Li Hao Chu

A translation of a Manipuri poem of the same title by Laishram Samarendra which was originally published in Waa Amata Haige Telanga (1962)

Li Hao Chu!
Li Hao Chu!
Are you a ruler or a farmer?

Li Hao Chu!
Li Hao Chu!
I’m no ruler and I’m no farmer

Li Hao Chu
I do Li Hao Chu.

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Read: 

• Oja Laishram Samarendra’s Works on This Blog
• The Last Day on Earth in Imphal

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