Calai Deirel: Collage Poetry Pakhat Luhcilhnak

05 November, 2014

Collage Poetry Pakhat Luhcilhnak

WRONG NUMBER

Is that the vet? You said you'd fixed my cat

And now she's dead.

Wrong number

Is that the parson? Was it you who said

That God is dead?

Wrong number

Is that the hospital? My husband's got

My son my mother's got

Wrong number

Is that the fire br igade? Is that the chemist?

I've swallowed pills. The Second Coming's come.

The taps are leaking. I can hear a bomb.

Is that the plumber? God, how long you've been.

Is that the IRA? Is that the Queen?

It wasn't me. I just picked up the phone.

I've never spayed a cat. I've never done

Anything, really. Never killed a man

Or cured one either . There it goes again.

I just p icked up the phone. It wasn't me.

Laurence Lerner

"Wrong Number" timi cu tulai san ahcun telephone number hmeh sual can ih ton ttheu mi 'aw' a si ti kan thei cio ko ding. English pawl in 'wrong number' an ti ih Chin ttong cun 'Nambar na hmet sual' ti'n tivek in kan sawn sal ttheu.

Himi Laurence Lerner ih bezai hi 'Collage Poetry' an timi sungih tel a si. 'Collage' timi cu zuksuai thiamzung (painting) ihsi ra mi ttongfang a si. Thil dangdang, a pehpar aw hran lo mi pawl, hmun khat ah suaikhawm mi khi 'collage suaizuk' tiah an ko. Chin ttong cun 'cawhrawi suaizuk' ti theih tla a si men ding. Khami thiamzung kha biazai khawvel ih an lak tikah, thuhla pehzom aw hran lo pawl kha hmun khat ih an remkhawm mi a kawhhmuh.

Laurence Lerner ih bezai kan zoh tikah thuhla pehzom aw lo pawl a remkhawm ko nan, mi zaran men khal in ni tin ih kan ton thei mi (asilole kan ton ttheu mi) thuhlapawl tam zet a remkhawm mi a si tikah a bezai hi a zangkhai in, a hlim um zet ti kan hmu thei. Canghlawm (stanza) pakhat tete'n kan zoh hnik pei.

'Vet' timi cu 'veterinary surgeon' (rannung sibawi) kawhnak a si. Phone kotu in, "Rannung sibawi si maw?"(Is that the vet?) tiah a sut cih. "Ka zawhte na tuah zo na ti, tu ah a thi,"(You said you'd fixed my cat. And now she's dead.) a timi cu a hnuaitabik canghlawm ih "I've never spayed a cat" (fa von thei lo ding in zawhte nu ka cingter dah lo) timi thawi' zoh tikah, "Ka zawhtenu fa von thei lo ding in ka tuah zo na ti, tu ah a thi sokhaw," a tinak a si ding. Vulh mi zawhte in fa nei hnuaihni lo ding ih tuah hi hmunpi khawpi lam ahcun a tam zet mi a si. Asinan phone rak kaitu in, "Nambar na hmet sual," tiah a rak sawn.

"Pastor si maw? Pathian a thi ti ih simdahtu kha nangmah na si maw?" (Is that the parson? Was it you who said That God is dead?)tiah a sut mi a si. Pastor ih thusim ruangah thinlung buainak tongtu simaw, cumi thawn pehpar in rel ding neitu simaw in pastor biak tum in phone an kawh mi si in a lang. Asinan, "Nambar na hmet sual," timi in phone rak kaitu in a sawn thotho.

"Zato si maw?" (Is that the hospital?) ti'n phone kotu in a sut. Cumi hnu ah zato phone can ih ttong ttheu mi pawl bezai phuahtu in catluan kimcang lo thawn a tarlang khawm. "Ka pasal a…...ka fapa a…ka nu a….." (My husband's got..My son my mother's got) tipawl in a cemter. A pasal ziang nat in simaw, a fapa ziang nat in simaw, a nu ziang nat in simaw, a na tla a si thei. Asinan, "Nambar na hmet sual," ti'n phone rak kaitu in a sawn thotho.

