Anu Saangmaikra

Anu louchwan tunu miye

Anu alaang saangmaikra linge.

Saangmaikra kaesinu, saangmaikra katoinu.

Saangmaikra batungnu, kabaangnu bachaat bing.

Anu sung saangmaikra banemnu numa saye.

Eina saangkung lakpi
Anu saangmaikra ba annu railang khut pi

Basa nun balaoga zwang thoudarwe.

Anu baluptui taga tachi ta' nu intun be

Bakra lwat hung ding barwe.

Anu maret bing bi kra ong rwe.

Bachup raza le swak na rwe.

Anu lounom lale amai kabop.

Anu louzai saangkung na hai rip rip ka.

Anu nating swan ne.

Anu saangmaikra kra ongrwe.

Anu saangmaikra kra ongrwe.

Anu Insaang Thou Ong Rwe

Anu insaang thou ong rwe.

Louthwan  thiraangnale

Inmai bi louna raangta thang siarwe.

Innai aankhong khwansale khwang ongrwe.

Lumikle kanarwe

Louthwan kadowle braan darwe.

Indwan khouring bingle

Anu kom sui zon zui zui ongrwe.

Bokpui thaisalang balaoga pak hung narwe.

Aan nunle na tasaidi bunnnu salangna zwanghungnarwe.

Chaksangla butheng bukta nu braam ngaisurwe.

Anao na inrut ongrwe

A-uh saangsu ongrwe.

Apina kaphin choilu a om taalathu kasuiga

Barangto tutu rai ongrwe.

Louthwan innaile taleng hung ongrwe.

Apu na thing inbi chemthwang ong rwe.

Apa na loula talang chamdaan ongrwe.

Anu na insaang thouro diga chamthwan khutnu anao na

A om inkhaan bachu ga ating khut bathou ongrwe.

Inpui youth in their traditional  with the writer's mother standing far left flanked by an anut to her left@Isaac Inkah

Akatha Laa Tuthou Narwe

In ong nu katha

Aniya pa am lungning swak po?

Karo dou ga thou nabazo!

Tambaan inkhaan le lat swak narwe

Inpuh Rikrwang om lan le muding barwe.

Ei aniya kabaan nu murwe.

 Ei aniya bazenu murwe.

Ei aniya ringnu lourwe.

Tambaan om bapuba na

He misa hungro kou ongnu

Aniya akana sana ngaisulu

Asungbi limthangrwe.

Tambu zingnu takan lu

Tambaan kalaak karwe.

Khwang, tra

Bengun, siantwei, sianbung choithou lu swan no akatha.

Akatha laa tu thou narwe!

Kachaak kumbi ei inpuh lwat cho lung indao ne.

Swankarwe Inpuh ei bazenu kadourwe.

Asungbi, alungning bi dai bazaang nu

Thiraang kabin hung ongrwe.

Ring lang zungrwe bakhwasei ga.

Tambaan kanglaak ongrwe.

Riangre balupswak ka chapnu

Phaangkriang Inpuh na tasiat nu ngam om ngam phunga

Pimut satne diye.

Akatha laa tu thounarwe

Sangwan inza inza poibraan selu.

Free Translation

What awake the sleeping soul?

My soul has began to sing

The gates of heaven is open 

And the wealth of God is to be seen.

I saw the light today

I saw righteousness today".

Lumik Swaknudan Asung

Lumik swaknudan asung

Kathan than’ thourwe,

Louthwan nale balaa tuthourwe.

Nu meimang kombi naosen le bamang rai ong rwe.

Inmwan raankaan nale

Inmwan kapan bi hanlu

Bri tanu ngaak ka balaa pao ong rwe.

Aankhong khwansa bagale khwang chuidou ongrwe.

Zingpha ramwan lanla baanchui ongnu gale

Louthwan khwa baan swakka ba in baloi darwe.

Reipaan nale khweibwan hungnu ngaak ongrwe

Lumik swaknarwe anu chwan kahou latlang

He bakhwa, nalumik sa yo

Anu thou ding got thangmak o

Muliang pang phun hung dingo.

Freedom

Ningthungrwe babwa ei.

Anu pam bathan ga,

Rwan talei om dolaan kamang bi tanga.

Kama apuna ula ye dinu

Apana muga ei setangrwe.

Ningthungrwe aniya ei anupam bina namlaga

Inkhun khatle achaat mengbi seswakka.

Mibing balumsat potrit phunlu bazwan taram kasabi

Onglu Inpui ramwan zo inlam zungrubo?

Ning thungrwe eibe thiraang kabin thangmaknu riakla onglu.

Misen bi mutang maknu man phunlu

Ala swakle arang, ala khutle arang.

