Kala Khwan Kabaang Hungo|Poem in Inpui

The following poem was written by Khangrinba Bryampa, Bakuwa Village. 

Kala khwan kabaang hungo

Inpui sarwan karo dingo.

Tuipui tuirop chenlang ramon

Kabaang chang dingo nakhwan!

Kabaang hungo chunto nurwan

Lozaang sa dingo.

 Kabaang hungo cham sanu

Antrimwanbut[1] na ngaak ongme.

 Kabaang chang lam dingo

Ta-ah[2], Lingkwa[3], Manukwa[4] tanga.

 Kabaang hungnu ngaak ong mai

Tuipuikwa[5], Khungkwa[6], Lwangla[7] banile.

 Kabaang hungo rithoi ong me

Lungkhwangmon[8], Aanbasommon[9] barwei nale.

Kabaang lam dingo nakhwan

Riangrei chen[10], Lungthut[11], Khweiling chen[12], Baikou[13] tanga.

Kabaang hunga Inpui talei bi

Dwaibut-dwaibat, tamei taan kabaang baraan dingo.

Sungchamnu meila kabaang chok o

Inpui sarwan lang.

 Rou makga kabaang ngo

Nanu ‘khok diga kalum thang ongme.

Kraan ngamlu hungnu ngaak ongme

Naram kapan bing na.

 Kabaang hung thang biyo cham sanu

Takongpu taboubi henphaang ongme.

Kabaang hungo cham sanu

Napi sungrwan tungtut mak balei.

Kabaang hungo louzam bi

Luksim phun nu rwanle thei dingo.

Kala khwan kabaang hungnu theiga

Muanto ongnu nanao nating suicha ongme.

Daibazaang nu kabaang basok dingo

Inpui talei daizaang dingo.

Kala khwan kabaang hung ga

Koba sarwan chaang ring dingo.

Kabaang hung ga nakhwan sanu

Leng takhaek, bang, kou theichang dingo[14].

Kabaang hungrio nakhwan

Lumik sok-lumik tak, tuite-tuinaa lana.

Kala khwan kabaang hung nu ngaak ong mai

Napa ring-ok phun beida.

Nakhwan kabaang hungnu ding swan ong me

Lounopui zon[15] bi baringou le.

Kabaang hungo hozam paozo

Ngaak ongme kabaang hungo!

Kabaang hungo Kadingmon bi

Takaan reipaan bile chweidam bile[16].

Kabaang chat mak oh

Tuilut[17] tuibraam theile theimak le.

Kabaang lan thang mak oh

Zingli[18] braam le kobeng[19] braam bile.

Kabaang hungo

Napi meikhum mitmak balei kabaang hungo.

Ngamlu hungo

Sianmu-siantwei, khwangpui ponga twak thang bine.

Kabaang hungo taswan paolang

Thampei rwan ngaak ongme.

Kabaang ongo nakhwan sat

Talei zuk mut mak saan.         

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[1] Pantong-Pungmon taram bi amnu ramon.

[2] Inche, Ijeirong, Inthan, Pungmon taram bi lwang thang nu tuikwang.

[3] Bakuwa, Lwanzaang, Taotiak bi lwang thang nu tuikwang.

[4] Bakuwa le Inche om boundary toga lwang nu tuikwang.

[5] Pungmon le Pantong lakbi lwang nu tuikwang

[6] Kabuikhullen taram bi lwang u tuikwang.

[7] Inthan le Sunglung border tonu tuikwang.

[8] Inthan taram bi

[9] Puichi taram bi

[10] Bakuwa bi inchen

[11] Kabuikhullen taram bi inchen

[12] Inthan taram bi inchen

[13] Kabuikhukken taram bi inchen

[14]Rough meaning: namla la ongnu rwan

[15] Inthan taram bi baringou am tam nu taram.

[16] Inpui taram bi ‘Takaan rei’ Kadingmon zabi paan ne.

[17] Kabuikhullen rwan taram bi amnu tabung (waterfall). Sunpha tuilian nukan bi Inche lamang tuilut om tuibraam thei hunge. Lingkwa tuikwaang tuilian nu tuilut tuibraam bina badan ne.

[18] Sunphaa khwazin tanu kaanbi braam nu khu.

[19] Takaan mun bi (July last/August first week) thamlai braam nu khu.

Note: The writer beautifully captured the imagination and longing of the people.  And is perhaps one of the finest poems written so far.