A Tribute to my Beloved Father on Father's Day

As I was thinking about writing a tribute to my Dad, I thought — How can I say a few words that do justice to all of the years of love and strength that Dad gave me? I hope that the real tribute to Dad will be the actions of my lives — that I am a testament to the love and lessons that he instilled in me!

As I’ve been thinking about my Dad this past week, finally coming to grips with the inevitable, I thought “How can I tell a story of my Dad that conveys the message of what his love and strength has meant to me. Like my Dad, I guess I’ll do it by telling a story whose underlying message teaches the lesson of his life to me.

Had my dad been alive, how will the world looks;

Had my dad been alive, how will I look at the world.

Had my dad been alive, where would I be;

Had my dad been alive, what would I do?

Oh, Dad! I wish you could have hold your life till today,

Oh, Dad! I wish I have a dear daddy to be my side;

Oh, Dad! When I see young kids holding and running by their dad’s side,

I wish you are still alive to hold me tight.

KA ZUO IIT AW

Senpa’n momnou zuo mel mu lou,

Tunnu’n anglai nau bang hing pom e;

Lai ah na sa’ng sangga zuo pomkha lou,

Zal mang laukha’n ka sieng hing kawm ve aw;

Sangga momnou in lung zuon man in,

Vaimang siemsil tung a tutkhawl,

Tong kup theilou na sahmel vel vel veng e.

Zuo aw tuong nung na’ng sia apa’n,

Na min thei bang lou lou veng e;

Lou chim la’ng e, pienna ka zuo aw,

Tuong nung na’ng sie apa’n;

Vangkhuo limlien sausuon dai in damta e,

Mim bang pienna ka it tuunnu toh;

Tuonglam sa bang vaimaw ung e.

Pienna tuun-le-laizom teng toh,

Sangga genlieng siel siel ding a;

Zuo aw tuong nung na’ng sie a hiei?

Zuo aw tuong nung na’ng sieh apa’n,

Sen puseite’n sen momnou paibang pom vang;

Sien ni-nu toh sawn momnou sangga paibang pom vang chi e.

Sen puseite’n sawn momnou pai bang pom e,

Pai bang pom in, sawn momnou siel bang sangga kile in;

Tuun lungzuong leh laizom teng nun in nuom e.

Tuun lungzuong mu bang ka ngai ma’n,

Von momnou in mal bang kou kou ing e;

Tuun lungzuong simlei-le-thangvan kal ah mubang laam in,

Tuonglam zawtlou, India khopi Delhi tuol ah nga bang leng ta e.

Sangga momnou kiil bang khang in,

Tuun lungzuong leh deizawn angkawi lianu toh;

Saunuom sungah hou lung kum e,

Kum chimlou e, nuichiem leel in;

Nunnuom laituol leeng leeng ung e.

In fond memory of my beloved dad (Late) Rev. T. Kamzakhup Zou (1930 – 1979)