Poems written in Imphal

The following poems are written in Imphal during 10th May to 7th June

Mantri

Ayukki Pung taret makhai tare
Mantri gi sumang maton da
radio gi paoga khabar gi paoga
ashiba gi esei fangnari

Younarakle pidat padat padagi houraga
Kanagi huranba oktaba oidaba kaya
Mantri makhong konnaba.
Kari mantra paibano eikhoi mantri sibu
Natraga makok tara panba jatla….

Mantridi houdri
Sanagi kanghal manungda
Magi nupiga nungshi tumkhul talli
Paisa gi mompakta
Mabuk akangba thadoktuna
Kanna khongli
“kharaga chage
Kharaga chonge”

Mantri gi yong ani lei
Makhoina lakliba migi makok khotli
Kayada gyan takhraba
Khotfam khang draba makok singdo
Yong singduna khotpire

Mantri gi Hui mayam lei
Amadi mantriga masakka manei
Sugatsu yam sugatli
Lairaba ubada khongi
Nupi ubada mayung chitli

Hui kharana
Suk khong khongde
Mantri na vote kadri ngeida
Yok khiba oiramale

Asidasu natte
Mantri gi sanbi yam lei
Sangom thok-e magi emung konnanaba
Kanagi amuba miga loina ngouthorak-eh

Minai masen faoba sangom mapan gum
Lek lek laowee makokta teiba manam nungshiba thaona

Mantri nupisu mantra pai
Atombi ra ahanla mantradi chap manei
Chirol touwee huranba singi manakongda
Paisa bundle bundle pop tarak e
Fanek na yahouwee
Gandhi yek pa paisa dubu

Asidasu Natte
Mantri gi houdong su yam lei
Saoning ba kharanadi khongpak na kaowee
Meyao hairamlaga mantri nupigi makrangda changkhi

Mantri yaba kharanadi
Houdong natte keini khalli
Achumba bu oiribra

Kari mantra paibano
Nongmei marusu manak yourakpada
Lasing maphon olli
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Eigi Sak leite
Eidi furitni
Eidi khongraoni
Eidi khungop ni
Lamdamsida eigi sak leite

Huina khongba khuding eibu houdokpani
Kangkhal manung da tumba ei natte
Mabuk thallaba kangsingna tumbani
Eigi ahing nungthil khaide

Eigi furitki furitkhao eina humde
Eigi khungop ki mari eigi ngakta oina ki
Eigi khongraogi kochi eigi mit-ta kotli

Makhol ama tabada pakthagani.
“Ayo! ei lalle” Haibana eigi laisonni

Thengnaba khuding eigi mathak thongbani
Eina touba khuding aranbani
Eina ngangba khuding fagini (Nokpiyu)

Fongliba khabar da eigi wari yaode
Lamdamsida eigi wari leite

Eidi furitni
Eidi khongraoni
Eidi khungop ni

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Fongbidaba yade eigi seireng
Eigi seirengdi kusum lei, singarei
Thaballei, samjirei gini
Eigi seirengdi heinou mapalda
Khoimu na ngangbagini
Achikpa ahingda una kenbagi natte
Leita laira mikup miraokholgi natte

Fongbidaba yade eigi seireng
Eigi seireng di tagore gi matou tamjabani
Bengali singi matou da ebani
Coffee house ki coffee gi mayai bu thabani
Amotpa nambul turel, Imphal sahar gi natte

Fongbidaba yade eigi seireng
Eigi seireng di Taj Mahal , qutub minar gini
Shamu makhong panjade
Kangla thong hangakpasu yaode
Soidana fongbiyu editor ebungo

Eigi seireng di Bhagat singh gini
Irabot ki natte, Nupi lan gi su natte
Eigi seireng di hindi Sanskrit yamna yaobani
Sahitya ama oiba matik chabani
Ema prithivi gi ningthibabu thajabani
Khara wai khara pu hotnajakhibani
Ahimsa gita ijabani
Radha Krishna anigi prem bu thajabani
Brindavan da sanao na ngaosinnabagi warini

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Nongma Kangla Pat Mapanda

Kangla Pat mapanda eina kumak -e
Meikhu yamna thokpa diesel gi tempo amadagi

Mayang ama makhutta “Annapurna” thaba segaiba khao ama pairaga
Makhongna uful lakta karigumba ama thirammi.

Khangningaduna eina hangi,
“Kari thirino Bhaiya?”

Khumakte
Hairap yenglaklaga pakthagi
Aduga
Paikhatlak-e Syringe ama

Eina ammuka hangi saorapna,
“Hey Mayang Kari thirino Nang”

Handaksu khumakte
Amuk paktharaga loukhatlak-e
Condom amaga
kapthokhraba maru amaga.

