The poem talks about how decolonization can be something regressive as well, how it can be used by chauvinism and the market to exploit it for its own gain.
Awpbeh kan nih chhan te kha thlirna thar a kan thlir a ngai a, Kristian kan nih chhan pawh Missionary te hnathawh ṭhat leh hah vang chauh a ni lovin,…
The poem speaks in a rhetorical way, pointing out the irony of not caring about politics.
Enna varpawhna chu mihringin naupanchhiatna a insiamchawp aṭanga a tâlchhuahna hi a ni a. Naupanchhiatna chu midang ṭanpuina tel miah lova mahni hriatna thiang hman theih lohna hi a ni.…
I don't care for Hnahsin Kut Chapchar Kut or any other Kut If our clothes exoticized And our culture mysticized Restraining us and our ways of life I don't care…
Ziak leh chhiar thiam lohna chuan mihring hi zalenna a pe lian em em mai a, history-ah te, thlahtu chhui (genealogy)-ah te leh state that lohna laka invênna kawngah te.
Tell me, O Monk,how did you renounce the worldly things? When you gave up your garments,you changed into fine silk saffron ones. When you started preaching against greed,you occupied vast…
The poem talks about how decolonization can be something regressive as well,…
Awpbeh kan nih chhan te kha thlirna thar a kan thlir a…
The poem speaks in a rhetorical way, pointing out the irony of…
Enna varpawhna chu mihringin naupanchhiatna a insiamchawp aṭanga a tâlchhuahna hi a…
I don't care for Hnahsin Kut Chapchar Kut or any other Kut…
Ziak leh chhiar thiam lohna chuan mihring hi zalenna a pe lian…
Tell me, O Monk,how did you renounce the worldly things? When you…
The poem is a critical introspection on identity, beautifully using the tunes…

