Takaan Kalu Zung Rwe

Takaan ka luzungrwe haba kaan

Ei achwan loihungbi

Thingna bingna chunlu

Kabun luthop luzungrwe haba kaan.

Intun mahretna ula

A-om bakaan na barapka zwang ong.

Theimak ka somninu thamlai takan darwe.

Apaiba theibo thamlai mangman ongnu naosan ding

Kabaannuna ngamle, Kazingnuna ngamle.

Sikpha zingpha hunglu zungrwe.

Eina padamnu leirik,

Eina bachun damnu rei.

Mikhatna pathang lat ting bo?

Bachup kathan kasat swakka

Swanthang ding?

Kabaan nuna ngamle, Kazingnuna ngamle

Sikpha zingpha hunglu zungrwe.

Intun lungning raangbi

Inswan rithoi balaan thei hungbi.

Pa am lungningna taleiding bachak nebo?

Takaan khwazin hungbi talei lungning kakhan ding mangabo?

Louna na babwa chan chan swaklat

Ei babwa kinsanu, Ei babwa latlanu

Aniya kadou inswan kapaang

Kakhan lang mang zungbo heiba lungning.

Lumik Ta Kapan 1

Balumsat kathan lwaklang

Bakaan not tak hungrwe.

Pupi lunglui meiri ngailang

Nampui namsom laa tulang

Tambaan chounglangna balaantanu

Chamthwan lungpekpi dong thang

Pantong inmwan bathiang nu riak.

Kachaak talei lumikta kapan

Namlanu ramwan phangsanu

''Pantong inmwan batei keithian masa''.

Kriangnu ramwan lampui bing pantong kaithang.

Louthwan sithan bingna swan ne.

Pantong kumaini (paradise) pi.

Pantong talei pom tambaan

Manglama sanu ram me.

Hungo phaango Inpui nampui sanu.

Haba nam lang sung lian nu tui lwang bo bo we.

Kasa kadai sungcham sa

Sangwan rithoi hung lou o.

Sunpha, Takaan.

Lumik swak, lumik ta

Ring nu kaphut raang thang.

Brapka hung phango

Khwasun munbi tamsaipwak pwaknu.

Barim Theimaknu Kathah

Talei tambaan kriangkale ngaak

Thale lumik In nai tubi

Nakriang namlabi ei baningam mak

Nang ongnaile ashungtam

Tui taraan nudan zongnu ga kriange.

Kriangnu choung thumnu

Swankanu babaan kashanu.

Banam shanu reipaanbi talatna laamlan laga

Karomaknu ambo?

Khwabaan swaknu tangga thabaanrei rim sanu

Bakhwaseiga barim theimaknu kathah hung mubi

Basaang tuirui nai ye.

Rakannu thirwei hungmak balei

Paanro bariak sabi

Tuipwakna tuibom sabi

Thiraang kabin hungdingo.

Tambaan dut nunle swandingo

Nakriang akriang intia thukpo diga

Kakhan dingo alungning nalungning.

  Anoh Sing Sem Bani

Anoh sing sem bani o anoh binga

Tui lwangnudan lwang swak luzungrwe.

Sendum nu noh.

Habei kahen bi kokthang ding maangbo anoh?

Habanizo ei ingai inkamni

Swanne Inpu nating kasonnu

Tasiatnu Arikrwang nakriang ga

Habani hungtang mak balei

Anoh ma lian nu

Anoh ma lian nu

Anoh bing hiak loi la

Rithoina kutbaza pek cha

Anoh bing om rithoi le pithango

Noh om nampakpi ketzaang ga

Kamaga pak ongme.

Hiakthang lat o

Ring nu choungzikpi

Nohna sipnu ei e diga

Tuipui kapaangnu tanga ga suiphaang ne.

Zingpha zingnu ma zingnu noh

Tu thiang thango thamlai ma baan nu nabaan na.

Pi inpaan no

Nohle ating

Lumikswak lumikta inpaan nudan.

Baan nwam me baan chuinu

Bathiangnu insidan.

Swan ongne arang tu zale

Katoinu lumik loiga

Paan ongnu rei saam le.

Han riangre ongme

Rithoi potrit piphunlang

Baraam zaanga hwei e

Kaithango lumik thin

Kriangnu rithoi meilana.

Nalimsabi ongbi

Riangre bi pikaro

Owthang sunpha thirwei lakpi

Kaithang mikchonu ating.

