Slem bah
naduh ki snem kulong kumah
u Ren, u rawon ka Nongiri
u Ren, u baieit eh ka puri
u Ren, uba ieit kum ban bieit
uba iehnoh ia la ka kmie bad ka ïing
ban im ha ka ri bamaia ki pubon
u la ieh ruh ia kawei ka jingbthah:
"Mei", u la ong,
"sngap bha ia ka sur jong ka wah,
katba ka dang ïai khynwin
kumta keiñ phin tip ba nga ruh nga im".
Ka long kaba la slem eh, slem bah
naduh ki snem kulong kumah
kaei kaba u bthah:
ki por ki la kylla
ka sur ka jingim jong ngi
ka nang swai ha kiwei pat ki jait ktien
bad kine ki jait ktien, man la ka sngi
ki nang jliah noh ia ka sur ka jong ngi.
La katta ruh, ka la slem eh, slem bah
naduh ki snem kulong kumah
kaei kaba u bthah:
ki por ki la kylla
tang khyndiat eh kiba sngew kwah ban sngap
kiba bun ki shu kwah ban iehnoh ia ki
ha la ki jingphohsniew ba ki jngi.
Bad ki jong nga barabor ki shu kut
tang ha ki pulit mynder
ki khmat seh jong ki kiba thrang
ban nguid im ia ngi jlang.
Hynrei lada kine kim lah leh kumta
kito kiba ki iada khlem pep kin sa leh ia kata:
ka bih ba par suki pa suki
kan sa trei ha kano ma ka sngi...
"U Ren" is an original Khasi poem by poet and novelist Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih published in Ka Samoi Jong ka Lyer (2008). It is a thought provoking poem 👌📃✒️
Mynta ka taïew ngin kynmaw ïa ka lyngkhuh sngi ïap jong u myllung ba radbah ka ri Khasi u Soso Tham ha ka 18 tarik u Nohprah 1940, da kaba ngin post ïa ki poitri ba lah noh synniang da ki paralok followers jong ngi. 📃✏️✒️
Ai ba ka jingshem mynsiem, ka jingshemphang bad ka jingieit ri jong u myllung Soso Tham, kan long ruh ka jingïohkynti jong ngi ka ban pynkhlaiñ ïa ngi kum ka jaitbynriew. 🌄🌤️
This week we commemorate the death anniversary of Khasi Poet Laureate U Soso Tham, on the 18th of December 1940, by posting poetry that has been generously contributed by our dearest followers. ✏️📃✒️
May the inspiration, conviction, wisdom and love for the Khasi land and people of the poet U Soso Tham be our inheritance that strengthens us as a community. 🌄🌤️