"THAMAIBA"

Mikap hek thokpaga

Fuk hougatli Leirangton

Nakhokktuna tumliba

Mapuroibagi khuya kan

Fammangda fan chongthei.

‘As! Tok-edana nangngaroi

Pungna kaya taraba.’

Lamyaida thalliba thau yaodraba

Shirumnaraba podon tap paikhat

Yengi faklang gharida

Khambi meishada kemlaba

Chenglou meetfamna pung kata.

‘Ahum makhai taramalle

Nangkhidra tourisidi?

Ibemma, ibemma

Podonshi thao happulao

Ngasu mei handri

Pungdi ahummakhai takhre’.

Machanupibu khanghou houdok-I,

Mamagi mihul khangbi nungshi

Fuk hougat thau haptuna

Ngakom pangkhrabi mamada

Pirui thaumei.

‘Chakhredana

Nga kharai faningchit chakhredana

Masigi houdongsi

Uchi hidak pija

Hek hatpa ngamdraba

Ei nupi nattredana’.

Kharai ubada nga ubada

Kokchaobi kari leirang

‘Tonglani,

Shendong tanbra haibabu

Shenmang kupkhatpada mutlani’.

‘Karam haina thanammino

Tumfam chafam khangdamakhei shuraga

Houdong pijadoi oiradi tok-o’.

‘Sibu eina pijabro lamsha

Eina shudradi charani

Naheisu tamba fanglani’.

Mapada shaurabasu,mabungda nungaitrasu

Nashikhongda oijarabi Nungshi

Podon thanam changkhi imungda

Lantern thangat lairik pakhi.

‘Ibemma fadi kadai leikhre

Saponduna leiribra?’

‘Lairik ngaihaktang pabasi

Pafam khangloidabani’

Murum murum shon

‘Sida leire

Ikok kokna leirisi

Koihang hek hangi’.

‘Adu ngaihaktang pibadashiranihe lamsha

Shakmakna fajabane

Narinnaga taure

Nayum palluragasu

Thum shiki amagi mal

Chadana hallakkanine channaroidabi’.

‘Imadouna channadoi sharuk

Yum koubada panjaroi’.

Ahing mameigi

Mama machagi chin kangjeida

Tumba yadramalle kanna khoudemmak-i

Famungdagi mabung ahal.

‘Shamjettuna amuk kadai leikhre?

Nangaroi garika amatta nangaroi

Keithel khamlakandayouradi

Shendongna nallani

Ibemma shamjetti?’

‘Thongnao mingshelda yeplamni’

‘Kadai thongnaudano?

Leire leire

Shamni tourisina punbana

Foidatkedahe

Koksisu hakkatchabana

Hik ngaihakta kaihannabagi matam faoba leite.

Ibemma potsi thongatlulau

Yenshangdi hangamdu hek thongu’.

Chenchatta chatkhi Leirangton

Waithou shagol khongyangbi.

Nongallakpada

Machanupina mangol wai tasinbada

Thengnei sham chabul ama

Mamana hatlamba shamjetta.

Kagi thongnauda

Changlakli churupki meikhu mari mari

Mangolda famliba mapana

Ama loikhi ama chamkhatli

Koushilli lambida chatpa

‘Tada,mamma

Churup machei amattadi thakpirakho’.

Churupki meikhuda cheina cheina

Khoidou shikna shikna

Naton khanjin khanjinna

Nungshi lairik pari

Nungshi ghari yengli.

Tinkup yaoba hangam

Eeshou langna puthok-i

Kuidraba examgi ipai houna houna

Hangam malli Nungshi.

Leishabi fagatcharaklabini

Chup luplui khongnungda

Thak thak nik

Chakkhum changkhi.

Kadai shingdi?

Yengi shing thamfamda

Kadai shingdi?

Keithel kakhrabi mamabu

Machin penna cheithok-i

Mapi ira chenna shiba hou-i

Tektharaba nganu makol.

Chotli chotliba wachetni

Amuk mut amuk kamkhat

Kerosene amuk heijin

Pipada cheitek amuk lup

Loinaba hotnari Nungshi

School nangnaba hotnari.

Shing khara chakkhatlakpaga

Fadriba paradu hangdok-i

Shing amuk mutpaga

makhum hek khumjilli.

‘Tamocha Tamocha

Chak loire hougatlo’.

Um umdi makhumi

Hougatpa koubadi mareite.

Khangdagi ngaroudu

Ahum ahum happi

Mashing mannana mabungshingi mapagi

Chilhao thiganba mabung atonbada

Manga hapchilli

Marikhakta lemhoure

Makhoi thitli Nungshidu

Amuk louthok-I amamam

Khalli

Nupina wabamakhei shuraga

Chabana nupana.

Adubu ngamde

Amuk happi mafam mafamda.

Tambikhraba parani

Fakhraba isheini

Masha chadaba machanupi chadaba

Mama karisu wade

Mapuroibagi, machanupagi

Makhoi hanna maruni.

Ojana para tak-i

Thaina lalhouba yaoramba

Indiabu yadaba, Bharatpu nungshidaba

Ojana lecture toui

‘Angangsha,

Eikhoi Meitei haiba jatisi

Thamaibikhrabani

Magi India haibasina’.

Maru luktha tarambi Nungshidu

Yengkhatlak-I ojada

Tabagum touri hanjin hanjin

‘Ibemma

Nakhoi nupi haiba jatsi

Thamaibikhrabani

Eikhoi nupa haiba jatsina’.
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