Kaithango nakriang paan na

Mikthile banuinu ram

Amdingo talei  tambaan daizaangnu

Nasung choung Bible

Baze e sachui e.

Asung choung apaap za ngaakle

Sene nalampui sene.

NB: The above poem "Anoh Singsem Bani" was published in Golden Jubilee Souvenir of Haochong Baptist Church Youth Department. 2015

 Swan Nu Laa

Kriangnu thiraang raango

Raang hungo kriangnu cham.

Khwabaan swaknu bazaangnudan

Baan ongnu lumik tamak o.

Thingna bingle ba owei mak o

Kriangnu ramsa balaangna

Lumikswak kapan lat o

Lumik ta kapan thingo

Nakriang thuk thei lang

Swan nu laa kabaang hungo

Talei tambaan lana.

Na om sakhi kachung dingo

Balumsanu sui cha ongbi.

Daan thangnu lumik pizo

Katha luthop nange.

Kapaanglanu kriangnu

Hungo kriangnu hungo.

 Thouro Mikmeng Swak Ro

Thouro mikmeng swak ro

Ngian lai lune.

Tamde dan krupnu

Nalaang bakaan lanrwe.

Anmu mik phunga

Zongrizo bazenu.

Pwan raan swan choilu

Kazingnu intaki bi chap kahit ongnu

Khwan ding khaam rizo.

Takhao takit dan braan maaklang.

Bathem rizo reibom choiluga

Thouro mikmeng swak ro

Serizo kabaan nu riakla

Thouro anu talei pimu thangrizo

Talei maigon bingbi

Thouro mikmeng swak ro.

Alampui

Ring ongnu zwe

Rwan chaang.

Ket man ga seswak ngam mak

Thei ga theiga mikchonu

Se ongme haba lampui.

Tu ongnu laa kaba le theimak

Baan cham banimnu

Ring ringa thinu

Sega sega lwaam nu

Heirwe alampui.

Talei ba am, krwang na maak

Choungsem choungtan naosen kutpi

Minamnu ding bakutzung lanbi pilaam me.

Dandi na kama choungsemna banungsui.

Meila am, meibom maak

Taraan ga ongbi tuipwak phun nu

Lampui kathan ran thang,

Sethang lang mimaak

Kakhambi apum zwanga

Lunglang zungbo?

        

    

To A Friend

To a friend, from a friend

 (Dedicated to Late Punusa Rhakho who died due to kidney failure in 2012)

Time goes, so fast, we met; we depart

With best memories left behind missed.

Life ask so much, no wonder friends get out of touch

And slowly seems to fade away

Until rekindle with a long lost hug.

Memories will last till long gone.

You came and passed away too soon.

Things undone, remind us we are here for a while.

Yet you took life as it is and went

Alone unnoticed. 

Every little moment passes

And we cannot hold them back.

When you close your eyes

Enjoy again those sweet memories spent

And wake up to a new day free as a bird.

Maybe you outlived, maybe you have won the race.

Or when you write “where is that world?

I wonder if its exist at all, where my life wasn’t such a stranger to me.”

Maybe you need an open space.

Fly, fly, buddy fly.

Life they say is touch and go.

Some people we knew may only be there for a while.

Yet you have touched our heart.

Very far yet so near.

Keep awake with you your dreamy

Eyes never fading.

It is painful to smile when you are hurting inside.

But still it’s worth the fight.

You hide the thousand emotions.

We were fooled by the happiest face,

Masking the most hurting heart.

Like a fairytale gone wrong,

Or just a country song by the willow.

Our world was a happy place until you decide,

Pack and leave.

In the sweet bye and bye.

Life after you goes.

If it is to be, hope to see you again

If friendship never ends.

Written By Isaac Inkah for late Punusha Rhakho who passed away due to kidney failure.

Intun Ui Lousa Ui

Intun ui lousa ui

A ui tumak rwan ui tu

Amei thaanbi kathou nou nou

Aman mumaakpi

Kamei rwakungma basaang

Eina koubi kachiri ri

Akhwan theimakpi inkhun lan kairai.

Intun ui lousa ui

Zanru amle kamai

Zanru makle kamai

Insaak inthweiza

Kasung ngong ngong

Theilanrwe intun ui

Bakatha ding kasung nu zungrwe.

Ui busun inthang lanu

Babutheng rwan butheng

Baliak zalu sia.

Intun ui lousa ui

Toxana bathou tuchaak la

Inmai indop, insak inthwei

 Bazunun tazwan kathah khwang laak ong.

