Choiron Ama

Seireng amata eege khanna,

Karui wahei-gi keithel da,

Koithi thirui anouba wahei

Marketta keithelda dukanda

Anouba wahei thungladri hai

Soidana youraklanisu hai

Nongma ninisida anouba wahei

Marketta keithelda dukanda /

Kharana hainei

Blockade-ki mingda

Marwari karbar wala singna

Thadoraktabanee haina /

Kharana hainei

National Highway da

Police siphai singna

Wahei phajaba singdi chingthahoure /

Blockade touba singsu

Seireng eerabra keino

Moisu waheigi karbar yaore /

Lairaba warakki Kabi eidi

Wahei thiba koichat chatli /

Nahan Sunday numitta

Second hand market ta phao

Wahei ahongba thiba chatlui /

Korea dagi lakpa,

Japan, America, China,

Europe tagi lakpa,

Second hand gi wahei phao

Yamna tangngi leiba ngamde /

Khara hongba Bengali,

Sanskrit, Hindi su

Malle Kabi mayamna

Pangsinda sijinnamandana /

Nahan nongmadi nupa ama

Waheigi truck na takpada si

Magi nupi angangna nungaitabadu

Wahei leite tamnaba /

Wahei tanky ani ahum lakkhibadu

Party mayam mantri mayam munnabada

Kabi eikhoigi saruk thungde /

Thikadar Engineer Waheigi flyover

Sannanaba Project tannarisu hai /

Part-time Oja singsu regularise

Tounaba wahei yonba chatlesu hai /

Khangde mayam panghaida hainei,

Adubu eidi wahei phangde,

Koichat chatli, leppa leite /

Nupa amadi aruba wahei heklubada,

Umangda lai oknadana ngaokhisu hai /

Kashmir dagi purakpa

Athumba angangba Waheidusu

Ee ngakta paklamdana langthokkhi /

Khwairamband Bazar da

Ahing athengbada

Street lamp makhada

Wahei khunnaba thirui

Yong bidi mapun ama khullak-ee

Machei tara-nipan yaorammi /

Ganga dhaba da phamna phamna

Pothaduna thak-ee bidi do

Wahei kadaida thirusee khalli /

Phuk hougatli

Bidi thakna thakna

Wahei thiba chatli

Inglaba ningthamthagi ahingda

Alu ghali da phaorak-ee /

Wahei haplakpa Cartoon box mayam

Mei tharaga kuli mayam tiktuna leirammi,

Makhoigi waree-singbul

Kuphet kaphet tarak-ee

Makhoidi lamdamse

yamna nungai hainahouwee /

Ngaihak leiraga

Mahei mahei tumba changnakhi;

Thela ghari mathakta

Potpham mathakta

Kachin kachin,

Magi magi maphamda,

Nokna nokna yamna nungaina /

Eisu moigi marakta

Ahangba kachin amada

Ngaihak chepsillui, tumthakhi /

Tamthiba mang ama mang-ngi – 

Nongmei paiba mee-oi kharana

“Nang natra, Wahei thiba koichat chatli haise”

Haira hairaga koitan tannei eibu;

Ei kanna chelli

Leirak khullak phaona chelli,

Lahore youna chelli,

Rajasthan phaona chelli,

Delhi gi mee chinkhraba

Chandni chowk ta chelli,

Hindi film gasu malli,

Kolkata gi gali gali da chelli,

Agartala youwi, Dhaka youwi,

Lamhang amada phai,

Lourida pui, kokta nammi

Thang… laoba makholda

Ei phuk hougatlak-ee;

Mayamsu hougatlammi,

Eidi mihun thang thang chong-ee /

Kuli amana hai,

“bhaiya nongmei makholne,

Anakpada malle /”

Ei wahei thiba leplage

chap yungna khankhi /

Choiron parongi

Paodamsina seireng oihallage ningkhi,

Karigibu oiba yaroi,

Wahei leiba ngamdaba eikhoigidi /

Masibu seirengni khanna pabiyu /

Usham Rojio

November 14, 2013

Kumheidi Leppa Yade

Meetei na kumhei pambadi

Ahansingna hainei,

Eepuna lirammee

Malemgi anisuba lanjao manungda

Langi lanbung oijarasu

Meeteigi harao kumhei

Eesei nongmai hengatlak-ee //

Britishka Japanga soknajaba lanni,

Eikhoi yaode khandokna lei //

Chenba chongba yaorasu

Akeeba phaonarabasu

Eesei nongmaidi

Matamduda hengatli hainei //

Matamgi ningthiraba eesei

“Jati koubi sakhenbi,

Leiranglaktagi athoibi”

Lallakta gramophone diskta

Ahanba puthokpa eesei ni //

Lallakta Meeteigi anoi

Phana chaokhatkhi hainei //

Ngasisu mangde

Meeteigi

Harao kumhei

Eesei nongmai

Jagoi lila

Hennadum hengatlak-ee//

Leppa leite

Chahi chuppa//

Nupisu nupasu

Ahalsu angangsu

Kumheidi pamdaba leite //

Soratsu kumheini, phiroisu kumheini,

Luhongba, jeiga, naa hutpa //

Phana leitrabasu chara hellabasu

Chara henduna sikhibagisu

Soratti ningthina chaona solli,

Ingkhol bandop thamlaga oirasu//

Kumheigi mihul hulli Meetei //

Lallakta lakle

Sangai festival //

Yumthong yumthongdagi

Sangaina jagoi saa-saaduna

Chatpagum

Chong chongduna

keraduna thorakle

Sangai festival yengba

Queue bu phana sangi

paphaldouna

mathek mathek thek-ee

Eisu leppi queue,

Tiket amata kakke haina //

Bombjao pokhaibagi makhol tai

Mayam kanasu nachungde

“Ae nakti nak-ee hei”

Hainei, queue leppa kaide //

Ammana hai,

“Meegi lamdadi luhongbada

Bombula thanei,

Eikhoigi asuk chaoba

Sangai festival touraga

Bomb thakhaigadouni keino”//

Mayam haraona nungaina

yengnahouwi

Sangai festival //

Usham Rojio

26/11/2013