Friday, August 14, 2009

PATHIAN THILTHAWN PIAK

Hatna ka ngen a,
Pathian in haksakna hon pia a.

Hauhsakna ka ngen a,
Pathian in septheihna leh ngaihtuahna hon pia a.

Pilna ka ngen a,
Pathian in ka bawl hoih ngai thil tampi hon pia a.

Haangsan’na ka ngen a,
Pathian in mun lauhuai ah hon koih a.

Itna ka ngen a,
Pathian in ka it kiphamoh ding hon pia a.

Panpihna ka ngen a,
Pathian in ka panpih ngai ngoihngoih mi hon pia a.

Ka deih leh lung-gulh khat leng hon pelou in,
Ka kiphatmoh ngen in hon vuk hi.

Hici bang in ka thumna dawnin om a,
Hiai ahi Pathian thilthawn piak.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

LETTER TO HEAVEN

By- Khamkhokam Guite

Zingkal a innsung a tutphak ging lumlum leh mi kihou ging in khanglou sak a. Hun paisa, ni bangzah hiam paita a thil tungte a ngaihtuah ciang in a manglam bang a. A inn uh zong nidanga a inn uh bang nonlou in thei hi . Innsung pindante tua a lupna pindan uh cihlouh siah kiphel khe vek a. A lupna apan in YPA tutphah ahep ging uh za hi. “ Hiai tutphahte hiai zahzah ngai non ken teh maw, khen khat pe kikta le himai” cia aki hou uh za hi.

A lupna tung ah, anu’n Pathian ni zing a ‘cleansing milk’ patzam a la a, a mai leh a bilte a nul siang sak a, a sam a hiat sak laite a lu neu bilbel sung ah ngaihtuah khia a. Skul kai hong tun ciang a, a skul bag anung a pua a, akhut lang khat a tuibawm khai a, gate a pan a ‘a nu’ ci a naakpi a asap laite phok khia a. Skul a kai non ciang in kuan ana muak mah diam aw, cihte ngaih tuah hi.

A lupna tung ah tutou a, a birth day nia anu lei sak Barbie akhut in kawi tiktek hi.
“Nini, ka nu ka ngai e” ci hi. A ni in “ Na fel lua, na mai phiat ni aw” cih toh lupna apan in pom khia a. Gen ding pen atheihlouh man in “ Na nu maw, vaan ah Pathian kiang a awm a maw, nang hon thumpih gige a, nang hon mu gige ei voi” ci hi. Pathian kiang a pailou a, amah kiang a awm ding in, a nu deih zaw tham hi.

A pu phei tung ah vatu tou a. A kiang ah, “ Pupu, ka nu laithon khak ni “ ci a. A mit hak kilkel a a pu a et touh ciang in, a pu in ‘aw’ cilou theilou hi. A pu in laipuan leh dakbawm hon la khia a, “ Bawi, bang ci’n I gelh dia?’, ci in dong a.

Ka nu,

Vaan a Pathian kiang a awm,

Nu, kawn ngai thei lua.
Ka ihmut cia ka mang a hon mu gige ing a.
Zaan a ka lup dek cia,
Pathian kianga “ Ka nu omna vaan ah honpi in”,
Ci a thum gige ing a.
Pathian in hon dawng pah ding in ka gingta.

Na duat luat,

Bawi.


Huai laithon a gelh khit in a pu in dakbawm sung ah thun a, gum in belh hi.

A nu laithon ding tawi kawm in, lamlian lehlam pang a Post Box a khe ding in, a kim leh paam zawng en manlou liang a kin in tai a. Alehlam apan hat tak a hong tai Car khat toh kituak kha ua. Tua laithon, a nu apan a laksawn sisan in kawt ningniang hi. A khut neu ciuciau a a hum tinten laithon la khia a, Dak Hawmpa’n a et sak leh, tua laithon tung ah “Ka Nu, Vaan a awm” cih kigelh a.

A nu kianga a laithon khak dek atun ma in, amah zaw a nu kiang ah tungtou man hi.

LETTER TO HEAVEN
- Dolly Parton

An old man was sitting at his table one day
Writing a letter to pass time away
His little granddaughter climbed up on his knee
Saying won’t you please write a letter for me
Oh what must I say in this letter I pray
Tell mommy I miss her since she went away
I coming to see her real soon I hope
He choked back a big jump that rose in his throat.

Tell mammy I love her the little girl say
And I pray every evening before I go to bed
That God up in heaven will answer my pray,
And take me to live with my mammy up there.

He sealed it and wrote on that big envelope
To God up in heaven you’ll get it I hope
He stamped it and handed it to her to mail
Her big eyes were shining her little face pale.

She was crossing the street to the box o’er the way
And when she stepped out never looked either away
A big auto hit her and speed away fast
The little girl’s prayers had been answered at last.

The postman was passing and picked up the note
Addressed to the Master and these words he spoke
Straight up into heaven this letter did go
She’s happy up there with her mommy I know.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

BOOK REVIEW:

“SIAMSIL THAIKAWI”
(Paite Rapid Reader)
Paite MIL, BSE Manipur
Gelhtu: Dr. H.Kamkhenthang
Suahtu : Paite Literature Society, Lamka
Aman: Rs 60/-
By- Khamkhokam Guite

Board of Secondary Education, Manipur nuai a Paite MIL a om kipat 1984 hi in kana thei a. Huanah, a laibu leng 1988 vel in ka na simkha zek ngeita hi. Ahihziakin, tunai a “Siamsil Thaikawi”(Paite Rapid Reader) kici kasim leh, First Edition 1997 hi in a Bu ah kigelh a. Lamdang sa a, lawmte ka phone kual leh, hiai Paite MIL ‘Siamsil Thaikawi’ kici hi tamveipi a sung a thute na kikhekta hi in hon hilh ua. Huan ah, Paite MIL tungtang ah thusia tampi na piang in, Law Court a kitun ding a kivauna leh Board of Secondary Education, Manipur te kiang a kiheek a, Board mai a aktui guuk case nei hileh kilom a thubuai genna bang leng omta ahi, cih ka thei khia a.

Hici bang a thusia-lasia Paite MIL tungtang a apian ziak in, hiai Sinlai Bu bolna ah Boardte ginkailou in, PLS ten a zalenna uh mansuah ua, a Bu sung a sinlaite thutuun bang hi hiam cih Boardten atheihna ding ua, English a letkhia a, Board memberte ‘theihlouh pasian’ biak a biak ngai hi, ci uh hi. Huanah, Board Chairman in ‘nang huai gelh inla, nang huai lampang gelh aw’ ci peuh in amuh peuh ban kawk hi, zawng kici hi.

Paite MIL in a tup pen ahihleh, Paite pau kepbit a, Paite pau phungvuh a khang dawng sak leh, pau dik leh gelhdan dik khangthakte kisin sakna ahi pen a. Huanah, pau dik leh gelh dan dik I kizil kawm in, naupangte’n Zogam a ‘zuung khaa’ a, mi hoih leh kingakna taak mihing ahong suahna ding ua a thutuun bol lem leng ahilou theilou in ken ka ngai hi. Hiai Manipur a Paite MIL hi, khovel a Paite pau zilna om sun ahi a. Huaiziak in, a manphatna thei kawm a, leh, a tup leh ngiimte mualsuah ding a lungsim taktak seng a bol ding hi. Aziak ahihleh, skul Text Book in mimal leh minam bol hoih thei a, alehlam ah, mimal leh minam phuk se thei bok hi.

