MASHAK

nipa ama oiragadi...
khudongthibana tukatchaba oijadabani
meina heinadaba oigadabani
eshingna kiba oihallu
nungshitna humba ngamhalloidabani,

chagadabani
thakkadabani
khangadabani
tougadabani,
ei khaktagi awabana
pumnamakki nungngaiba oihangadabani
afspa,aids,anonymous
general knowledge loina oirabani.

eina hairisi houjikki pakhangdani
hanuba mayam wakhalsu hanusalle

sagolda paomi tharammi
cheda eiraga chitti tharammi
type writer sijinnarakee
computer su changlakee
internet wai chairi...
achumba anaouba ama shemba yare
khongthang amatta oiba matamni
kholao mayam payana amatta oina
punba yaraba mitkupni...

ADUK YAMNA KHALLABA EIKHOI
HUITHU TOURAGA LEIRIBO...

MEITAN

eise meitan onkhini khanbada
yamna haoraojei,nungngaijei
kari amatta touba ngamdaragasu
eingondagi ongadaba meitandu
miyoi kharada pilingee,

meitanna chak thongee
meitanna hanubi hanuba mayam lumhalli
meitanna tikki saduna nganthakta happi
oiraroida meyoi makhei eina lougani
makhoi mayamgi meitan mayamdu
eina leikai khudingda yengani
vote leppamdaigi yenba natteko
meitanna mateng pangjabani,

adudi meitansu luhongngei
meitansu paisa pai
meitansu phattaba yaoee
lam huranbasu meitan yaoee
rape toubasu meitan lei
goverment su meitanni...

eina pamliba meitandi
katthokpa ngamba meitanni
awaba mashak khangba meitanni
pithokpa ngamba meitanni
nongmei paiba meitansu khara khara pammi...

KA MALUNGDA

apikpa ka amada
amamba ka machaduda
ei toupham khangdana leiri,
wakhal mayam ama
kanna kanna thong thilli
ei hangdokpagi panggal leikhide
ngamdabara hairagadi
ei nattana hangdokpinaba
atoppa amatta kaduda leite.

khumangi athoubaduna
magi kagi thongdu hanglubada
mahak mapham khangdana mangkhi,
eisu hang-ge hang-ge touee
marak marakta
einasu amuk hanghande thilliba thongdu,

eikhoi mayam delhi chatpada
athingba leite
mumbai chatpada passport yengde
aduga karamna ei ka machaduda
amambaga erup oirammiba,

awang lomgi lairenjaogi machanupi
chaoraba mathabak mathakta
I'M INDIAN thaba phurit littuna
parliament mamangda namkhiba
photo du yengduna
penjarammi apokpi mamana,

apikpa,amamba ka machaduda
kanna kanna thabal chongli
amambagi mathabak paiduna.

385

meina eibu 
chakkadoubagi ngairi,

wakhal mon chahumga
mapharu mangngadudi
meina chakpada yaogadara,
eshingna thumkhidara,
nungshit na humkhidara,
leibakta phumkhidara.

nokli eina
wakhal marakta longdao taoduna
nungshit gum mangba yadraba 
wakhalni khallubada,
harao manduna mon malungda wakhal hapchilli
monpak su wakhal na tera oiri
underpant su wakhal napshilli,
eshei dasu makhoi wakhal mayam ama yaorabani,
cemetery gi heinou makhong gi wakhal,
lotna erujaba yengbagi wakhal,
yoo,churup,ganja,gulli
no.4,cough syrup,dendrite makhoidasu
wakhal marol marolni hapkhiba,
shorok nakangi angang shaphamdasu
wakhal pambi makhal makhal ni thakhiba,
radio dasu wakhal kaya leiri...

masida shiba haibadi
hakchang shi dok pa,
wakhal shidokpa hainasu leibara. 

