Hi, Kapya kalanghna rhoek among lah na om uk a

[Johnyin Thang]

Dear yalanghna rhoek

Nasatui ding uk ngawl vai te.
Nabaltang kut kap tuk uk.
Oe ikihmuh khanah atue bahoeng sawl coeng te,
nami kah muei naw hmuh ham dik ka hue uk ne,
Hnilkhat cankhat ah kirhrum cangaih ni tilah ka laptawl,
So Pa Malrhai taengvih hla ka tuem, isawtdam ihmuhdam vai ah
kho akhang cangaih ni tilah tlueng kalap awt.

Nangmi tah sallairhui ip up nah Bathae kho kah nutong patong naw napoek uk a,
Tuiva ah parha sak naw, tanga ivawi naw, rhrepom khoek naw, tuidue iyelnaw, thing iphaw naw,
khangthai ibitnaw, rhotoi khaenaw,
khadueng muelah lohlae phoei avuel ah lo icae naw, tahmang ihlae icomnaw kha,
bokal thawbaek lah ithongnaw, phoe al baekdawi naw, sakuem nupa lah varhrang dong aphaw namik dong om uk pueng a,
cang aa vaeng lo ah nupa idoe naw, lo ah ai ingawl lah bu al icak vaengkah atuitui rhaw ma kha, bangdeh vih kidue khah,

Saengim rhiprhep cadong ah ca icangnaw, khocaw vaeng cahmuei thai cak atuidan, kahae thai itlap irhu ngai kha,
imm langkah sahawkthai rhuethmai ipbuem ikhuel lah huiko hmai hlippet lah icak uk naw, ahlaem ah cakuemsi nupa alohlal ah awt inthong lah hluphlup icak uk te, koepnaw hi rhrawprhrap kapoek lawm aw,

Batu kho ah saengimm ikai bal ngai kha,
Cakyel nueng kaphaw vaengah pawngkul camai yoe kaphaw tloel naw ai,
Vedio sawt anawm dan ai, Batu lang makho ibal phai vaeng kahkha nawm koek ka ti,
nupa lah maetlang ca, tangakae baek al lah awt antak, bungkah apong deh bucak koel rhoe atui oeh,

Ahlaem hla ang thung ah iluempai naw koep kapoekrhrang, koep kapoek thuk,
kutkho sil voel muelah hnithung rhrui ikul lah mat i ip vaengkah i atui dan,
cawnnga hlaem, yattehlaem hi nawm tloe ka ti, kai tah
yatpi mincang ah sunday school ah cakyel ikhuel lah icaet uk, hla icang lah puppup isak, angel tah irhong uk, khavih nawm tallat,

Hikoep naw hi napoek uk pueng poek a te,

Namang tong uk seh ne!

John Yin ( jefferson Johnrolingsang pa)
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand