Salai Thuahawng- HLA RAN LIANG HNIA (Sibungpar Rhapsody)

HLA RAN LIANG HNIA
(Sibungpar Rhapsody)

Tlang liam a ni pui rin
Khum bang ta zo nehno
Zuzit le ai bang siin
Kon tin khua thim thil siah lo

Zakthi thi tum niu thawn
Hawl dun ta de sing khaw
Kon tin e kin thin ngawn
Vanlai khuathu hnak'n thum tur maw

REPEAT
(Rual dang te'n ling lo bang niu kin cul hlen
Mah te tlangtlang tawk dun can ngawn rel tuh tten
Hla ran liang hnia ah
Zan khai kin lau hlah
Hiam bang ta ze,
Nang thawn kutrisih tlangleng niahno de...)
(awng.......)

Leen pui va phir te ang
Khian dun ta de kin khai
"Rawnfem nga te bang
Hmun khat a leng kawm thil sing lai"

Zan mitmu mang aa thawn
Hming khai na lam de ing
Cun caang le pon kin fawn
Hnihsa kha rel tlang leh so sing

Repeat:

Bridge:
Thil ta hang kin nautalai ai thuanthu te khai
Phawr kin hiam puaksamsek kin ran khal se lai
Caan zong pin ta hlah
Hiam napui lai cia mah
Khum bang tekto ta

June 25, 2012

MOONLIT SKY
(Translated by a friend)

The sun has fled beyond the mount'n
Even the crickets have begun their chirpin'
Though I wish the night would fall
It hasn't, not at all

On winged feet I came to whisk you away
The roar in my heart, louder oh yea than the crack of thunder
What could be a threat
When two young hearts yearn to pledge?

Repeat

My good friends stood sentinel
Lest we were caught unaware
Knowing that they were poking fun at us
" Go ahead guys, laugh if you must! "
Under the moonlit sky
The night held no terror
The joy of love begins but never ends
Strolling along the " Lamcehpui " Road
While holding hands

Like two love-struck songbirds
We cooed and trilled to one another
"Won't it be nice to stay together
Like the fish in the `Rawnfem` river!"

In the dead of night while in deep slumber
It was your name my lips would murmur
Then the evening(s) came for us to chat
How we laughed at those silly things I said!

Repeat*

Bridge:

Alas! Now our heads are turning gray
Still it's nice to reminisce and regale
Yes, time is far too short
Better to cherish it than not!
(For) once it leaves the shore
Never, will it come back for more

Composed and performed by Salai Thuahawng.

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