KANNANO KHANGBARA

kalibaridagi nipa ama
maphi marol amatta yaodana thoklakee
haosu mande
panggalsu mande
meitei su mande
mayangdi manbagum touee,

aloo gali phaoraktuna
ema keithel yourakee
lambida thengnaba nipa mayam
makhong makhut yotli loina 
pullaga lengli,chatli
chanura mayam shorfunbasu yaoee
mapuroiba khudakta kaoba ngammi,
ema keithel gi ema mayam
phijol amatta yaodana
makhut thanggatlaga yengee,

phijol yaodaba
masha mawu phaba nipa adu
epu thangal gi mamang
maktada thangal bazar phaokhi,
paona brajabasi mamagi khom thaklingei
nipa aduna paona bazarda chatkhiba
mamagi khom chuppa nattana
atei karamba pambei leikhide,

kangla patta eroibadu
nipa mayamna potpham
phamduna nupi mayam
mashaktu yengduna
wakhalga hakchangga nungngaiduna
mahi taba makhei khangli,

eshing chotlaba 
maphi yaodraba 
nipa adu kanglada changkhi,
nupi mayamna celebrity
tannabagum tannaraga yengbada
kanna amatta leiramdre.

KAKCHENG

siraga loirabara
nattraga chammamuk hingdouba leiribara,
sanage haina shanarira
tasengna wahallage khallibara,
kakcheng amana eingonda
tattana hangba wahangni.

eina khalli kakcheng sina
eingonda kannaba kari piba yai
khandi khalli,wakhal thokte
tecko gekco loiragadi 
makhoigi machinjak oina yokpadi yai.

kakchengna makha tari...
kakcheng kharadi siraga
nungngaiba mapham thiruni
haiduna thouri yallaga
makhoi kya thawai thakhare,
makhoibu eikhoi enakta 
tinbara haina amuk hangli,

athumba khara chaithoklaga
makhoi kouba ngammi,
awangbadagi taraklasu shide hai
madu oiradi makhoi mayam
punsinduna awangbadagi ei 
thongduna kumlakpa yabam thokpara,

haina haina
army gi boots tuna
netpada ngangliba kakcheng 
adu yaona pulap pulap
netlaga siduna boots ta 
pakkhibasu yaoee,
nakanda siduna mayam amasu lamaida tari,

eina nungngaitana khalli
oh,kakcheng mayamdu sijinnapham
khangdana sikhiko...
oh,nungngaikhidareda.

YONTHOKPA

yotli mayamna singli oiduna

bora shegaibana brain oiri

khudanggi gharina numit thani

switch namlaga 

ei nokli

ei kapli...

thawaina leinungda satkairi

sandal na eibu ousitte

lok tin shichallakee

masina eigi nungngaiba 

haido oiribara,

khangnaba panggal loikhibagum

thangliba khongthangsisu pairibara

plastic amagum 

nungshit na maikei pubagum,

mara yaodraba ougum 

lengdana leiribara,

chakliba meirida 

akangba ou hapchillibara,

yenakhada ei hiplibara

thigomshangda chak charibara

karamna ei haise leiramlira

kayadi kuire asumna leiriba

ashiba ahingba haibasina

karamna wahanthok oiribara

leikhini eidi nakhoina otliba makhei. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BHAMON

toubabudi nongma kangdana
bhamon lai mantopta
nungtigi nattrasu
ayamba matamda happy birthday touee,

asengba happy birthday di
kang matamda oi,
mee yamnaba hotnaringei
eikhoi ani,makhoi ani gi
wakhal kaothoktuna pokkhiba
bhamon angang mayamdu
atei matamda chaba thakpa
lingjel manadrasu,
kang matamdadi
mayamna kallakpa heiradu
pung khai khudinggi shillaga chaba phangee,

chithungba manap choba angangdu
kang malungdabhup bhup laohounaba
mama mapana jaghabhondugi
ming sonduna takpi tambi.