"Meiphal zung si maw? Si zuartu si maw? Simum ka dawlh sual pang," (Is that the fire brigade? Is that the chemist? I've swallowed pills) a ti. Si zuartui' hnen ihsi a lei mi simumpawl a eidan ding dik lo in a ei ngah pang a si hmang. "Vei Hnih Ratsalnak a ra thleng," (The Second Coming's come ) a timi hi cu Jesuh Khrih Vei Hnih Ratsalnak a sim duh mi a si. Sakhawlam ih hngakhlap luartuk pawl in Vei Hnih Ratsalnak a ra thleng, asilole, a ra thleng cing ding tivek ih an sim ringring mi khi a si. Phone kotu hin a kawh mi hnenah Vei Hnih Ratsalnak thuhla thawn pehpar in sim duh mi a nei ti a theihtheih. "Tipeppawl ihsin tidai an putsuak rero," (The taps are leaking) timi cu an tipep a siat thuhla sim tum in phone a kawh ruangih a sim mi a si. "Bomb puak awn ka thei thei," (I can hear a bomb) a timi cu khuitawk simaw ih bomb puak awn thu kha rualpi simaw, palik zung simaw, zo simaw sim tum ih phone a kawh mi a si ding. Tui san leitlun ah khaw sung tivek ih bomb puak hman tampi a um ruangah vun mitthlam a theih mei. "Tipep tuahtu si maw?" (Is that the plumber? ) timi cu an tipep tuahsak ding ih tipep tuahtu a kawhnak a si. "Pathian e, na va rei ve,"(God, how long you've been) timi cu a hngak mi a ra thlen lohli lo ruangah phone thawi' a hei mawhthluknak ttongkam a si hmel. "IRA si maw?" (Is that the IRA?) timi cu Irish Revolution Army (Irish Dothlengnak Ralkapbu) relnak a si hmang. IRA hi dothlengnak an tuah mi ah mipi tamnak bazar, tlangleng cawlhhmun tivek ih bomb puah hmang ttheu an si. "Siangpahrangnu si maw?" (Is that the Queen?) timi hi cu a danglam nasa. An ram lam ahcun mi zaran men lak khal ah siangpahrangnu biak duh ih phone ttheutu an um a si men thei.

"Kei ka si lo. Phone ka kai duak men si lawm,"(It wasn't me. I just picked up the phone) timi cu nambar an hmeh sual ruangih elnak ttongkam a rung si thlang. An phone ih an sim duh mi an sim cih: mawhthluknak, thu el tumnak, damloh thu theihternak tivek a phunphun an rel cih tikah "Kei ka si lo. Phone ka kai duak men si lawm," tiah mawh a neih lo thu, ttuanvo a neih lo thu, amah a si lo thu a simnak a si. A hnuailam ah a lang fiang vivo. "Fa von lo ding in zawhte ka tuah dah lo. Zianghman ka tuah dah lo. Ziangtehman, thungai in," (I've never spayed a cat. I've never done. Anything, really) tiah a mawhlozia, ttuanvo a neihlozia a sim sal. "Minung pakhat te hman ka that dah lo, a tuamhlawm khal ka tuamhlawm dah lo," (Never killed a man Or cured one either) timi cu sualnak nei lo mipi thihter ding ih bomb puahtu ah an puhnak a elnak, le zato phone kotu in mina tuamhlawm ding thu an simnak ah sibawi a si lo ruangah anih thawn a pehpar lo thu a simnak a si. "A ra lala. Phone ka kai duak men si lawm. Kei ka si lo," (There it goes again. I just p icked up the phone. It wasn't me ) timi cu rel hran a ttul nawn lo ding.

Bezai phuahtu hin thinlung ih tontuarnak (feeling) dangdang rung lutter theitu phone kawhsualnak phunphun a run rawi khawm. Thinlung hnoksaktu ding thuhla zaran khal an um vekin sualnak nei lo mipipawl thihnak tiang thlentertu misual ah ruat ih mi run phone sualtupawl ttongkam tiang in a telh. Curuangah phone kaitu in a can ahcun hnoksak ti menmen in, a can ahcun thinphang deuh in, an ttongkam a rak el ih "Nambar na hmet sual, kei ka si lo, mi ka that dah lo, ka tuamhlawm dah fawn lo, phone ka kai duak men si lawm," tivekpawl in kawhsual mi pawl ih rak sondan a run tarlang.

