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 caniHZaI lEtbgi nYt_ra ?
 bNduna tOrdi ,
mayaMsu tumiN tbdo !
 Ima nuHsidba kyasu mrEge?
 IyuMdgi heNbabu kdaIdno?
 Khonthi chaabasu matalli;
chei chaabasu makijei;
khallure saoningi;
tumin leire mapende;
ephong phong-naraba ngaak-sibu;
haidadi hairage karibu touwege,
Ado eikhoi loinadi khang-bani.
 chaaba tumdabagi oirini.
 chaningai leitabagi nattra?
 Band-duna touradi,
eraang duna houradi,
mayaam amasu leirina.
 Phagat-pra hairasu phagatte.
 Emung mahi laang-hanba,
leikai koom-hei oihan-basa;
kanaana kari tourino,
Eikhoi loina khangiko.
 Vote hek laakpaga,
maana waasak-khiba mayaamdo,
namthaak chabool ngaang-bada;
mayaam-su tumin taabado!
 Tou-roidaba pareng haibada,
gyan taaba saaraga,
khubaak-ka houna khukhiba;
lupa 400, 500 da leikhiba,
eikhoi leibaak-ki voter-sing;
khalluraga ekaijei.
 Eikhoi loina khangiko.
 Mayaam-gi phattaba thing-lingei,
emung-dana kankhat-laga thamjinba,
kayaa amasu yaoriko.
 Emung khuding pharadi;
yumthong khuding gyan taanaradi;
meewaa ngaang-naba tok-ladi;
yeng-sin-naba leppadi;
hot-naba-nabu leptradi;
hayeng-di eikhoi soidana nungaini.
 Eikhoi loina khangiko.
 Lambina komjao,
uphool-na pook-mam,
dress-kadi khunaan ama;
thouriba gaari mawong khutaadi;
pairiba mobilegadi ayoubini;
thong-gaal-dana uiraga phamba mayaamdo,
emung-dana poo-thaang-ba ngam-nadre.
 Adusu karisu haidana tumin adum leisinba.
 Eikhoi loina khangiko.
 Chahi asuk saang-base;
chaokhat-naba amatasu sillamde.
 Clerk tagi houraga peisaadi chaadoida,
lisaang sit-na soirak-pana,
houjikti pullap waaredo.
 Eikhoigi ethakta loina nalledo.
 Emaa nungsidaba kanaabu mareige?
 Eyumdagi henbabu kadaidano?
 Nakhoina yaat-lamba poramda;
ngasidi refugee oiredo.
 Eikhoi loina khangiko.
 This Poem was webcasted on January 16th 2009.
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