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Eekhenglakki Punshi
- IKeHlQki puNsi -

Puyam Nongdrei *



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Kgi lEpaQki yawoL IhOda
kOmiHtaH koMmunis ki muQnabda
viyeYnaM Anigi muQnabada
AwaH Ka koriya gi yeHTinbda
maHKraba siKraba puMbado
kaAorabra niHsiHlibara taIbHna
sQna soNnribra maKoIgi misi Zasisu ?

AZOba lEbaQki loIlM lEZaQnuHda
puNsigi IkaIKuMnba KHKridraba
minaI loImi AoIna luPKra maKoIdi
puwarigi yaHlaba IceL IroLnuHda
matM magi luraba lEroNnuHda
paMlidara Zsigi puNsi mhiHsibu
KHKibara niHtMbagi wahNToQ maKoIdi ?

MaI-laI mihaY misiHlQtuda
jaliyaNwala bagna ToH loNKrabada
najigi mihaYkoNsiHgi manuHda
huI yeNguM loIKraba jiyu mayaM
Asibagi KayaY AoIraba poL-poYki kMbodiyada
cuKibage karMba nuHsinabgi noH
siYKidara liriba malHba yeHTinabagi ?

loIlM mapu britiski maleM laNjaAoda
poY TaHmE AoInaZaI cYlubasiHduna
mapoQZEgi UKidriba mihaYlQtuda
tMKibara nuHsinaba caNnbgi para
hEhNKibara haYna-sunabagi mahEtabu ?

laAoKibara peNda KoLlaAo Aokinawa macasiHna
yoNlbada japaNna maKoIbu tYtana
noQKibara koriya filipaNki nupisiH
laNmigi caQTaQ AoIna tMKibisiH
ZaAoKine Kagica kayadi AopiyMgi mayaIna
loIlM lEZaQki mEKurYta briteNgi ?

kubagi suQlaba UmH wamHlQta
bolibiyagi ciHlQmarQta
Kuraba pelestaNgi lErQ KuLlQta
siNTaKiba IKeH maKoIgi
yaAoridara karMba puwarigi lamaIda
toLlaba hoHlaba TawaIsiHdo maleMgi ?

ceceNsiHgi marEbaQ AmagidmQ
timorissiHgi AnOba puNsimgidamQ
paIKine Igi noH mapE-mapE Atiyada
sadaMgi hidaQ laNTQki laLloLduda
kPKibage kur_d losiH kayana
maHKine toLlaba siya kayagi TawaIsu ?

maAogi kLcreL rivolus manuHda
maceY maceY seYnKraba ImuHsiH
KoHguL muYKraba lOsN caba mapusiH
wr_d tred ceNtrgi yuMToHna niHKaIrQpa
Amerikagi boMna poKaIrQpa AfgaNnistaNda
paIrQKibage karMba AZOba Kunu
TiHnaba misi mina TOdoQsiHdubu ?

poQKaIrQlbdi mnipurgi mEgi ciHsina
siYlQlabdi KaMZMdraba yeHTinabgi noHlE
ceNTrQldbi IriL tureLna Igi IceL AoI
lEZMloIne nuHsirabasu IrEbaQsida AEdi
yeZMloI lEkoNsigi lEraHsiHna KuITarQpa
cuPToQKraba lEhi mirEbaQsiHgi KoIrabasiHna, Aduga
UZMloIne AmuQsu puMTarQpa KunaIsina ImaHda ?

maHKradara kanasu KHbi Ubide Awabase
loIKradara yaAodna taIbH puwarigi lmaIda
lEtaduna paIbinaba KorjEse mLlba teQlba
peLldra fHlga tujoMba memTkuM kuIraga
AoIrdra maduna AEKoIgi AroIba poLloI
yradra maduna caQTuH AoIba lMdMsigi
KHlidra AhiHsigi Awabase maKoInadi ?




