Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani

~ Pupu Zou

Wherever I am, while driving, working, eating and even in the meeting, this beautiful and straight to the point song strongly haunts my heart and soul. I used to keep musing the whole day, it echoes and re-echoed time after time. Epecially, I like this stanza: Nitinin ka nunnah duhthlan tur a awm a, Tisa duhna leh thlarau duhna a ni; Thil tha tih ka tum changin thil tha lo ka ti thin, Tisa duhna in min hneh fo thin a. *That ka tum ve leh ka sual thin, Thil tha tih theih na reng ka nei lo; Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani, Aw Lalpa nang chauh ka that na i ni.

Free translation of the first two stanza: There's a choice to choose in my daily life, the choice of flesh desires and spiritual way. Whenever i long to do good deeds, the flesh desires overpower me and i often did wrong things. When i try to be good, i often commit sins, i, by myself have no power to do good things wichout the help of God.

Bethsy @ lelte Award 2009 – I ropui nan

Nitinin ka nunnah duhthlan tur a awm a,
Tisa duhna leh thlarau duhna a ni;
Thil tha tih ka tum changin thil tha lo ka ti thin,
Tisa duhna in min hneh fo thin a.

*That ka tum ve leh ka sual thin,
Thil tha tih theih na reng ka nei lo;
Lalpa tello that tum zawng engmah lo mai ani,
Aw Lalpa nang chauh ka that na i ni.

Midang hmangaih theihna pawh thil tha anih ka hria,
Hmangaih ka tum ve leh huatna atam si;
Lalpa tello hmangaihna engmah lo mai a ni,
Aw Lalpa nang chauh hmangaihna i ni.

Nitinin fel ka tum thin thil tha anih ka hria,
Ka theihna in ka tum a ka sual leh thin;
Lalpa tello fel tum zawng engmah lo mai a ni,
Aw Lalpa nang chauh ka fel na i ni.

**Ka nunna chu thing Kraws chungah khan,
Krista nen khenbeh in a awm tawh;
Tuna ka nunna pawh hi keimah ni tawh lovin,
Keimah ah Krista a nung zawk a ni.

***Lalpa i hma ah misual ka ni,
Thil tha tih theihna reng ka nei lo;
Lalpa ka nunna hmangin i nihna lan tir rawh,
Engkim hi i ropui nan hmang ang che.