Mayang si meiteilon khangdaba oigani khalladuna
Ei na amukka hangi
“Bhaiya aap Kya dhoon rahe ho?”

Mana noklap touraga hairak-e
“Ei Manipur Khunge touwe ko”

Eh! Hairaga eisu pakthaduna thiba yaowee
Adubu mana hankhre
Annapurna thaba segaiba khaoduda happaga
Awang BOC tamna chatkhi esei sakladuna
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Manggi paodam ama
Ahing nongyai athengbani
Delhi Sahar gi lairembi
Mitlaobi naton tumbidu tumkhre.

Mirak narak yengaga eina enthurui
Wanglaba sanglaba laipot taraba
Qutub Minar bu.

Pudaba yade makhalle imphal youna
Mitta urammi Shamu Makhongda Qutub Minar mana yungduna leiba
Maduna shamu makhong-gi leifam mayeksengna tak-kani

Indira Gandhi airport ta chatlui Qutub Minar kokthong naduna
Adubu yabirakte leisu leiramde
Qutub Minar bu thangnaba plane ama

Namthiraba Amangbana thallaba railway station dasu chatlui
Madusu chingba ngamloi hairak-e guwahati faoba.
Jalpaiguri faobadi yagani tak-lak e.

Avadh assam kouba train du da ei tonglak le
Santhi khunba train ni mayamna hainabadu chumna thokle
Chatli lengam sangamdana mabuk kangbi lin-gum meikhu wa wa karaduna

Bihar yourakpada fana kuina khammi
Kumtharaga cha glass ama thak e
Lalu gi leikhomna saba cup ta, fana haowi

Kalen gi meisha na kahat laba loumi singna Nong mabu ngaihouwi
Mayang haiba leite Meitei haiba leite loumi di loumi ni
Adum pang wa wajabani ngaijabi nong
Nong gi mathang poinu
Poinu gi mathang lousan chaba singi khonthi.

Yourare ei jalpaiguri da
Meitei nongsha sak tak lage mata gum
Qutub Minar kokthong naraduna ei khongsallak-e

Chaoraba Brahmaputra gi epak pu lalli
Khut nammana eroi nammana Qutub minar bu chingi
Ethanta Hanuman ni khanjakhi

Suklaba assam gi umangda tarak e Cha thabi singi esei
nungshi tabada, Awaba singi esei chap manei
Awabadi mafam na khaide masak na khaide
Lon khangdrabasu thamoi asi da yeirak e
Kohima da amuk ngeihak pothai
Ok thongba chara ama charaga amuk lak e
Chatli thekna khoina chinglak sida
turel macha machana chenbagum

Miyamna yeng nei eibu Qutub minar bu
Highway 39 da tax pibam thokpa pirammi
Amanadi hairakhi “Kasidi Karira asuk chaobadi sangabadi”
Eina khummi “karisu natte, fou-sunaba sumbal ni
Suba tanba macha mayam thaknaba Meitei ema na Bilat tagi chenbani”

Houjik ti yourakle Akhang kanbi Meitei leima emagi matambakta
Sekmai bazaar da ei thungle

Ngeihak angaoba mahi ga oinari ngei
Miyam na eibu kalak na yengnari nge
Khanghoude car maubadagi kumtharak –e Ibobi

Hairei efamda
“Nupa nangna touribasi karino
Manmohan da ei kari haina khumgani
Delhi da sarkar kaigadoure,
Opposition na hairi
Manmohan-na Qutub Minar bu Obama da khudol pikhre
Statue Of Liberty na turak pa ngak naba”

Eina amuk khummi
“Honorable Minister Saheb ,
Manmohan da tambikho
AFSPA louthoklaba matamda Louraba yagani Qutub Minar
Natrabadi ei gi toubam thokpa adum toujage
Fanek set chinbiraga Shamu Makhongda yunge khanjari
Ei khoi ema na awathabi pambi bumahei pande haiduna fanek setpibadagi palli.
Amuk ta yenge Qutub Minar Sisu fanek setpiraga
Fanabu pakchagani wang-chaoradana.
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Lairabagi Esei

Uchal gi meiri thakta
tengali karaba chaffuna pidrik pidrik souri
Chafu gi manin lakta esei sakli
Fanek fidon chingkhatpi Nupiduna
“Lungjam gi fanek ni
Fige fanek natte”

Khongalai churaba angangna
Tengkottuna leibak ta suri
Kang kang
Manap matin sat sat lekna lekna
Chabon thakadabagi ngairi

