Nongthangnaraba leichil mapei kayana
prakriti Imana chingchep naina marol marol
Panshabiramlaba loibi chingshang parenggi mathakta
Pamelsing amadi hanousingga loinana
Sannajarage matagum leitari
Ujabada faowi pukningda
Haraobagi nungshibagi ithil ama
Anouba mayol ama chonglakpagum
Anouba taibangpal ama fangbagum
Faorakhi thammoida
Ashangba leitem mannaraba loubukta
Mataroi kayaga loina
Tamna lourang sujaribi
Makhoigi maithongda uba fangkhide eina
Awabagi mami amattasu
Madugi taionnana ukhi momon minok
Drishya adubu ubada ngaktaba ngamkhide
Khallakhi wakhalda...
Makhoibu khangdrabara awaba haibado masak
Hangningba faorakhi wahang asimak isa itomta
Karibu faoragaba makhoigi thammoida
Mathek makoi naina chelliba
Ningthijaraba turelsinggi ichelbu ubada
Faorakhi wakhalda khanghoudana wahang ama
KADAIDANO makhoigi panthungpham?
KADAIDANO makhoigi tinnapham?
Ichel kaya asina maigei khangdana
Koingaonana machoi-machoi sinthababu uraga
Ningsinglakhi mioibagi punshi wari
Mioiba kayana asukpa umangda...
Maigei khangdana lam-oknariba
Chingthaktagi maningtamna sintharakliba Ichum laijana
Meeraba khonjelga loinana...
Mathang-mathang sintharaklaga maruploi kayaga tinnajei
Khonjel adu tabada pukning asi...
Inou noukhatpagum faorakhi...
Hotnei yeknaba kayana thingjinnaba
Sintharakliba ichel adu...
Adubu mathouna leina,yeknaba khuding mayoknage
Maruploi kayaga tinnajage khanna...
Sintharakliba ichelni...
Kananabu thingba ngamjaruba
Ururaba 'tungda ningthiraba drishya kaya asi
Ningsinglakhi aseiba kayagi warol
Faorakhi mitkup adumaktada
Oiningbagi eihaksu kabi...
Tung inningbagi makhoigi
Tinningbagi makhoigi marakta
---Satish Khundrakpam---
Wrote this poem on 21st Aug.'99)
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