Ringnu ui thinu takhuma saye dinu

Inzaan meiri zungrwe.

 Intun ui lousa ui

A om ngouraang

Anin ring khaan

In nai kasen lu

Leikai huirak

Hungo zanru sat thang e.

Intun ui lousa ui

Mang mang nu ui mi ei basiat nu.

Intun ui kachap ngai laye

Pa am chounglaa kakungnu

Minam mikainu amgabo?

Sennun na banui

Thamlai aanpuina kadaak kadaak

Ui nun na kasungbi.

Loubuk sen nun ba in kadarwe.

A ui thabaan thweibi mangmang ongme.

Thamlai ui kachap, khwanzin uinun kachap

Balang kamaknu kachap

Ui kapanzai bi buheibi

Talei karaan rinchaak nu

Haga lanrwe

Intun ui lousa ui

Kamah ringkhan

Intia sanu,

Intun ui Lousa ui.

  Chamthuan

Eina bathan thang damnu chamthuan

Hanhunglatro kriangnu cham ngaak ka ongbi

Intia thuknu sung choung amgabo?

Bacham phun hungam lanu.

Kriangnu chethan phun chui hungo

Apa in ongbi, Anu laa to ongbi

Inkam ga hungo anao indop tuikhunla

Tuila sedamnu tanza phaanga.

Kriangnu bapao tuila nudan la hungo

Chamthuan bi “ei na om me di phungo”.

Ei balang ring ongbi.

Kriangnu chethan nathoubi sungkhut o

Asung choung phun kabaab mak o

Akut kasiang bi kathah dan

Lumsanu cham thuan mi tu o.

Mang dolaan twang mak o

Naraangtu bazaanga seyo

Zingpha thabaan sanu man phunga

Taraannu sung kathah pisu lat o

Maangsa maan ongbi

Louthuan lumik swak makbalei

Rinthango bakhouza

Na om thiamzeiba nacham ngak ngam laga ong.

Zwang hungo zwang hungo

Talatna reipaan bingbi

Laam brik ongbi.

Pitaraan no ataraan dan

Banem nu nalaana

Hanhunglat o bataru tapon phunga.

Reisa

Inpui Reisa nang rangaknu

Amangla  sianpui

Talei bi baodam nu lungsom

Nangbe talei kraan phun hung mak o

Thaan kom lily tamang zwe

Reisa  namei thaan bi

Bazin se nu inzana losak e

Kanithin bakim bi ong nwam me

Seswak mak o nang tui pwak paan bina

Napaan sa ongbi

Asungle paan dingo

Kwat thangde anqwat kathan

Paan no reisa taliat tamaknu rambi

Paan no louthwan danga paan no

Bathot sianu thiraang maknu tuina la

Paan no tuipwakla tuipwak rei tuga paano.

  Kazingnu Balao Sat O

Ngai o ngai kaat ongnu

Namei thaanbi hanga

Rinne nani mibing khou

Ngai o ngai kaatnu

Nalaangna rin ongnu.

Sero aniya namlanu

Pak o paoga karoga

Phaango phaangsanu ram

Phaango phaaangsanu rei

Ongo banamsanu banambi.

Ngai o laa kasanu bing

Suitu o nangle laazaam .

Paa o insi single

Thabaan sa ongbi.

Kasam mo inlu inten

Kasammo, kasamga

Kazingnu balao sat o.

Reipho Sanu

Inzaanza bachup kadoi ongnu

Reipho aniya bi paan

Kaphuga paan ongrwe.

Basaangnu thingkung bi, 

Barwannu thingpho bi.

Lungning thungnu kaane

Louse riangre hungnu lang pang kan son thang.

Misa khei kachiga namlanu riakla

Kamong tipnu manpa na rang kaanne.

Nalu chungbi basana hanga laasa takhem me.

Khweibingna bwan bo bo.

Narimsanu ula tanga

Babwasa sung inza pithou e.

Thingpho reipho sanu

Reipho thingpho sanu.

Basana zwang baak ong saan paan thangbi o.

Balaa pemga tudam dingo.

Nangba eina choi tang lanu riakla

Amikpi tapon ne, Sadinge, Sanu rei rim.

Naraangkaan thingpuibi paanlu

Nanithunga paan ongnu

Thingpho sabi paan ongnu reisat.

Kamanu Khwan

Apaiba na-om thaomeiga

Pithango aniya zingpha ja

Pithango abaang zaang hunglan rwe.