Chin ttong in vun siar sal hnik aw. Ziang a bang?

Nambar Na Hmet Sual

Rannung sibawi si maw?

Ka zawhte fa von lo ding in ka tuah zo na ti fawn,

Tu a thi sokhaw.

Nambar na hmet sual

Pastorpa simaw? Nangmah si ta lo maw,

Pathian a thi titu kha?

Nambar na hmet sual

Zato si maw? Ka pasal a…..

Ka fapa a…., ka nu a…..

Nambar na hmet sual

Meiphal Zung si maw? Si zuartu si maw?

Simumpawl ka dawlh sual pang. Vei Hnih Ratsalnak a thleng.

Ka tipep a pop i. Bomb puak awn ka thei i.

Tipep tuahtu si maw? Pathian e, na va rei lawmam ve.

IRA si maw? Siangpahrangnu si maw?

Kei ka si lo. Phone ka kai duak men si lawm.

Zawhte ka cingter dah lo. Zianghman ka tuah dah lo

Ziangtehman, thungai si. Minung ka that dah lo

Tuamhlawm khal ka tuamhlawm dah lo. Cu lala.

Phone ka kai duak men si lawm. Kei ka si lo sokhaw.

Laurence Lerner

Sirhsan: Mg Thar Noe, Naingan Yatchyarr Kabyar Khansarrchyiatmyarr, PDF File, cahmai 138-144