Hiai Siamsil Thaikawi kici laibu abul penpen ah Dr H. Kamkhenthang in Feb 1, 1997 ni in “Introduction” bol a. Huai “Introduction” abolna apan I muhtheih dan in Prof. L.Damodar Singh, Chairman, Sub-Committee on Languages, BSE, Manipur in hiai Paite MIL a sinlai ding in “Manipuri Short Stories” Paite pau a lehkhiak a telsak ding teel khia hi, cih I muthei a. Huanah, Dr. S. Ngual Zadal ( Dr. S.Ngul Zadal acihna hi ding in um ing) leh heutupa Dr. H. Kamkhenthang lawinu Thonzaniang in tua “Manipuri Short Stories” te hiai Text Book a telsak ding in Manipuri apan Paite pau in letkhia uhi, cih I mu thei bok hi. Heutupa John K. Ngaihte Secretary, PLS in “Publisher’s Note” bol a; huai ah, C leh CH zat tungtang hici bang in gelh hi, “siamsin naupangte in amau zatsiam dandan bang in C leh CH a deih zawkzawk uh a zangthei ding uh hi. Zatkhelhman ( zat-helhman acihna hi ding in ka gingta) a mark piakna lam ah gawtna omlou ding hi.” Heutupa Dr.H. Kamkhenthang in nihvei suahna a ‘A Note On The Second Edition” a bolna ah “the knowledge so experienced should be assimilated and accommodated” ci a. Huaiziakin, hiai Sinlai Bu a kigelh thute naupangte’n a lungsim ua paai-a-vawm kinken ding uh ahi, cih ciang hi.

Hiai Sinlai Bu ah Para kikhenlou a, pekmai khat dim metmot a kigelh tam mahmah a. Sinlai Bu ahihciang in naupangte theih siam olsam ding leh, mit hiip thei ding a bol hileh, sum-leh-pai senbelh ding omlou a, editing leh prof reading a hun tam deuh leh tha tam deuh bel seen ngai ding hi. A Bu I sim ciangin proof reading bollouh ahi cih kithei mai hi. “Nohkhia” kici sinlai ah a thupi/heading pek 79na ah om a, athu bel a pek lehlam ah om hi. Punctuation diklou leng mun bangzah hiam ah om hi.

Paite MIL om tung 1984 vel in ahihleh, Sinlai Bu sung a tuang ding ei sung a kigelh khia tamlou mai thei a. Huaiziakin, Talvawm gelh bang, Ngawngkang gelh leh Talpakte gelh tanpha naupangte sinlai ding a bol khiak kiphamoh leng hi mai thei a. Ahihziakin, mi khat in kum 25 bang ahihnung in a naupan’lai puan-akte silh lailai taleh, mite nuihzabuk suak ding a, aki etcian deuh ngai ding hi.

Hiai “Siamsil Thaikawi” laibu sung a “Manipuri Short Stories” kicite, a Manipuri a kigelh/ a original mukei mahle hang, a Manipuri a a manphatna hi ding a I limsiam theih ahihleh, tangthu tomte a ngaihnop huai kia hilou in, literary language – siamthil(art) dan a a kigelh ziak a hoih a, manpha zawng hi thei hi. Ahihziak in, hiai Sinlai Bu a a ki lehkhiak daan quality ahihleh, Middle School exam na a “Na pau in let in” cih dotna naupangte dawnna hileh bel, skulpu senior deuhte’n ahihleh, ‘ a gen khiak a siam kei na a, a lungsim a zo thei ahi’ ci a mark tampi pe maithei ding uh hi.

Naupang in et-ton ding, role model kiphamoh ua. Huaiziakin, role model ding I got zawng picingte mohpuakna khat hi. Huai dingin, I minam sung ua mi et-ton taak deuhte laigelhte ahi bangbang a naupang Text Book a koih(adopt) mai theih a om kei leh zawng, bol lem a koih theih(adapt) ding zongpeih le hang om ding in um ing. Etsak na ding in, Pu H.Jelshyam lai gelh hiam (leh) a la phuah hiam bang Sinlai Bu ah guangta le hang, sinsaktu in a sinlai uh gelhtupa tancin hon gen dia, naupangte’n a sinlai uh kisaktheihpih ding ua, a lak ua khen khat bek tupguhna pe ding in gintaak huai hi. Huanah, a sinlai uh gelhtute tancin tomkim a sinlai topna uah gelh hileh hoih ding in gintak huai hi.