NUNGSHIT

mangba naidraba nungshitta
philosophy,science,mathsmatic
poem,cinema,books...
houjikta eigi emangda
shitkhiba nungshitta yaoee,

nungshitpu eina manam
namduna kana kannano yengee
pairakee makhal makhalgi
mee mayamgi nungshit,

eshei yaori
jagoi yaori
thang ta khonglon yaori
shantidas gosai,wandering sanyasi yaori
asiba,anaba,awaba yaori
radio gi mani mala yaori,

pairiba nungshittuda
eisu mayek sengna yaohallingee
tungda lakadoiriba
nungshit thiba makhoigi.

XEROX,NUMBER

ei mashak khanglakpada
eise xerox copy oiramle
file amubadugi malungda yaoba,

number amagumbane haibasu yai
eikhoi epasu number amani
eikhoi pupusu number amani
pupu pokpa mapadusu number amani,

minus touba mee amasu lei
leidi leiraga mashak khangba ngamde
tousannaba mashak mayam amasu thajinnari,

puron ahumdagi xerox touba leptri
number mathang mathang pirakee,
xerox touba yadaba mayam
nakangi dustbin da thadari
xerox toubibada phanek
hangdokpana konggai amani,

eigi echasu number ama oikhini 
khanbada ekaiba hunggoiba pokchei,
minus touba nipa adu
eina mashak khangee
eikhoi swaidadi olive green
gi nongmei na lai haido oiree
housie laobagum laoraga
loukhatlakpa marudigi number
nakangi dustbin da thadei
dustbin du thankhiba khanghoude.

TORCH LIGHT

sunlight ki speed na
moreh gi torch light speed pu
yamna ousittana yengee,

ekaiba leite
hanthaba leite
ningngamdaba toude
pakhatpa leite
moreh gi torch light
everyday battery ani happadu
hingli magi punshina,

sunlight ki speed na
atom bomb shahankhi
eikhoida akaiba mayam ama pikhi,
sunlight na albert einstein pokaihankhi
sunlight na eikhoidagi chingna
sha shun upan wapan
mayam ama hingna leihalli
sunlight na maton thoklingei
apunbada hailingngai leitana mateng piri,

mamlaba ahing amada
chinggi mamlaba lambida
nipa ama maraga maraga chatpada
mabuk khara nungngaitabana
phairamba yongchak panthagi
thibak adu makhutna paikhi,
eidi moreh gi torch light yaobana
picharasu lambidudi mayek sengna ouhalli
mamlaba ahingda chatpada 
adukki matik kannaba pirakee.

ESHING AMASUNG WAKHAL

eshingna leiriba
ahingba pumnamak hinghalli,
leikaigi water supply na 
leikaidugi miyam shing piduna
khourangba pide,

wakhalgi khourangbana karina 
mahut sinba yai...
mahut sinba hairaga
water supply gi tank
nganthak manbadu ningsinglakee,

tank da yaoriba ashingdugi
mahutta ahaoba ganja hapchillaga
mathakta meikhu thoknaba tikki mayam haptuna
yumthong khudingda eshing lakpagi 
mahutta meikhu oina supply touraga
yumgi miyoi pumnamak chingladi
pulapkki oiba wakhal lakkadara
haina owitharaba mit ani
chaothoraklaba wakhal na khalammi,

eshing thaklaga wakhal khanba yadabana
meikhu thakladi khara yagadara,
eshing thakta yadaraga
eikhul ama touba yani.

KODROI

eigi kodroi khong-ga-rao na 
eibu yamna saorammi nahandi
mathawai sokna saorira
tasengna hanger ama sillage khallira
ei mashak sengna ouba ngamde,

eina nahan setlaga
koubila kaba numittu
outhaktudabu louthokpiro hairakee
pikharaoda shel siki ama hapte
stir takpide,shudabasu kuire
ringworm gi mahiksu yaori
chaindagi mapi taduna hairakee,

koubila matondagi kombireidu
heknaba hotnababu
mana thingkhi,
eisu saorakee
louthokasira khallakee
numittu underpant thahoudabagi pharambani
nattradi eigi amatta ngairaba
kodroi khong-ga-rao leirambadasu yai,

moi thainagi early age ki
unana kuppaga khong-ga-rao sabadu
houjikphou yaramladi
eigi kodroi leiramdabasu yai,

houjik leihallaroige hairasu
yadrabanina
nunggaibana phare khanduna 
ei saokhide mana haibadu
adunabu ei ngasi 
eigi kodroi khong-ga-rao shetli.

