TODAY -

Lukhak Kom
- luKaQ koM -

Puyam Nongdrei *



(in English Alphabets below )
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AreM AKaQ lHToQfM
luKaQ cgoM huNdoQfM
koN feHfMgi kaciN Amda
leLli puNsi seMjiN sjiNbida
IrEbaQna luKaQ koMguM
pTorQpa nMTi hanMlQta
lHlEpuHgi lEZaQpsiHna
natoN meNduna cYnri
yana yanaba haIduna
fuNsu fuNjiNde seHsu seHdoQte |

kari kariguMbda mafMsida
masa naHba IbeMma IbuHZosiH
luKaQ koMda natoN meN
KoY KoYtuna yeHnrani
muruM muruM soLlduna
KuniH kaHna laPtQ leP
cEteQ paIduna woYlrani
Aduga cYKini haNnguM
loYKini mamaH chiguM
sH ZaInuHgi fMjaAo koNduna |

KubaQ Kuduna laQkni
TMbaL paIduna cHlQkani
TaHgoL TOdbsu purQlni
Adubu cYKini luKaQ koMdu yeHsiNbida
toLlba tiNT_roQsiHbu TawaIbida
mani tiNTroQni AEKoIdi tiNTroQ
leH leH cYliba koMsida
KaHlibani Zasisu haNnguM
ApuMba manMlQta niHZaIdna
mimaNnda maleMgi kaciNsida |

tiNTroQ faba sQheNbi sQheNbasa
TMbaL lEraHsu paMjde AEKoI
TaHgoL TOdbsu kaNnde
KubaQ Kuduna hNKinu
yoYpaQ paIduna laQpiyu
polaH puduna cHlQU
suMciY mabusu kaAobirQknu
moYmLle caImLle luKaQ koMse
seHdoQlsi faHnnba AnOba puNsi
mHlsi mHlaN yaIfaba mapoQmgidamQ |

mani tiNTroQni AEKoIdi tiNTroQ
luciHbsiHgi luKaQkoMda hiHliba
ZayaM fananba maKoIgi
pYta puMTarba luKaQ cguMca
siba ZaIribni KoIcaQ AoIduna
hiHli AsimHZaI nuHZaIba haIbbu
KHlude Tirude yaIfba mapoP mbu
AoIrboI niHduna mafMse laIrEbaQ
miKLgi AoIdba nMTaQta Tuduna
ZaQlaroIdba wasQpu Tajaduna |

moYlbsu moYna koMsida
seLtagi KNbda hHgoIda
lePlrE AdumQ haNnguM
tiNTroQ fba tLlgsu
Zagi mahaAo KHbna
AduM heQta maraQ Iko
woYlu nEyu cETeQtuna koMsibu
laHToQrQU AreMKaQto ZareN cbgi
moYlba nMTiraba mafMsida
yoQ Ko tiNTroQ AEKoIbu yoQKo |

Ao masa naHba ZamisiH
laIrabasiHgi IpaQta KoI cuPtuna
caQleN siLliba matMsigi luciHba
toLlbsiHgi IHKoLda sanEduna
maTeL lukoI laHliba fMnaIbasiH
fijoL naNna seYlsu lEtoN seHna ZaHlagsu
mitiHbuH lEZaQ yakabuHduda
namaI lEda luQna lePlibdi
liKaQ koMgi niHTO AoIrubnra?
koNfeHfMgi KuLlaQpni haIbirQpEra?




Arem akhak langthokpham
Lukhak Chagum hundokpham
Kon-phengbamgi kachin 'mada
Lelli punshi semjin sajinbida
Ireibakna lukhak komgum
Pathorakpa namthi hanamlakta
Kangleipung-gi leingakpasingna
Naton menduna chatnaree
Yana yanaba haiduna
Phunshu punjinde sengsu sengdokte II

Kari karigumbada maphamsida
Masa nanba ibemma ibungosing
Lukhak komda naton men
Khot khottuna yenglarani
Muroom muroom solladuna
Khuning kangna laaptak lep
Cheitek paiduna wotlarani
Aduga chatkhini hannagum
Lotkhini mamang chahigum
Shang-gainungi phamjao konduna II

Khubaak khuduna laakani
Thambal paiduna changlak-kani
Thangol thoudabasu puraklani
Adubu chatkhini lukhak kombu yengsinbida
Tollaba tinthroksingbu thawoibida
Mani tinthrokni eikhoidi tinthrok
Leng leng chatliba komsida
Khaanglibani ngasisu hannagum
Apumba manamlakta ningaidana
Meemannada malemgi kachinsida II

Tinthrok phaba sakhenbi-sakhenbasa
Thambal leirangsu pamjade eikhoi
Thangol thoudabasu kannade
Khubaak khuduna hankhinu
Yotpak paiduna laakpiyu
Polang puduna changlak-u
Shumchit mabusu kaobirakkanu
Motmalle chaimalle lukhak komse
Sengdoklasi fangnanaba anouba punshi
Manglasi manglaan yaiphaba mapokmagidamak II

Mani tinthrokni eikhoidi tinthrok
Luchingbasing-gi lukhak komda hingliba
Ngayam phananaba makhoigee
Pattha pumtharaba lukhak changum cha
Siba ngairibani khoichak oiduna
Hingli asimangai nungaiba haibabu
Khanlude thirude yaiphaba mapok-mabu
Oiraboi ningduna maphamse laireibak
Meekhalgi oidaba namthaakta thuduna
Ngaklaroidaba wasakpu thajaduna II

Motlabasu motna komsida
Seltagi khanbada hang-goida
Leprarei adumak hannagum
Tinthrok phaba tallagasu
Ngagi mahao khangbana
Adum hekta maraak-iido
Wotlu neiyu cheitektuna komsibu
Langthorak-u aremkhakto ngaren chabagi
Motlaba namthiraba maphamsida
Yok-kho tinthrok eikhoibu yok-kho II

O Masa naanba ngameesing
Lairabasing-gi ipaakta khoi chuptuna
Chaklen shilliba matamsigi luchingba
Tollabasing-gi ingkholda saneiduna
Mathel lukoi langliba phamnaibasing
Phijol nanna setlasu leiton sengna nganglagasu
Meetinbung leingak yakabungduda
Namai leida lukna leplibadi
Lukhak komgi ningthou oirubanara ?
Konphengbam-gi khullakpani haibirak-peira??




* Poem written by Puyam Nongdrei who contributes to e-pao.net regularly.
This poem was written on December 29, 2010; at 234 Chandrabhaga Hostel, JNU, Delhi
You can contact the poet at khuman_mei(at)yahoo(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on January 14, 2011.


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