Hiai Sinlai Bu a sinlai tengteng en manlou ding I hihman in, bang cibang Sinlai Bu hi a, bang cibang sinlai - naupangte kiang a lui khia hiam cih, a quality leh standard i theihna ding in, Sinlaite lak a khat “KAWLLAK KENSE SILPAK” kici, namdangte tangthu tom Nu Thonzaniang in a leh khiak, ‘random’ a telkhia in, I enkhawm ding uh hi.

Hiai laibu, naupangte skul Text Book ahi cih lungsim a theikawm in, I etkhawm ciang a I lungsima tehna ciang/tehphung ding a I zat ding ahihleh hiai anuai a bang ahi –

1. A gelhtu in gelh khelh a neihlouh ding hi. Huanah, khawl a sutna ah zawng sut khelh cih a omlouh ding hi. School Text Book ah hihkhial kha cih ngaihdam theih hilou himhim hi.
2. A Paite pau zat, pau dik ahih ding hi. Pau dik kia hunlou in, pau hoih(literary language) ahih ding a, I sim ciang a aluan khiak dan zawng a hoih ding hi.. Naupangte Sinlai Bu ahihziak in a thugelh theihsiam olsam in ngaihnop huai ahih ding hi a, a thu zawng a cian kekkok ding hi.
3. Pau Leh Lai Gelhdan bu toh paikhawm/zil khom ahih dungzui in, leh, PLS te’n abu a suahkhiak uh ahih ziak in, a laigelh zawng PLS te’n lai gelh ding dan, gelhdan dik acih uh vuui zen a azuih ngeingei ding hi.

Alettu Nu Thonzaniang hi Paite kampau sunga Thu leh La a mi suanhuai tak khat ahi ngei ding a, literature lam a a siamna naupang sinlaite’n a phattuam pihtheihna ding un hiai Sinlai Bu sung a sinlai gelhtu/lettu ding in PLS te’n hiai nna poimahtak leh mohpuakna liantak a piak uh hi ding in leng ka um a. Anuai ah, a Sinlai Bu a kigelh daan leh keina muh daan tamlou kon taklang hi.

KAWLLAK KENSE SILPAK
Sl. No. A Sinlai bu a kigelhdaan Sinlai bu sunga a omna mun Hiai Review bawlpa muhdaan leh ngaihdaan
1 2 3 4
1. KAWLLAK KENSE SILPAK Sinlai thupi(Heading) Kawllak hi kensia a, kensia ah zong kawl om ut mahmah hi. Huaiziakin, hiai sinlai heading hi ‘Kawllak Silpak’ or ‘Kawllak A Silpak’ bang ci lehang dik zaw ding in uphuai hi. Ahihkei leh, ‘Kenselak Silpak’ or ‘Kenselak A Silpak’ zawng cihtheih ding hi. ‘Kawlse Lak A Silpak’ zong cih theih ding hi.
2 Ka nesep khawlsan panlel ka hi. Sinlai a thuvual masa ‘Nesep’ ci a kigelh hi ‘Nasep’ cihna hi ding in ka zeldim thu bol a. Huanah, a pauzat dan Paite pau zatdan tangpi toh kibanglou a; Paite pau siamtaktakloute, English a tense mitdel sialkhau lette Paite pau zat dan toh kibang hi.
3. Migloupa Para masa a thuvual 7na a, thumal masa. Hiai a ‘Migloupa’ kici hi ‘Migiloupa’ cihna hi ding in um ing.
4. “Nou numei leh pasal na kihongkhe lo zawzen ua…. Para nihna a thuvual 1na leh 2na. Hiai thuvual in bang ahia a gen ut cih ka thei khezou kei a, hiai bang zil a naupangte Paite pau asiam theih ding daan uh leng kei mi mawl in ka thei khezou kei hi.
5. ..bangtan a sawt ding hiam, kei thukin ka hi, kindeuh in gen in…” Para 2, thuvual 3. Hiai thu gentu amah a mihing ‘thukin’, ‘urgent message’ hi sak mok hi.


