Cheiraoba
- cEraAoba -
Dr. Konsam Suken Singh *
(in English Alphabets below )
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niHTirabi AyuQ
AyuQ Aduna hOduna
mLlaba KudE Ama seYtuna
huIna sijiNndraba yuMgi AmNba yoMpaQtuna
mamaH puKridragi peQluba lEKoMduna
ToHZaLda seMba laIgi caQTdoQfM
AyuQnadi loIKraba nuHTiLndi cHlQtriZE
kEroI lEkaI maTeL lukoI laNnba mtM
AhLsiHna numiY sigi AoIna siHduna tMbirQpa
caAorba hHgaM mpaL mcugi AhNba KudEdu
yeYpa hEboI hEtboI seYtuna
Icena KawaH maniH mamaH maTeL lukoI laNbdu
tuni turoI kidana koIceN ceN Inaba
maTeL lukoI haba loInba nuHTiLgi mtM
sarba nuHsabu laPna TM
yaMlaba maTeL lukoI kayaduna nNThLlQlbda
caAoraba Igi yuMjaAodugi IHlba kanuH Amda
niHgaIdna poTjriba miyaI cLlba Kura bu
saOrQkni kiba lEtana hOdoQtuna
"tLli tLli cmHZadi (500) yaMmLli ,
chuM dH (300) siQkni" haIduna
niHZaI caAona cEraAo ciH kba pubinaba
mNtiQnKiba Kuragi furi msiH
cEraAo ciHdoL yOrbda
ciHTQtuda lErMba mhadeb mNdir
ciHmaIduda yoLlMba nuHsiY mpi boroI hEZaL
mdubu kOKi cEraAoba
Ningthirabi ayuk,
Ayuk nganna houduna,
Mallaba khudei ama settuna,
Kuina sijinnarudraba yumgi amanba yompaktuna,
Mamang-pukhridagi pekluba leikhomduna,
Thongalda semba laigi chak-thadokpham,
Ayuknadi loikhraba, nungthilnadi changlaktringei,
Keiroi-leikai mathel lukoi laannaba matam,
Ahalsingna Numit sigi oina Singduna thambirakpa,
Chaoraba Hangam-mapal machugi ahanba khudeidu,
Yetpa heiboi heitaboi settuna,
Eechena kha-wang maning-mamang mathel-lukoi lanbadu,
Tuni turoi kidana koichen chen eenaba,
Mathel lukoi haba loinaba nungthilgi matam,
Saraba nungsabu laapna tham,
Yamlaba mathel lukoi kayaduna nanthahallaklabada,
Chaoraba eegi yumjaodugi eenglaba kanung amada,
Ningaidana pothajariba meeyai challaba KHURA bu (uncle),
Saorakkani keeba leitana houdoktuna,
" Talli talli,.. chamanga di(500) yammalli,
Chahum dang (300 ) sikkani" haiduna
Ningai chaona cheirao ching kaba pubinaba
Mantiknakhiba Khuragi phuri masing,
Cheirao - chingdol yourabada,
Chingthaktuda leiramba Mahadev Mandir,
Chingmaiduda yollamba Nungshit mapi, boroi heingal,
....Madubu Koukhi CHEIRAOBA !!
Happy cheiraoba to you all and my dear readers. Herewith, I am sending you a small poem written in manipuri (in english script) titled " CHEIRAOBA" which describes how the festival of cheiraoba had created an unforgettable nostalgic memory in our childhood days, the value of which is no more (or least known) known to these new generation's children. I hope this poem will cherish the readers as well.
Thanking you all in anticipation.
- Dr. Konsam Suken Singh.
* Poem written by Dr. Konsam Suken Singh who contributes to e-pao.net regularly. You can contact the poet at drsuken(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in
This poem was webcasted on March 27, 2010.
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