charakpasidadi
"Shigega shiro, chang-gega changlo."

Where democractic voices are suppressed with military might and terror, literature gives us a platform to voice our voices. A change through art and culture for a better consciousness and social reform is the need of the hour in Manipur.
Thank you e-pao team.

Yours faithfully,
Puyam Nongdrei




* Poem written by Puyam Nongdrei who contributes to e-pao.net regularly.
This poem was written on [April 24, 2010, Time: 4:00 am ] . You can contact the poet at khuman_mei(at)yahoo(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on May 20, 2010.


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