Engagi nongna
Segaiba tin faona litlak tuna
Segaiba kangkhal bu laknari

Tapthaba leite nong
Engagi nongbu kanana khamba ngamkhrabage
Jam jam henna kankhatlak e

Mangon gi chidaida leisabi aribi amana
Kon sari mamit suktoktuna
Langjin bu thiri esei ngangna ngangna
“Awa nungai anigi langdai kisi thokpiro
Engagi nong nangna”

Pangandeb na amuk khumak e
“gum tek ta
gum tek ta”

Mangol gi awang saruktana
Khongalai chuba angangduna
Fak ta famduna amuk lairik pari houna
Hanjin hanjin pai
“ ….Mahei mahei laonarak-e
Esing namkhaire
Kekru pat kaire
Maigei khangdana chenna rak e…..”

Mabuk ning echang changde
Mirak narak yenglam laga
angang adu chenthorak e
lairik pu kanduna

enga gi nongda sanarare
tadre mapana laorak pa
ningsingde “tattana mama yiebiba”


engagi nong
khongalai chuba angang dugi mafamda
mayai kaba nisha amani
Sare jagoi maning tamna
Ningsingdaba makhei
Ayuk chak chakhibra
Supna dagi Chabol la thakhiba
Supna da gi chajek chakhom amara chakhiba

Sajik falliba naha duna sak lak e
“Podon gi mangal ni
Sana gi Machu Natte”

Mangolda khongalai chuba angangi
mabok na Bidi chamkhatli
Fiji dagi lupa manga louthoktuna yengi
Mahak su kari gumba ama faorak pa malli…

Chatkhre nonglaktuda satin segaiba apeiba ama tuptuna
Mapop chaoraba nong lik pu nachungdana
Bidi meikhu wa wa kamthoktuna Chatli

Thogal amagi mapada amuk yengi
Fiji gi lupa manga duda amuk yeng
Aduga laorak e
“Ha Kaboklei
Nangi een do amukta louge
Sijinadaba natro”

Khonjel amana khumlak e
Nonglaktuda
“Loubiyu yani ene
Sebu segairabani”

“Lupa manga si thanam ge “
“Hoi hoi”

Een segaibadu manamda haigattuna
Porompat pangna thokkhi
Nong chotkani haiba nachung khidre
Khuiraba hakchang adu amuk tekhatlak e
Egangi nong da Nisha palle khongalai chuba
Anganggi Mabok se

Eel thare
Asongba pat mapal adu satin maton duna
Haidoktuna
Eel du sonduna yengi
Ngasang khara fabou nga khara lak e
“ess yam lake ne”
Asumna amuk tha amuk son touwee
Amuk mafam hongi
Nongsu leppa leite
Fanek fifji da yepkhiba bidi matek tu amuk louthoklaga
Chamkhatli

Lapna urak e khongalai chuba masu na chellakpa
“Abok nga kayam fare
Horen thongba konnagadra”
“Konnarani ebungo
Khara ga fagisi
Napubok hallak houraba
Sorat chatkhibadu chempak porak houbra
Tan oiradi tan angangba machet ama khak ammu
Chatlo narrani
Horen di nga chagadoini”

Engagi nong heidari lepte
Jam Jam Jam Jam

Marini sure Mangani Sure
Leppa leite engagi nong
Porompat ta tharam ba eel
Sumang da thare
Faramba ngasang fabousu
Charang onkhre
Chagai machete onkhre.

Hidak chafu thakna thakna saklak e hanubaduna
“Podon gi mangal ni
Sana gi machu natte
Langjam gi fanek ni
Fige fanek natte”

“ ….Mahei mahei laonarak-e / Esing namkhaire/ Kekru pat kaire/Maigei khangdana chenna rak e…..”
The above lines are taken from Laishram Samarendra’s poem “Engagi Nong”
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Meitei Nongsha

Afabata Nangi oiningi
Ahaobata chaningi
Tholli maming nangini khangnaba
“Meitei Ngamu, meitei sareng
Meitei morok, Meitei khamen”

Tampaksu nangini
Chinglon mapan na koina panngakli
Thousade kanabu

Radha Krishna anigi Ras-Lila yenglingei
Khongjom Parva Taraga Chaothoklingei
Ashiba kouba laichatna
Faogatlakle langmei thanbigum
Yum khuding leirak khuding

Pakchei Meitei Nongsha nangdi pakchei
Nongmeina pallabasu pakchei
E-khenglak ta onbasu pakchei
Apum asha onduna kibinaba kana yaodana
Mirel sangda tamnabsu pakchei.