makok yaodaba meena ngangba wa!

leimaida krong krong ondunashu
thoushade kanashu, karigino?
matum taba potni
mashagabu shamnadrabadi, chafuni,
mamit panba chafuni !

handak marak she mang inung nungaite
mang nungaitabadagee hendoktuna,
hakchangshu inung nungaite;
kokpu namhalli eigee nupida
karishu haide,
tuminna leikhee, karishu tahoude ei !

nong-gallakpada,
khangnajakhiba lai pumba ningjei
mamingdi kijei chinbanda panba
laishu mana palli haine
na pangba leibakta leirabashu, aduna
thamoida adum loishinjare;
lai mayamdugi mashak matou
makhoigee ake amou, tamjaningaini
mamittagi manadagi, mareidagi machidagi
'tu bu chung-geeeda'
potloi shetpi kanagi khutno ?

nong-ngallakapada,
ishashe iyang yang-ee,
shinglee naori thekpada ngak yaorakte,
tahourabara karino?

"leibakshe ma-ong ama ita tadre, ichasha
karamba mashanna amuk houdokkadouribano
mee makok ngakta ngaire;
shaadanbashu chatnadare,
pharaga hatpishu nungaitare;
karamba mashanna amuk houdokkadouribano?"

"moi mapashu khara aduk ngangladi yare
tuminna leibiro,
makok yaodaba meena ngangba wabu!"

Karishu Leitare Manipurda!

manipurda kargil leite
manipurda ganga chende
manipurda sarkarshu leite

adubu,
chahi kumja khuding
khai, ikang thoklaba leibakshida
mashing thee-ngamdraba shenkhai;
pal ama thingnaba
ku ama channaba
mirep mihut amana washak lounaba!

wahangni?
eina hanglibashe wahangni?
changdamnaribani?
eina touribashe changdamnabani?

kadaidano:
eigee chak-khum, eigee phung-ga?

ishagee chak-khum leitaba eina,
karamba wahangno hang-gadouriba;
ibok-ki phung-ga thamdaba eikhoina,
karino changdamnagadouriba?

chak chagring amata
wari nungshiba amata
thouna macha amata
phung-ga wari amata

manipurda leikai leitare
manipurda dzuko leitare
manipurdi manipur oidare
manipurdi meehatpagee leibak oire!

mani,
mani, eishu mihatpani;
ahing khuding hattokchei eina,
ishabu kanashu khang-handa!

maramdi,
ikai, ei ikai,
eina haibada!

houjikti,
karishu leitare manipurda!

Mamingdee Konna Thonlage!

louhun charaga hingba huranba
karigidi ushitkani nangbu,
nachadu khujok ama pokthokle
nabukto areiba makhei kangthokle
aduga, lukhak komdana
meegi sharu sharang ngakta !

amukshu hang-ge:
nangna chaba nattrabdi kanana chabano
shana keina charagabu ashuk shit nanna chagadara,
keithel gee huina paoba ikaire
tariba sharu shayangshe ubada;
farene, akangba nabuktu thannaba charabashu
karigee thanamli sharu sharang kharashe,
teen yotlibani eishu !

amukkashu hang-ge:
shuba tanba nangna,
karigino nakhu pomliba
mikup ama tumin leibada
khubam chama chikpara;
chara namma watpada
leikai tara chara henbara?

louhun charaga hinglakpa nang-di
thong thinglo, mihut-thong lollo
nang-gi keida peba hakchang mayamdo
pakhattara, masha panduna paithok-khrabadi?
kari chahougani nang,
ikang thokpadi kuirabani nareibakshe !!

einashu meitei hatlure!

