Onna Teinaba - AoNna tEnaba
Alex Tourangbam *
AhLna AZaH
AZaHna AhL
g_yaN maHge tOwi
yaM kNdisN luba yaAonre
lEsbina mO
mOna lEsbi
simsu yaMna fajE
KNdoQfM KHdre
nupina nupa
nupana nupi
ImuHgi roL haIjbniko
yaM fajE TagYniHZaIni
ToHgaNdna biwar Aof doQ
mnuHdna biwar Aof hiyumeN Ao_IrMre
yaI kaIdeda AenimeL AoIna AduM lOrsu
450 maQ fHba mhaQna k_walifaI AoIdba
200 fHba mahaQkidi ka_AoNseLliHgi paAo laQKre
fjEhe laIriQ tMbga toQniHla poYnida
pEsa paIbna paIdba
paIdbna paIba saba
koQtuM IZaAo ZaAoIda
mapaNda laIriQ tMba saba
tMdi tMlMdaba
AnEba kaHbunine
mapaNda TabQ tOI haIrga
Aod job heQta AoIrMba
mina AtoPpa nupi siHsu AduMna loIna Ubiba
bifordna Tajaba TMbiba
Aftrdna masQfaAo UKidba
tMdna toM kurs
ciHdna ciHleN
yaM t_wistiH Ao_Iba Ama y_aAoriye moIgisi
matMse loIna AoNna tEnabguM tOIda
Ahalna angang
Angangna Ahal.
(Gyan mangge twwe
Yam condition luba yaonare)
Leishabina Mou,
Mouna leishabi.
(Simasu yai fajei
Khndokfm khngdare)
Nupina nupa,
Nupana nupi.
(Emunggi role haijabaniko
Yam fei thagtningaini)
Thongaldana beware of dogs,
Manungdana beware of humans oirmba.
(Yai kaideda animals oina adum lwrasu)
450 mark fngba mahakna qualified oidaba,
200 fngba mahakkidi counsellinggi pao lakkhre....
(Fajeiheh....lairik tambaga tokningla potnida)
Peisa paibana paidaba,
Paidabana paiba shaba.
(Koktum engao ngaowida)
Mapanda lairik tamba shaba,
Tmdi tmlmdaba.
(Aneiba kangbudune)
Mapanda thabk twwi2 hairaga
Odd jobs hekta oirmba.
(Meena atoppa nupi singsu adumna loina ubiba)
Beforedana thajaba thmbiba,
Afterdana mashkfao ukhidaba
(Exercise your own rights)
Tmdana Tm cruise,
Chingdana chinglen.
(Yam twisting oiba ama yaoriye moigisi.)
Matmse loina onna teinabagum twwida...
* Poem written by Alex Tourangbam for e-pao.net
The poet can be contacted at alextourang(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This poem was webcasted on Feburary 25 2018.
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