Kekru

'Karkhana'
a poem by Hijam Irabot

Atiya meikhu machu sangle
Nungsasu meikhu machu sangkhre
Thongda meikhu chuba mina
Musuk musuk bhoot pretkumna
Changthok changsin touri
Makhoi loina mounini.
Makhoigi meikhu chuba thabaki humdang masing utli mathang mathang.
Lukham paklaba mita
Yalli segaiba meikhu chuba pa
Mapukna yang tap napkhre
Khujeina tora maoira.
Makhoigi punsida leikang chure
Angouba kouba machet ama paktre
Loklei sangi garina
Pareng thari thongjinda
Khudei khongdai phijet oiba
Awaoba mee kangbu ama
Thari kokthong kokthong
Makhoigi makoktagi mathang mathang
Makhon phaire chadabana
Pothaba oire phamdumna
Makhoigi punsi waore
Angouba machet amata paktre
Meikhu churaba makokni
Uphunna waoraba punsi
Punsi lakha lakhagi marakta
Ngourok ngouba punsi ama
Ariba duniyagi murtida
Karamba kanda ningnakhraba
Kanagi mangda mangkhraba
Mee lakha lakhagi apunba
Anouba duniyagi murti ama
Apunba gi oiba karkhana meikhu chuba awaobagi leibakta.

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Shak khangnaba

Thangaching mami achouba uchekna
Torbungi namiba nungsit eroinana
Loktakki epom mathang mathang landuna
Sannei phalladuna nomma nomaduna.
Thangjing chingdondagi numitpu kouwi
Numitna hayeng hayeng hairaga leithakhi.

Ningthounai koiyet angangba ama
Khullak paojelli laora laoraduna
"Hayengi numita Loktak tapharoi
Taramba midudi Rajdhandi phangani"
Nungaitana numit mayum changkhre
Thangachingsu chapleptuna munna tare.
Masam mana ipha phana sandhya chellakle
Mamangthong hanglare Khambada paotammare.
Machem khamnu lairabina paomelli
Ichemgi Khamba yum sanglammu hayengdi.
Khambana chathokloi iche khummi
Sandhyana lonna yenakha paodai.

Nitigi lambi kaidana numit laki
Chatloi, lengloi, yengloi maningi
Pukning sagolnadi khumang lamlakle
Khamba hougatle sagaidagi nou lamle
Thokhre Loktak tamna kumkhre
Thainagi waklen hee chingkhatlure.

Khambagi heena mamit kuppa leitana
Kanabuno yengli amuk amuk kangkhatuna
Nouna watli chatkho chatkho thourakli
Loktakna mipairaduna nikli
Dhandi phanglabasu amatadi natre
Numitsu Khambagi matung innakhre.

Ikai hangoibana koijanba
Khudop punbana taisinduna
Loktak premgi luraba laijada
Thoibi gi thariba nungsi inda
Lakhre pamu lemlei amudon Khamba.
Thangaching mami cheklasu sanakhre numitka.

Hijam Irabot

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