Ema!
Rajkumar Panthoiren *
Ema na podon paiduna
Numidang khuding thongan-da
Nacha eina hallakpa ngairibadu
Leplo Ema, leplo, nacha amuk lakpa yararoi!
Athappa lamdam amada leiri eidi Ema
Awatpa leite mafam sida
Chingya- tmya marakta, luraba pat-ki torban da,
Nungtigi sanari eidi Ema!
Hangla atiyada su pairi, leichil maraktasu sanari,
Adubu Ema nangbudi nachana thiri leppa-kwba leita
Fngde Ema di mafamsida!
Ema na numit khuding pirang lonna lonna sinthariba
Ubada nachadi tumin leingmde
Tengthajari nachana Ema haina mafam sida,
Nongdol soraren segaina kpchari pnglaba nachana
Adubu upai leitre nachadi, Ema!
Ahingduda nwriba punshi gi mangal bu
Mamhnkhibani fimu-setpa makhoina
Kptuna leihwbani upai leita Ema di, ninkhini Ema gi tengthakhon
Minungshi khangdraba makhoidi nokhini hwjik
Adubu nongmadi khnglakhini makhoisu mama gi peering-gi arthra!
Nungshibi Ema-o, nungshibi Palem-o
Warwbiranu nachabu, pnglaba nachani
Ngamjahwdre ngamnamak seba twba Ema-gi
Ema na podon paiduna
Numidang khuding thongan-da ngairibadu
Leplo Ema, leplo, nacha amuk lakpa yararoi!
** (Dedicated to all the young people who were snatched away by unknown uniformed men from their mothers’ caring arms never to come back)
* Poem written by Rajkumar Panthoiren for e-pao.net
The Poet can be contacted at panthoirk94(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on June 20 2014.
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