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Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol Introduction Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol (born August 18, 1988) is a leading Chin (Falam) poet and literary contributor. In 2011 he published his first work Calai Zirnak Hmaihruai (An Introduction to the Study of Literature) and, in 2014 he published his second and major work Eden Zunzam: Sonnets from Chinland (The Attachment of Eden: Sonnets from Chinland) which contained over 200 sonnets and a crown sonnet. He also wrote a novel Khrih Riantu (A Man Who Serves Christ) which is not published but filmed, and some short stories and one-act plays, and contributed over 600 articles and poems without royalty fees. Life Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol (born Biak Hming Siang LianUk) was born on August 18, 1988 at Darteti village, about 27 miles from Falam town of Chin State, Myanmar. His father, Ro Pum Thang, is a headmaster of primary school and his mother, Za Kip Par, had only a few school education. His mother died when he was two and his grandmother from his father looked after him. He is the second child of his parents, and has two sisters and three brothers. He started his school education under his father's school at Hmawngkawn village, a remote village in the western part of Chin State, near the Mizoram State of India. After attending Kindergarten at Hmawngkawn village, his family transferred to Zahau Dihai village. He attended first standard at Zahau Dihai and, his family transferred to Darteti village, his birthplace. He finished his primary education at Darteti, and he joined the Basic Education Middle School, at Falam. After he had finished Middle School, his family transferred to Letpanchaung village of Kalay township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. He passed matriculation at Letpanchaung village, from the sub High School of No.2 Basic Education of High School, Kalaymyo. After he had sit matriculation exam, his family transferred to Tahan-Kalaymyo, and he lives there until today. After he had passed matriculation, he cannot join university because of poverty. He worked as students guide at boarding schools and hostels for some time. In 2011, he went to Yangon and worked as the de facto editor of Thuthantu journal, a church based monthly journal. Later, he became managing editor and he handles it until today. From Yangon and Tahan-Kalaymyo he also worked as a freelance journalist for some Chin social media. Six years after he passed the matriculation, with the help of some close friends, in 2010, he joined university with English major and qualified for post-graduate degree. He is now attending post-graduate at Kalay University, Sagaing Division of Myanmar. Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol also composed some songs and he is the composer of the proposed Chin national anthem: Ram ZalenChinram (Chinland, A Land of Freedom). He is also a singer at Klirlungz music band and literary club. He uses his nickname Salai Mhingte for his musical activities. Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol's early life was filled with many difficulties. With the death of his mother, he suffered lack of vitamins and depression. Because of his father's illness which lasted about six years, the property of his family were gone when he attend the final year of Middle School. Because of poverty, he surrendered many of his ambitions. In the end of 2012, he survived the motor-bike accident in which his friend was died. His feelings about the difficulties he faced can be seen in many of his literary works. Writing Career Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol began to write from his early age. He had already read hundreds of books at the age of 16. He had read the whole Bible at the age of twelve. The knowledge he got from his reading made him wrote many manuscripts. However his first printed work was only appeared in the December issue of Vankau Arsi magazine (2005). He used 'Kianghrol' (walking stick) as his pen-name and, later, used only Salai Siang LianUk Kianghrol for his literary career. From that time, he constantly wrote poems and articles for many magazines and journals of Chin language. He wrote for his people because of patriotism as there is usually no royalty fee for writers of Chin language. As Chin people in Myanmar are only about five lakh and, as there is no common language, the readers of Chin literature, who faces poverty the most in the undeveloped country, cannot support the writers and publishers. They write and publish books and writings only for they love their people, and want to develop them. In 2010, a group of friends called Klirlungz, in which Salai SiangLian Uk Kianghrol is involved from 2008, published Biazai Rianriam (A Study of Poetry).[ In 2012, Klirlungz released their second album DuhnakTiamthu (The Oath of Love) in which Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol involved and sung three songs. Klirlungz's first album Phunhnam Duhdawttu (Patriot) was released in 2004 but Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol did not involve]. BiazaiRianram became the literary turnpoint, especially poetry, of Chin Literature and, the first book to introduced western poetry to Chin people. In 2011, the Presbyterian Youth Joint Conference, Chin Synod, published Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol's first book Calai Zirnak Hmaihruai (An Introduction to the Study of Literature). The book was the first book to introduce world literature and literary genres, styles, and techiques and so on, to Chin people. In 2013, SalaiMai Entertainment published Klirlungz's second book, Nau Umtu (Nurse), a collection of nursery rhymes. In 2014, The Chin Times USA published Salai Siang Lian Uk Kianghrol's second and major work Eden Zunzam: Sonnets from Chinland (The Attachment of Eden: Sonnets from Chinland). The book contains five sonnet sequences and a crown sonnet or sonnet corona, and an introduction to sonnet, as appendix. The first sonnet sequence, Eden Biathli (The Story of Eden), contains a sequence of 37 sonnets and is about his view about religion, education, and moral values. The second sonnet sequence, Eden Sunmang (The Dream of Eden), contains a sequence of 32 sonnets and is about his political views and his dreams for Chinland. The third sonnet sequence, Eden Hringnun (The Life of Eden), contains a sequence of 56 sonnets and is about his personal life, his boyhood life, his rural life, and about his fondness of Chin culture. The fourth sonnet sequence, Eden Lasi (Angel of Eden), contains a sequence of 43 sonnets and is about the beauty of a lady, and the sweetness of love. The fifth sonnet sequence, Eden Tahhla (Lamentation of Eden), also contains a sequence of 43 sonnets and it describes a lamentation of a broken-heart, and the sigh of an unlucky person. The crown sonnet illustrated the poet's dreams and love for his native Chinland. From 2012 he compiled a brief history of Chinese, Iranian, Greek, Italian, Arab, Hebrew and Latin literature. In 2014 he posted this literary history on hi his personal blog: Calai Deirel (The Literary Morning Star). He translated some world classic short stories and poems to Chin language. About his 400 writings, including articles, poems, and short stories had been printed in many magazines and journals of Chin language. He also has many other articles which are not printed yet, but are contributed to Chin online media such as Chinland Today (www.chinlandtoday.info) and Chin World (www.chinworld.info). About 400 of his articles can be seen on his personal blog, Calai Deirel (http://www.calaideirel.blogspot.com). References · Siang Lian Uk (Kianghrol), Eden Zunzam: Sonnets from Chinland, Tahan-Kalaymyo: Zolun Offset, 2014. · Kianghrol, Calai Zirnak Hmaihruai, Tahan-Kalaymyo: Zolun Computer and Desktop Publishing, 2011. · Klirlungz, Biazai Rianram, Tahan-Kalaymyo: Zolun Computer and Desktop Publishing, 2010. · Klirlungz, NauUmtu, Tahan-Kalaymyo: Zolun Offset, 2013. · www.chinlandtoday.info External links · http://www.calaideirel.blogspot.com · http://www.facebook.com/sianglianuk-kianghrol.html

05 November, 2014

Collage Poetry Pakhat Luhcilhnak

Collage Poetry Pakhat Luhcilhnak

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