Siantui na inmwanzai thingkung bi kra ongnu dan,

Nupa baluptui manzo ei nungainu garwe.

Phaangmurwe rwan na munu,

Sasu rwe rwan na sanu thaisaak

Inthangrwe rwan na innu.

Rwannu busun ding antiamga????

Ei ningnu thungrwe.

Ei be ningthungrwe.

Nupa theitang maknu riakla onglu eibe karo rwe.

Nupa baluptui pa ambo?

Nupa sianlan ingai bo?

Sanwam sa, in nwam in.

Babwa tibazo heirwada.

Lung owei zanu kum kalo ga lung mak-e be

Pa am bahao bo abaan zaang rwan?

Laarui suinu telanga

Talei thiraang natdom hungda baraangtu zwang thou darwe.

Nu’na kanoithangnu choungle

Kana bina braan khit khit.

Pa’, pa’, nu’, nu’ ula namlanu lawai ramla.

Nupa choung takan nu

Inmai pokron kachaak takan numa baiye.

Anu naba ei hungbi diga

Khouring dwan dan kheng.

Baan, pai na tambi, eina ya zamak e.

Anu thi, apa thi ongrwe

Rwamramla nasa eina raiga tuthat rwe.

Nu’ mai, pa’ mai kaika ngam makka aan inkam to.

Nungairwe eibe rwan ramla selu nungairwe.

Anu sungriangrek balan zwe.

Ei ring ong harwa da.

Apa pangkan intia nat ongbi ei karomak inpha karoni!

Sanrwan damding rwe na-in saga

Rwandop cha kadomlu.

Mimakmai bacham maknu ding baan tolu.

Rwansa ba tuipui kachak takan darwe.

Phaango babaan rwan ba tuiraan kadarwe.

Ei anu aisia losia chapthi.

Mutlanu mei chok ongrwe

Raanglan lanu thiraang karek hungnarwe.

Anu kachaap raching kra zo maisianu potraat tuga anu pam bi

Bazwan pok pok thang.

Anu wo nalei chaak,

Apa wo nalei thun ngam larwe.

(A sincere dedication to all the Inpui youth living  far from a place called home. It’s just my view and no offence intended whatsoever).

Inpaanga Thoudarwe

Kakhamnu lumik bathaiga

Hunglat lanu lungningbi

Ngaak ong aniyale

Inpaanga thoudamnu bating.

Sungmeisa khaang e.

Reipaan khat om chunbi

Kanikhat chale paanthangrio

Kakhamnu kanoi tuga.

Baning  ngaake talei tambaan

A om me nang akim bi ongbi.

Lungning dolaan bathon bathon

Intun baotaga aket thweibi

Talei kaphut gondarwe.

Nang a omme kakhanga

Bariakthin karo ga 

Intunbe inpaanga thoudarwe.

Rai dam kriangnu meiri inza

Chounghan le ngaak ngam dingdan

Raching choungkatip tam.

Chounghan han thang maaka

Mai pon kaneiga

Inpaanga thoudarwe.

 Kakhan Nu Kaan

Baning thung tang ngam maknu

Kinshanu kaan inza

Pareng saga thoudarwe.

Hoithang kungnu baluptui

Ani karo ongdam lang.

Phaangswak ro louzam saga

Bakaan henrwe ningmak o.

Intun kahan ga swak o

Kaichingnu puba nungsui zon no.

Bazaanga ringnu kapan hungtango

Nakhwan, khwang tra

Bengun baraam le bachamga.

Nagun nalwat rinrai maak o

Kraangam ga hungbi

Swannu hungmak saan

Chaatbing sung kazonga

Kutkaikarung dingo

Kraan ngamnuzo tudingo.

Banimlarwe

(Dedicated to all Inpui leaders who has gone by )

Daizaangnu mu bwan thang

Bazenu kra lwakthang

Banim larwe kin bingbi

Mibingna nakathah ding swan ong

Katoinu misa lamsekpi

Chwanpui tuthangrwe.

Kaichingnu meila tungaak

Banimlarwe zuk bathin.

Anuchaat lei thun thang

Nachwan sagana.

Natingbe ani kachaak lungningna

Baningsue.

Sikphale takaanpha,

Sangwan kathanbi 

Khatle napokbingbi

Banim larwe nating ani kachaak lungningna.

Pithangrwe ani banim maklang

Bakriang bing aishanumaadon lang.

Bachathang rwe ani sekhut lang kalei

Atiyeda chaat om aisanu sa braanbi

Nating ani sungbi lunghiak tuga hiakthang.

Ani phaap pina swak  o

Zamaak nalungning.

Anithei nang hamhung latlarwe

Anithei nating banimlarwe.