KHALLI

eina khalliba mayamse
loina chummammadara
ei thajaba ngamde
nongma nongmagi
saoba hengatli
khanba hengatli,

kemlaba lambi maraktuda
khalli ei,khanba lepte,
achumba aranba mashak
loina khangee,
achumba aranbadi 
khandokpa yamna warammi,

ei kok ngaorakee
ngaorabara eise nattraga
khalliba makhoi warabara,
eina moise khallibara
nattraga makhoina eise khallibara,

achumba,aranba
khanba ngamde...

chatli khalli ouri
chari tummi phairi
masibu eira, makhoira
nattraga atoppa amanara,

kayam kuire ei lakkhiba
ei shabada kanna kanna yaorakhi
ekaiba nungshiba asaoba
kappa lairaba awaba
kanano amadi leirida
achumba aranba ei khandokpa ngamde.

DRIVER

eigi wakhalgi driver
yamna yammi,mashing thingamde
maraktuda fharak turak touba
anam kanba driver ama yaoee,

chumna thourambadagi
oiromda hekta haijinkhi
brake koubasu nunghoude,

kok malungda bandth,blockade,strike touri
driver mayam ghari thouba leppi
kholao kya kanna laori,

eisu magi gharida
tonglaroige hairasu hekta mayade
eina nungngaiba pambasiga
hekta channaba oikhi,
driver adu fhattaba midi natte
sirage haiba mitkup tubu
masigi driver sina thoubirabadi
hinglubagi mamal hanjille hairibani,

angakpa yaipuba driver ni
bandth,blockade,strike touriba
makhoidu waduna tohankhi,

toubadabu kwaidagi asengba achumbadi
masigi driver sina ei khak nungngaihalli
thengna lakpa ouchekti naori maru chai haibagum
eigi driver yai pubadu pamlaktare
driver atoppa ama hongba pamme...

EISE

eise nokshira
eise luhanshira
ounglaga leibasu ngamde
kappadabu kari nungngaiba
 laibak thiba haisina karino,

makhoina eibu mashak khangde
enadi makhoi khangpham thokpara,
eigi makhoi mangnga 
chatli lambiduda wakhal thiduna
kholao mayamna ei tumba yade,
khangliba eidi peegi 
ekhulda eroiri,

mami nungna kari yengliba
machu khudingmakki yairekpham
muraba mamini
makhoi mangnga gi amatta 
oiraba mamini,

waribara nungngairibara
ei khangde
eiga warisanade
chatli khuding eibu eenarakee
ei mangonda arotpa thamba ngamde
manadi eina nganglise khanglamgadara.  

PEBET

ahangba tumbada heiri
phirep leitraba houjikki nungngaibana,
ahangba chebangda
angangba machuna teibiri
eikhoi nungngairi
eikhoi chara hendri
ateidi eikhoi khangde,

democracy na eikhoibu puthabiri
luraba kom amada
pebet na nokna nokna 
mabuk thalli,
shel kharana yenning hullaga
yum macha amakhak nungngairi
makhoi chak chade
makhoi oak chade
makhoi sun chade
makhoi yen chade
makhoi vegetables chade
ekhoidi moina nongma kangdana
mee thanba lakee
eikhoibu chari.