Khagi leipakki Yawol ehouda
Koumintang-Communist ki muknabada
Vietnam anigi khatnabada
Awang-Kha Korea-gi yengthinabada
Mangkhraba shikhraba pumbado
Kaorabara ningsinglibara taibangna?
Sakna- sonnaribara makhoigi meeshi ngashisu?

Angouba leipaksing-gi loilam leingaknungda
Punshigi ikaikhumnaba khangkhidraba
Meenai-Loimee oina lupkhra makhoido
Puwarigi Yaanglaba ichel Irolnungda
Matam magi looraba leironnungda
Pamlidara ngashigi punshi mahingsibu,
Khangkhibara ningtambagi wahanthok makhoidi?

My Lai meehat meeshilaktuda
Jallianwala Bagh-na thong lonkhrabada
Nazi-gi Meehatkonsingi manungda
Hui-Yengum loikhraba Jew meeyam
Ashibagi khayat oiraba Pol Pot-ki Cambodia-da
Chukhibage karamba nungshinabagi nong?
Sitkhidara leeriba malangba Yengthina-bagi?

Loilam mapu British-ki Malem lanjaoda
Pot-thangmee oina-ngai chatlubasingduna
Mapok-ngeigi ukhidriba meehatlaktuda
Tamkhibara Nungshinaba-channabagi para?
Heihankhibara hatna-shunabagi maheitabu?

Laokhibara penda khollao Okinawa machasingna
Yonlabada Japan-na makhoibu tattana?
Nok-khibara Korea, Philippines-ki Nupising
Lanmeegi chakthak oina tamkhibising?
Ngaokhine Khagicha kayadi opium-gi mayaina
Loilam leingakki meikhurakta Britain-gi.

Cuba-gi suklaba umang-wamanglakta
Bolivia-gi Chinglak maarakta
Khuraba Palestine-gi leirak-khullakta
Shinthakhiba ekheng makhoigi
Yaoridara karamba puwarigi lamaida
Tollaba honglaba thawaisingdo malemgi?

Chechen-singi mareibak amagidamak
Timorese-singi anouba punshimagidamak
Paikhine eegi nong mapei-mapei aatiyada.
Saddam gi heedak-lanthakki lallongduda
Kapkhibage Kurd leeshing kayana?
Mangkhine tollaba Shia kayagi thawaisu.

Mao-gi Cultural Revolution manungda
Machet-machet setnakhraba Immungsing
Khong-gul mutkhraba loushan chaba mapusing
World Trade Centre gi yumtholna ningkhairakpa
America-gi bombna pokhairakpa Afghanistanda
Pairak-khibage karamba angouba khunoo
Thingnaba meeshi-meena thoudoksingdubu?

Pokhairaklabadi Manipur-gi meigi chingsina
Shitlaklabadi kham-ngamdraba yenthinabagi nonglei
Chentharaklabadi Ireel Turelna eegi ichel oi
Leingamloine nungshirabasu ereibaksida eidi.
Yengamloi leikonsigi leirangsingna khuitharakpa
Chupthokhrabada leihi meereibakki khoirabasingna, aduga
Ungamloine amuksu pumtharakpa khunnaisina imaangda.

Mangkhradara kanasu khangbi-ubidana awabase
Loikhradra yaodana Taibang Puwarigi lamaida
Leitaduna paibinaba khorjeise mallaba-teklaba.
Pelladra fanglaga tujomba mammoth-kum kuiraga
Oiradra maduna eikhoigi aroiba polloi?
Yaradra maduna chakthung oiba lamdamsigi?
Khanglidra ahingsigi awabase makhoinadi??






* Poem written by Puyam Nongdrei (residing at New Delhi) who contributes to e-pao.net regularly. This poem was written on "9:20 PM, Munirka, New Delhi 8th August, 2009" . You can contact the poet at khuman_mei(at)yahoo(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on January 10, 2010.


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