6. Amah koisan hiam a na khawl a, koisan hiam a kei ana om a, bang hita hiam aw ka kikhiatna uh? Para 2, thuvual 9 & 10 A tangthu paidan toh et in, bang gen ut hiam cih theih haksa a. A original article ah bel - literary language laitak, rhetorical question hi ding in uphuai hi.
7. Nakpi in kata a cina a.. Para 3, thuvual 4. A ta cina lua ahi, cih gen nuam hihtuak hi.
8. Huai huntak bang ngaihtuah ahi diam ah, Pek 76, para 1, thuvual 1 & 2 A gen ut bel kithei sam.
9. Koi ah kei pasal heh ke’n teh cih gen kawn in mitsi daudau hi. Pek 76, para 2, thuvual 1. ‘Kawn’ cih pen ‘Kawm’ cihna hihtuak a. A pau pai dan pau kilom leh hoih hi theilou hi.
10. Ama’n, “Heh lou e, kuanta ni” ci kawm in a siik a vantun a sekkhum pum nih pia in “Hiai ne un” ci in pia hi. Pek 76, para 5 Kua in hiai thu kua kianga gen a or kua in sekkhum pum nih kua kiang a pia cih cianglou hi.
11. Mipa’n, “na hong dia kilawm zaw hi kei mahle leng, na pasal zuih a hong zui na hi ci a ngai in hong pai lacin leng hithei thou inteh”. Pek 76, para 7(?) ‘Na pasal zuih a hong zui..’ cih sang in “na pasal hong zui na hi mai kei ding maw..” cileh Paite pau zat dan tangpi toh kituak zaw ding hi. ‘Lacin’ cih leng ‘Le cin’ cihna hi zaw ding hi.
12. …..baihlamtak in hicin hon dawng hi. “ Kholai pawtkawm in nang…” Pek 76, para topna Hiai thuvual nih kal a fullstop hilou in coma koih hileh dik zaw ding hi. Hici bang mun bangzah hiam ah om hi. Huanah, ‘Hicin’ cih zawng ‘Hici’n’ cih hileh dik zaw ding hi.
13. ..motor a pan in mi a kumkhe souhsouh uh hi. Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 1 & 2. Hiai a motor a tuang mi thum hi ua, hiai thugentu nu, a pasal leh a pasal naupa hi uh hi. Huai ziakin, a pasal leh a pasal naupa motor apan a kumkhiak ziak ua ‘souhsouh’ cih adverb zat dik zoulou ding hi.
14. A kumlou ding bang, bang ding a hong pai na himhim a awi? Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 4. Hiai Text book Paite pau sinna ding a kibol hia. A pau zat hoihlouh ban ah hiai sinlai bu boltu in, ‘hoh’, ‘pai’ leh ‘zui’ cihte zang khial sek hi.
15. …a tung (inn) teng guizam in a zamdimkhum khat ka mu hi. Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 7. ‘Guizam in a zamdimkhum’ tuh guizam in a ‘khuh’ hi ding in limsiam theih hi. ‘Zamdimkhum’ I cih tuailai – namdanglak, Paite pau kizatlouhna mun a khangkhiate Paite pau ding mah bang hi.