Sunmun om khumpui khumbeng baraam ngaide.

Kasanu louthwanbi

Ngaisu ding bo kwan inbi misa,

Swan dingbo thinraakpi basa.

Abaanno na om thao meiga

Pithango aniya zingpha za.

Thabaan nangmakpi insi bing losia e.

Alampui bingle barim sia ye.

Louthwan khwa baan laa ngai nang lang

Chok ongnu thaomeigale chokloi hungrwe.

Taan saango thaomei kadwan bing

Taanno ramwan basaangnu bi.

Loulwak Tha

Ei seye araangtu

Kakoinu lampui

Rithoipuba khouna namlaga

Seye namlaga rithoi puba khouna

Kabaannu ramret takanga

Achoung tam thoubi ei theirwe

Apaap namla lanrwe.

Tambaan taleina kedkhok detabi             

Loulwak kaan hunglurwe

Rithoi luthop alaang suiding bo?

Intun Bakaan Rwe

Lingthangnu kaan

Bathou thangnu kaan

Kachui thangnu kaan

Kaiching thangnu kaan

Khom kadoinu kaan

Karo thounu sangwan

Laa kathan laam kathan kachamga

Kahou thoubi

Kutsamga karaan khaamnu

Khatle ringriak zongnu

Intun bakaan rwe.

Nalaangna

Sero banui zum zum

Inpuhpa in pek kaneiga

Kachaak mikthi lwang dingo

Bachunnu manpa inla sebi

Kazingnu sambaan lat thang dingo.

Choungren tamsaipwak pwak tingo.

Bachan sanu rei, aisanu rei.

Sero banui zum zum

Karo ketkaam kaamga.

Sungphunnu tuthang lanro kamah kanaak kalatka

Sero kum lampui karo karoga

Kokthang, banim thang siayo ani koi

Heirwe kum lampui baningthango.

Karo aisa nukum tu o

Sero banui zum zum

Inpupa in pek kaneiga.

  Khwasun no 1

Khwasunno suntaro

Kaphutna sipnu taleibi

Kaphut lampui tu thiang lang

Sunro, khwasun suntaro

Lumik natnu thweibi chaangthiga

Bazinse ongnu manpa khou pimu o

Balampui kasanu

Chaan ongnu reipaan pi bakat ringlat o

Suntaro khwasun no suntaro

Thingna louna pi bakat ring latka

Pibwan bo bo o khweibing reipui ankwat pi.

Kamong pita lat o thingkungbing.

     Anucham

Ula ramuan lan la

Anu lungsanu sung ame.

Ating ponthangnu ramla

Reipaan binga paan ongakrwe

Khumpui kumbeng baraam kriangnu

Anu nangle paanlat o habing lakpi

Babing theiye anuram namlala

Louthwan khwazin

Lumikswak lumikta

Anukhwan theinwam inku e

Rwanramla onglu anuram baninge.

Rwancham za ngai lu

Karo ongam laye.

Inmaibi anu ei hungnu ngak ong ngaak rwe.

Anu mei ri ei ngai damrwe bo?

Anu riangre suithei damrwe bo?

Ei hanhung lat damrwe anu in la

Anu in ei han hunglat damrwe

Baninge anuram

Namlala anucham theinwam inku e.

        

        Baninge

Thabaan satting phaanga

Baningsu e eina kriangnu ding namlala

Thabaan libi banuizum zum

Swakting dan.

Baning ongme

Thabaan sat thweibi

Kriangnu ding banuizum zum.

   Louluro 1

Kachaak ting takungnu

Nang kapangnu makpo?

Phaango ningting nalaangna

Bathaam hung ong rwe.

Mibing langna bazaamnu lampaak pi

Hanga louro ningting kasam me.

Thirwei kanuknu hungle

Barusa bakhaamnu hungle

Braannu amlat lanu lan

Louro ningting nalang lian kataknu

Ningting cham sa kasam ongme

Inmuan kapan zai bi hanga

Louro ningting bathaam

Sumsa nu lan ding takung tu lan ro

Hungro hunglouro

Ningting nalaangna bathaam.

Lothuan sithan dan baan lune

Zukbing bing meila tulune.

Kaithouro nalan

Sum tri salanu lan

Kaisipthangro na intah.

Nakana sa kai kanei mak o

Louro ningting nalaangna han ongbi

Louro inpui om bapuba

Na om rankaan rachingma natnu

Louro ningting louro.