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Inchûklâwkna um lo hringnun hi,

Sieli khawmawi ang chau el an nawh. 

Tinkim duthu sâm hlak inla khawm,

Per zep thei annawh ei duthusamah. 


Ei tum ram ei panna lampui hi,

Mi hniekhnung zui ding um lo;

Mani lam ding sât fâwm peiin,

Zân a ni hma'n khuo tlung thei ei ti'm?


Tlû loa hraw muolsuo thei ni bawk lo,

Hi lampui zâwldiai inzâmna hi.

Tho nawka pût thar nâwk khawmin,

Hlawtlingna muol dangah a lêng.


Takchapa! Tho nawk rawp e!

Hlawtlingna'n mi mâksan sien khawm,

Kâwlah nisa la hung suok nâwkin

Kan dipui pâr hun la'n ruol a tih. 


Sim thing hmana pâr hun a nei chun,

Pâr ang la vul a tih kan rimna.

Hi beiseina ditum hi lo thlawn sien,

Hlawsam khawma hmasawnna um a tih.



15 Thlahmur, 2021

Kayangulam HO

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