ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨ EEGI MACHU (colour of Blood)

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ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨ

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯈꯟꯖꯕ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯅ,

ꯎꯕꯤꯔꯕ ꯑꯩꯕꯨ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕ,

ꯎꯕꯤꯔꯕ ꯑꯩꯕꯨ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕ꯫

ꯎꯔꯨꯗꯦ ꯑꯩꯅ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯕꯨ,

ꯅꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤꯕ ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝ,

ꯅꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤꯕ ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝ꯫

ꯂꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯩꯕꯨ

ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ,

ꯂꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯩꯕꯨ

ꯌꯦꯛꯅꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ꯫

ꯉꯝꯗꯦ ꯑꯩꯅꯗꯤ ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯕꯨ,

ꯏꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ,

ꯏꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ꯫

ꯅꯈꯣꯏꯒ ꯑꯩꯒꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ,

ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝ ꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯗꯣ,

ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕꯒꯨꯝ ꯎꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯗꯣ꯫

ꯅꯠꯇꯅ ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯏꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯑꯃꯇꯅꯤ-

ꯏꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ,

ꯏꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ꯫

ꯁꯦꯜ ꯈꯔꯗꯨꯅ,

ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨꯗꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯂꯣꯏꯀꯣ,

ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨꯗꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯂꯣꯏꯀꯣ꯫

ꯂꯥꯟꯅ ꯎꯍꯟꯕ ꯈꯛ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ,

ꯂꯥꯟꯅ ꯎꯍꯟꯕ ꯈꯛ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ꯫

ꯁꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯏꯗꯨꯅ ꯆꯝꯂꯛꯄ ꯃꯤꯀꯨꯞꯇ,

ꯊꯤꯔꯛꯈꯤꯅꯤ ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨ,

ꯊꯤꯔꯛꯈꯤꯅꯤ ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯆꯨ꯫

ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯔꯝꯕ ꯅꯪ-ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ,

ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯔꯝꯕ ꯅꯪ-ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ꯫

-ꯔꯕꯤꯟ ꯈꯥꯏ

EEGI MACHU

Eigini khanjaba nakhoina,

ubiraba eibu nakhoigi yeknaba,

ubiraba eibu nakhoigi yeknaba.

Urude eina nakhoibu,

natungda lepliba yeknaba gum,

natungda lepliba yeknaba gum.

Lourabasu nakhoina eibuyeknabani haina,

lourabasu nakhoina eibuyeknabani haina.

Ngamde einadi nakhoibu,

ema gi macha natte haiba,

ema gi macha natte haina.

Nakhoiga eiga gi marakta,

khetnaba gum uhalliba wakhaldo,

khetnaba gum uhalliba wakhaldo.

Nattana chelliba ee dudi ama tani

—ema gi macha amagi,

ema gi macha amagi.

Sel kharaduna,eegi machu di hongloiko,

eegi machu di hongloiko.

Lanna uhanba khak nattana,

lanna uhanba khak nattana.

Sel gi mayaiduna chamlakpa mikupta,

thirakkhini nongmadi eegi machu,

thirakkhini nongmadi eegi machu.

Khetnaramba nang-eigi marakta,

khetnaramba nang-eigi marakta.

— Rabiin Khai

THE COLOUR OF BLOOD

I believe you are my own blood,

yet you see me as your enemy,

you see me as your enemy.

I have never seen you as an enemy,

even when you stand against me,

even when you stand against me.

Even if you choose to call me your enemy,

I can never see you as anything less

than a child of the same mother,

a child of the same mother.

Between you and me,

there are things that make us appear different,

things that make us appear different.

But the blood flowing through your veins

is the same as the blood flowing through mine.

We are children of the same mother,

children of the same mother.

That little taste of money

will never change the blood within us,

will never change the blood within us.

It can only make us see one another

as enemies,

make us see one another as enemies.

When the taste of money fades,

you will search for the origin of your blood,

you will search for the origin of your blood.

The differences we have today,

the differences we have today

—will they remain forever?

Rabiin Khai

Translated By ( Haobam Pravinsen)