aaiba uchekti maning tamlamgaba manli
mayumda leijaba lanmi di thouna faramgadaba manli
natte natte
eina hairishe shumangda thouna faba nakhoigee wari natte

takpige tao

chara henlaga shiba mee yaodabani
adum hingbani, unshabudi khara khuibani
chaningdunashu, chadatnaraga shibadi khonkhaini

mamingdi:
Neelamani, Nabakumar, Pramodini, Chaobhal

thaina eina school karingeida
firal macha macha pairaga
eibu ngairibani haiduna
kuchu ngouyi haiduna eibu
makok thanghalli
numitto, ningshillibani
hainei chaklam khongchat,
kayadi kuiredo
kaoramalle loinamak
eibudi kuchu adum ngouri,
lou kumlaktbagi, kak-ee chudabanina

nokningdrado,
eidee, karishu khangdabani,
lawai macha eidee
tiddim road hainaba lambidugi mataida
nap icho chona, karigino hangjarui
chara hennriba mayamna?

cheng kg da lupa 10 pirambado
lupa kayano hengatpada
thawai kaya no,
mathoudi toudana chara henlaga shiriba?

nokpu nokchaning-ee
tin kang pharaga hingba kayashu leirina;
hairashu shao-yee, cheirashu hatke hai
maa-undi lengningde, adugashu lao-ri
eidee meitei ni meitei

oh haibige
kuirabani meitei di shikhiba;
1965 ki August 27 ta oiramalle
eina meitei hatlubado?

Wahang Ama!

eening tambani haishira
eina koichen chenliba
thang-ningba maikei-da thang-liba
on-ning-ba maikeida olliba
nattraga, keeduna chenlibara ei
achinba meerak
achikpa mafam
thengnaba ngamdana
angakpa wahangsheeng
eeramdam gee wangmada!

kaodari ngashishu
shakpa yaaba washak kaaya
aareiba thouna khuding
aroomba ayangba theedana
lambigee potlumni purak-khiba;
kaodari ngashishu
nungshiba iramdam
kaongamdraba irol,
eigee achumba lambida
nakhoigee lambee macha macha,
maraktudana
imagee pakhatpa khonjelmashak khajaba maithong kaaya!

khaangdare ngashidi
eening tamna thangliba khongthang
maning tamba hakchang amageera
nattraga, akiba hakchang amageera?

***(September 15, 2004)***

Anganba Ayukta Shayon Ama!

Ngarang numidang, ei tumba yakhide
Nahan gi numidang dushu, ei tumba yakhide
Nahan gee mamang-gi numidang dushu, ei tumba yakhide
Madu gi mamang gi numidang, numidang du gi mamang gi numidang
Ashum ashum, numidang amadagi numidang ama
Ngarang gi numidang faoba, ei tumba yakhide!

Ei gee hankchang she, numidang da
Mayamna tumnakhraba matamda
Aangak aangak pa shayon kaya louyi
Ishana khangjadaba shayon kaya
Pirang dagi ollakpa nupigi shayon
Keithel kabi mama gi thouna faba machagi shayon
Huranba mapugi mapu ningba huigi shayon
Lambida taba mashak khangdaba ashiba hakchang gi shayon;
Shayon, loiba naidaba shaiyon mayamduna eibu otkhi
Aduga ahing khuding eibu tumhankhide!

Ngarang numidang tumba yakhide ei
Aduna nganna hougatle ei;
Nak yetta kanashu leiramde!

Ngarang numidang tumba yakhide ei
Aduna ikaijare mingshel yengba ei;
Angakpani, imibu ammatte taramde!

Shiraba jatla eibu?

Natte, tumliba malle ei
Shayon amamuk louduna!

***(May 17, 2009)***

WARAK KABI

Warabashu wana
Sheireng ammattaga eekhige
Noknajashanu, ikaibide eidee
Eigee awababu makhoina khangbibara
Aduna eekhini eidi sheireng, eigi sheireng !

Lak o lak o mayam
Ei shida leire
Kari gee amuk koithee thinaruni
Ishana khangna lakcharabani
She she shomda leire, shida lepke
Mayam ure ko, eine eine
Sheireng iba nupaduni !

Houro houro
Eishu yumda han-gadaba lei
Eishu thengna hanba kijei
Eigishu ima ipa leijei
Mayam na karemnabirashu
Chak chakluk amadi khaklamgani imana !

Houro houro
Horen numidangshu sheireng eegadaba leiri
Hayengshu amuk noknaba yanaba !

Houro Houro ...

***(June 07, 2009)***