WAKHAL GI MALEM

wakhal khaktagi malem ama lei
masida lairaba,shel paiba 
khetnaba amatta leite
toubadabu wakhal pambi yammi
apamba pambi kanduna hekpa yai,
alvin toffler na thariba pambi
eigi nunggi oiba yai
eche sharmilagi phajaraba pambi
eikhoisu oiba yade haiba leite,
masigi malem asi adukki
matik nungngaiba yamna pi
angaoba,huranba,tousannaba leitaraba
apambada touba yaba maphamni,
adubu kwaidagi luribadi
aphaba lairik ama eibada
thadariba labour,
phattaba lairik ama ebadasu 
chap manana labour thadei.
pambisu makhal naidana 
anaouba makhal makhal chongkhatlakee
pambigee mapusu phanna yammakee,
nongmei paidaba
thang paidaba
khatnaba mashak oudaraba
malemdagi karamba nungngaiba haido 
kadomda leiramgani.

MAPU

mee makhal suna leiba 
leikai amada
kanna thourakpa jeep amana 
lambida leiriba sun ama 
thombadagi khudakta lambiduda shi,
     ghari thombagi makhol tabada
hao,meitei,panggal,mayang
siduna leiriba sun adu yengee
khara thapna
mapu thoraktabaduda makhoi 
masen mapu sanarakee,
erang hourakee,
police kouduna sundugi akoibada
ngak shelli,
khutka khutka
chinga chinga
thangga thangga
nongmeiga nongmeiga
     shomdana police makhei duna 
ashiba sun adu machet machet
kaktuna duty taba police ki chinjak oiri,
office karamdaba police makhei
pao tabada,
ministerda ashiba sun adu shangge haina 
wanombasu yaorakee...
police na sun du chaba lepte,
     khanglupki erangsu leppa leite
pikharaba sun dudagi thokkhiba mahikna
ee tanari,mapa macha kainari
ashiba sun adu chabada loire
sharu phou huina loina chakhare
erangdi leppa leite,tokpa leite. 

THIORI OF GOD

tombagi nupi tombidu
mayumdagi chingthoktuna
angambana muktuna pukhi
leiriba miyam makhut makarangda happi,
     thabak shulingdaba wakhalda khanba
     nipa amana shunglei leitaba pot ama
     miyoi khara khomduna,wahei
     kharana ashengbagi pottu leihankhi,
ahingba mayamdu 
ekaithibigum supsankhi
eshing echaogum sundokkhi
mamingsu manadraba shak mayamna
god eshwar alla lai...
makhal mathelgum,
eina khalli
sunita william na tha khakhibadu
chahi lising kharagi mamangda karamladi
ema sunita william haina eigi nupina
duk thaduna koiramlambasu yari,
     emitsina yamna ouraga lakee
     awanggi abok pishaktu
     masu nipa shiramdaida
     khoiramkhiba lai mayam
     doctor na layengbagisu shel chatli
     lai khoirambada changkhiba shel mayamdu
     lai haiba pot shakse leiramdaragadi
     nong yuriba yum adu shemlambasu yaribani. 

TAMO IMPHAL

eina awangbadagi phamduna 
tamo imphal gi phibam yenglammi
tasengna hailingdaba,utlingdaba
wakhal mayamna,
eina hanna khallamba wakhal mayam
adu namthakhi,
     hainabada khuchu khumen
     kalaknabada masha mawuni,
     phajaramba tamo imphal
     machet machet kairamdaigi
     mari chattuna leirammi
     mathel chamma nipan charamba
     oushopki aremba thonggalgi
     khongbanda thambadu phamduna
     mahao mashak khangdana chari,
wakahal manadraba miyan na
pairiba koutaduda paisa achoiba 
khara khara thadabana
tamo imphal yamna haraorammi,
ayamba matamda babupara gi
heinou makhongda phamduna masha matomta 
ningngamdaba kholao kanna kanna laori,
      kimankhiduna awangbadagi kumtharaktuna
      yum youbaga phumnak thammi
      sanamahi sengdokee,pakhangba shumangda amuk thammi
      echa mayamgi maming hongdokee
      tumlamdaida khudei hongdokaga tummi...