Inpaanga Thoudarwe

Kakhamnu lumik bathaiga

Hunglat lanu lungningbi

Ngaak ong aniyale

Inpaanga thoudamnu bating.

Sungmeisa khaang e.

Reipaan khat om chunbi

Kanikhat chale paanthangrio

Kakhamnu kanoi tuga.

Baning  ngaake talei tambaan

A om me nang akim bi ongbi.

Lungning dolaan bathon bathon

Intun baotaga aket thweibi

Talei kaphut gondarwe.

Nang a omme kakhanga

Bariakthin karo ga 

Intunbe inpaanga thoudarwe.

Rai dam kriangnu meiri inza

Chounghan le ngaak ngam dingdan

Raching choungkatip tam.

Chounghan han thang maaka

Mai pon kaneiga

Inpaanga thoudarwe.

 Kakhan Nu Kaan

Baning thung tang ngam maknu

Kinshanu kaan inza

Pareng saga thoudarwe.

Hoithang kungnu baluptui

Ani karo ongdam lang.

Phaangswak ro louzam saga

Bakaan henrwe ningmak o.

Intun kahan ga swak o

Kaichingnu puba nungsui zon no.

Bazaanga ringnu kapan hungtango

Nakhwan, khwang tra

Bengun baraam le bachamga.

Nagun nalwat rinrai maak o

Kraangam ga hungbi

Swannu hungmak saan

Chaatbing sung kazonga

Kutkaikarung dingo

Kraan ngamnuzo tudingo.

Centenary Nang Hungnarubo?(1914-2014)

( The Inpui Naga Baptist Churches Association has celebrated 100 years of God’s faithfulness-on Decemeber 2014 at Bakuwa Village. Tamenglong District, Manipur).

Centenary nang hungnarubo

Sangwan razanu kum naluchungbi phunga.

Taleibi mi lang kataangnu sangwan ne diye.
Nang hung tazwan kathan dan

Taraanga ongnu akatha pipemthang

Kanthang kazingnu kathikhun bina,

Kaikanei thang baanchuina sithan lampui pek.
Napaanbi ei kabaan nu murwe.

Nang inpha nina hungtang dingbo ngaaknu

Ani rangkhang langna hungnarwe.

Jesu kounu Kanthangnupa

Aniyale lengninu tuga hunglatnarwe rithoi pilang.

Centenary nang hungnu ngaak ongrwe.

Bakuwa namsa om liamtwang Maipak Namrijinang

Mi kangounu ririak e kounu lou kadouthang

Batu, bate, tutu aninun lang.

Chaat lang lampui kathan ranthang siarwe

Hakchaang lampui, kathah lampui muchaak ka.

Phaangkriang om  phaangkriang

Hungro Inpui mibing hungro

Phaangkriang om phaangkriang hunglwak ro.

Centenary rithoi potrit phunga

Bazaanga hungnarwe.

Sesam lampui semaanga

Tariang louchun taphaapnu sephaoga.
Sungrwan tunga lamchang theimaknu dan

Barangto hungna sarwe.

Luchwap ngou ngou, ngathan leiga

Kongtakuga, baraam bazaanga hungnarwe.

Kalwang kadou thang rizo hungnanu batingzo.

Centenary nang anilang chansanu phunhungo,

Asungtam me nang selat lambi

Intun nang hungnarwe karo be be.

Centenary nangzabe rithoi potrit phunchui hungo.

Ei sungtamga ngai e Centenary nang hungnarubo?

Lumik Tapek Barim Sia Ye

Louthwan sanu lumik

Ba in zon dingbarwe.

Anmu le zwang tasuk thoudarwe.

Sunpha khwazin mukdiaow,

Takaanka takhao takit,

Baphaa bingbi khumpui khumbeng.

Chenlang bi lumik kaap kaphu thang ongnu phaangmuga

Balungsia ye lumik, balungsia ye.

Ba-akle langkiana ramwan zwang baak.

Lumik bangiam ta, sungle rou ta.

Balungsia o balungsia.

Louna chaan na lampui bi,

Sikpha inta paan, inbaow paanchui e

Barhui dingle phaang ga kriange.

Sungrwantunga lumik Loktwan ramwan libi tadarwe.

Thiraangle kabinri ri,

Khwazin zingkhit khit.

Thabaan swak mak balei zingchui e.

Basana thingphobi braam be be.

Anu meimangle mikrumrum,

Naosen rwanle kadairiak thang siadarwe.

Kriange misa kum.

Inzaan, aniya, inswan tinu maak e.

Lumik tapek barim sia ye.

Intunza bakaan no ating ngaak thangri o

Ei kapaang choungza kanoithangde.

Khwazin tanarwe, khwazin tanarwe.