16. Tua in tengte zaw khosak haksa sa mahmah khat hihtuak hi. Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 8 & 9 ‘Tengte’ ahihleh bel a thuvual topna zawng plural ‘uh hi’ cih a top ding hihtuak hi.
17. Bikha nuailam a kipan in numei khat hong suakkhia hi. Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 10 & 11. Bikha nuailam apan a hong suak khia numei tuh sikha hiam, dawite hiam hi mai thei hi. Ahihziakin, a tangthu pai dan apan in mihing hihtuak hi.
18. “ Boinu” ci in tanu kawiphei hi. Pek 77, para 2, thuvual 17 ‘a’ tanu kawiphei hihtuak a. Hici bang a bukimlou muntampi ah om hi.
19. Acina loute na khoi ngei a hia? Pek 77, para 2, thuvual topna Hiai ah Doctor tungtang ahihziakin, Doctor in cinate enkol a; cinate ‘khoi’ lou hi.
20. A pa’n, “ Kei na in na kituah pih geih ding ka thei kei ahi?” Pek 77, para topna, thuvual 5 & 6 A tanu leh hiai Sinlai Bu sintu naupangte’n a gen tup theilou a adeek uh khuat ding un um ing.
21 Hun saupi a thute ngaihtuahkhe lou hileng hiai mi in a ta bangcituk a it hiam cih kithei hi. Pek 78, para 1, thuvual 3&4 Hici bang Paite pau zil in sinlaite’n pau hoih leh kilom a zil khiak uh na gingta hia? Ken tuh gingtak haksa sa ka hi.
22. Hiai nau doctor kivel sakleh ci ka ka hia… Pek 78, para 1, thuvual topna. Hiai literature language, lai pau ahi thei diam?
22. Doctorpa mai ah na zahlak zaw kha dei aw. Pek 78, para 2, thuvual 2na. ‘Kha dei aw’! A dikna mun leng om kha thei. Ahihziak in, Paite MIL ah khelkhel zaw ‘dei aw’ cih kammal diktheilou ding hi.
23. Heh kisa cia, heh kawm a gamtang zaw hi ding hi a, na mu uh maw, U? Pek 78, para 2, thuvual 5&6 ‘Heh kisa cia’, bang gen nuam hiam cih theih haksa hi.

24. Tuni in leng note omlou hile uchin a nu’n a ta vo lai ding ei ve” ci in gen hi. Pek 78, para 2, thuvual 6&7. C leh CH tungtang ah PLS in ut dandan a zat helhtheih ding ci ua. Ahihziak in, O pen ut hunhun ah OU gin a ginsak theih ding cilou un ken ka thei a. Huai ziakin, hiai a NOTE cih in PLS dan kalh hi.
25. Huaitak in ka thu theihnop teng a hong kiphongkhia phengphung hi. Pek 78, para 2, thuvual 10&11. Thu theihnopte ‘hong kiphongkhe phengphung’ thei ahihlam hiai Paite MIL ka sim ma in ken tuh ka thei kha ngei het kei hi.


Hici bang a hi Paite MIL quality leh standard! A tunglam a, Paite MIL in a tup leh ngiim I taaklatte, hici bang sinlai in khua mualsuah in, a subucing zou diam?

Hiai bang sinlai 1984 apan hiam, ahihkei leh, 1997 apan in Manipur a Paite naupangte’n na zilta /na thuakta uh hi. Huanah, hiai Sinlai Bu hi Secretary, PLS in Pulaakna a bu sung ngei ah bawl ahihciang in, leh, a bu suahkhia uh ahih ciang in, PLS te’n hiai Sinlai Bu hoih hun mahmah a ngai uh ahi cih kilang hi. Huaiziakin, a content, editing, proof reading, pau zatdan, gelhdan leh a thil bangkim ah PLS te’n leng mohpo tel uh hi. PLS te’n pau hoih leh gelhdaan dik ah ‘moral authority’ a nei lai/ anei ngei ding uam, cih ngaihtuah ding in hoih hi.

Hici bang Sinlai Bu zil a Paite pau siam haksa ding in gintaak huai a, a siamsate leng hici bang Paite pau asin un tuh, Paite pau siamlouh phah maithei lai uh hi. Hiai tungtang ah Dr. H. Kamkhenthang kia hiam, PLS te kia hiam a moh kei ua, khophawklou a hiai tan om leh, ngeingaih pih ding ahihlam theilou Paite nam pumpi I moh uh hi. Thil om dan I et kimvel ciang in, I lungsim tak uah Paite pau ‘gam bawl’ houh I hi ding uam, cih ngaih dan piangthei hi.