TODAY -

Democracy
- dimokresi -

Puthem Jugeshor *



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dimokresi dimokresi dimokresi
haInE soNnE Zsigi miAoIba smajsida
Afaba KunaI AmagidmQ
miyaMna miyaMgidmQ seMjaba
AtoNbsiHgi cHjafMni nahaQti
AcuMbagi TuHnfMni nhaQti
saNtigi hOrQfMni KeYnba lEtna
mniHtMba waKLloNna lEteHba
minuHsigi TeNnfMsu AoIriba
fajarba miAoIbgi samaj maNnba drma
hiHbagi mmL poQpgi mhE KudiHmQpu saAogoNnriba
priTibida faAorba AbrahaM liNkoNna
IbirMmi muYlroIdraba snagi macuna
govrmeN Aof pipL
baI da pipL
for da pipL

Adubu kadaI Zasigi lEZaQ sasLsida
lEribra AseHba dimokresi
AoIrdra miyaMna miyaMgidmQ seMjba sasL
hiHlibra miAoIba mi AoIna
TMlibra maNnba samaj
fHlibra hiHbagi hQ
miAoIbna miAoIbgi I TQlba
lEZaQ mpuna suPlM ssL paIsiLlba
Una Una mamiY taHlba
tana tana mana pHlaba
Zasigi lEZaQloN AcuMbna mataIda AraNbna mayaIda
seNjaAo paIbasiHgi krbargi mfM AoIhLlba
KuYlaI paIbasiHgi laLfM AoIhLba
AkNbna AcuMba sQlba
AsoNbna AraNba AoIhLlba Zasigi samaj

kLlba dimokresigi IrErQsida
lEZaQ mpugi AcaNba mnaIsiHna
mapugi yaTH ZaQtuna
AoYli nEri minuHsi KHdna micM-prjada
fari puLli masiH KHdna
haYli maraL lEtrba micM kaya kaya
KoHkaAonari nupi AoIbigi IjY kaya kaya
ceNTri Ina IKeH AoIna
taAoTri TawaI yaAodraba hQcaHsiHna
niLlre mikP miraAoKoLtna samajse
seYna kaInabgi mama mca maciN manaAo kaya kaya
teHTari sibagi paLli ZaIriba TawaIsiHna

Aduga AmuQsu miyaMgi mihuY lEbaQki fMnaIbsiH
msana Asadubu luciHbani KNjariba maKoIna
I cuPlba cOkrida fMduna
niHZaItana yeHli mamiY peNna
noQli puQniH peNna TamoI mka laMna
KLli wKL makoQ paIraduna
loInbigi puQniHgi ApaMbbu TuHhNsira
maca msugi nuHZaInbabu siNsira
karMba AoIdba ZaHduna TajahNgani miyaMbu
karMba lEbaQki seNTaH kaIToQtuna
kari krM knadgi kdoMda lOhOrsige seNToH
msini AEKoIgi Zasigi dimokresi

Ao dimokresi dimokresi dimokresi
AZQpni Zsigi dimokresi
mi caba dimokresi
I TQpa dimokresi




Democracy Democracy Democracy
Hainei shonnei ngasigee meeoiba samajsita
Aphaba khunnai amageetamak
Meeyamna meeyamgeetamak shemjaba
Atonbashinggee changjaphamni nahakti
Achumbagee dungnaphamni nahakti
Shantigee hourakphamni khetnaba leitaba
Maningtamba wakhallonna leidengba
meenungshigee dungnaphamsu oiriba
Phajaraba meeoibagee samaj Mannaba dharma
Hingbagee mamal pokbagee mahei khutingmakbu shagonariba
Prithibeeta phaoraba Abraham Lincolnna
Ipirami mutlaroitaba sanagee machuna
Government of the people
By the people
For the people

Adubu katai ngasigee leingak shasansita
Leiribara ashengba democracy?
Oiribabra meeyamna meeyamgeetamak shemjaba shasan?
Hinglibara meeoibasi mee oina?
Thamlibara mannaba samaj?
Phanglibara hingbagee hak?
meeoibana meeoibagee ee thaklaba
leingak mapuna shupnam shasan paishillaba
Una una mamit danglaba
Dana dana mana panglaba
Ngasigee leingaklon Achumbana mataita Aranbana mayaita
Shenjao paybashinggee karbargee mapham oihalaba
Khutlai paybashinggee khutlai chayengpham
Shakti munnabagee lalpham oihalaba
Akanbana achumba shaklaba
Ashonbana aranba oihalaba ngasigee samaj

Kallaba democracygee ireilakshita
Leingak mapugee achanpa manaisina
Mapugee yathang ngaktuna
Otli neiri meenungsi khangtana meechamprajata
Phari pulli mashing khangtana
Hatli maral leijatraba meecham kaya kaya...
Khongkaonari nupi oibigee ichat kaya kaya...
Chenthari eena eekheng oina
Daothari thawai yaotraba hakchangshingna
Nillare meekap meeraokhontana samajse
Shetna khainabagee mama macha machin manao kaya kaya ....
Dengthari shibagee bali ngairiba thawaishingna

Atuga amuksu Meeyamgee meehut leipakgee phamnaibashing
Mashana ashabubu luchingbani khanjariba makhoina
Ee chuplaba chougrita phamtuna
ningngaitana yengli mamit penna
Nokli pukning penna thamoi maka lamna
Khalli wakhal makok pairatuna
Loinabigee pukninggee apambabu thunghansira
Macha masugee nungainababu shinsira
Karamba oitaba ngangtuna thajahangani meeyambu
Karamba leipakgee shenthang kaithoktuna
kari karam kanatagee katomta louhourasige shentong
Masini eikhoigee ngasigee democracy

Oh Democracy democracy democracy
Angakbani ngasigee democracy
Mee chaba democracy..........
Ee thakba democracy.....






* Poem written by Puthem Jugeshor ( at Brahmaputra Hostel, J N U, New Delhi) who contributes to e-pao.net regularly. You can contact the poet at jugejnu(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on April 05, 2010.


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