Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PHAWNGPUI TLANGA’N


Tuanzai relin an sawi Phawngpui tlanga’n,
Riahrun sawnin tlang lawn zai kan rel e;
Zothlifim leng vel hah tidam tura’n,
Thaw heuh heuh, hlim ten dawn zai kan rel e.


Khua chuan, hawi velin romei lo zam e,
Hring len vangkhua leh raltiang tlang thliri’n;
Chawngpereng tel lo, hlimzai kan vawr e,
‘D’ tel ve lo, hlim te a, lam thaii’n.


Tlangbawm Chhawkhlei par leh Nauban parte,
Vul zai a rel,  par an chhuah tlang mawia’n;
Tel ve lo ‘D’ tan thliah ka nuam ngei e,
Thliah rem lo par, vul reng la tlang mawia’n


Kan tuanna Farpak, Phawngpui tlang kha maw,
Tialpari puk nen tawn leh ni awm maw?


Shakespearan sonnet
Rhyme: abab cdcd efef gg
Iambic Pentameter
Dt. 24th March, 2012

KAN HNAM NUNZIA LEH NUNPHUNG THANGTHARTE THINLUNGAH TUH A TUL


“Kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung thangtharte thinlungah tuh a tul” tih  thupui hmangin thu kan sawi dawn a, a hmasain thangtharte thinlunga kan tuh tur kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung kan tih tak chu eng nge ni ang? Kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung tam tak zingah a zawng a zain thangtharte thinlunga tuh hi a tul vek angem tihte pawh kan ngaihtuah tel erawh a tul awm e. Tun tumah chuan kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung, kan pi leh pute hunlaia an lo chin dan thin, nunze mawi leh entawn tlak, an khawsak dan chungchanga an nunphung tha tak tak, hun lo inher zela tunlai thangtharte khawvel lo inher chhuakah, khang kan pi leh pute hunlaia kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung tha tak takte kha kan theihnghilh mai lohva, kan chhawm nun zel theih nan thangtharte thinlungah a tharah kan tuh zel hi a tulin a pawimawh em em a, chutianga thangtharte thinlunga kan tuh tul ang chi thenkhat emaw chauh kan sawi hman dawn a ni.
       Ka han sawi lan tel leh duh hmasak chu, khawvela hnam tinte hian an pi leh pute hunlai atanga lo chin thin dan, hnam nunzia leh nunphung ze nghet tak an nei theuh hlawm a, hetianga hnam zia leh nunphung hran neih hi thil pawimawh leh tangkai tak niin, hnam hrang hrangte kan inhriat hran a, a tha lo zawng ni lova kan inthliar hran theihna thil tangkai tak a ni. Chutiang bawk chuan keini Mizote pawh hian kan pi leh pute hunlai atang tawhin  lo chin thin dan hnam zia (culture) leh hnam nunphung kan nei ve a, khang kan hnam nunzia leh nunphung tha tak takte kha; thangthar lehzel hun kan lo chuankai hian a bo telh telhin, nakinah phei chuan kan hnam zia leh nunphung pawh hre mang lova kan khawsak theih hun hi lo la thleng thei a ni. Tun dinhmunah ringawt pawh hian han ngaihtuah ta ila, kan hnamzia leh nunphung tha tak  tak ni si; tam tak kan hriat mang tawh loh leh kan chin than tawh lohte pawh a awm chho ve mek zel a nih hi!