'Candle in the Wind' Translated to Lusei (Mizo)

[By Pu L.Keivom*, INPUI columnist]

INPUI-a Saptronga Lady Diana le MJ tekhinna ka tiem leh Diana thi truma Lusei tronga artikul ka ziek MIPUI LALNU DIANA a ka hla inlet ka hriet suok a. Ka zuk tiem nawk a, ka lo inlet thra hlein ka hriet a, mak khom ka ti letling hiel a nih. Hieng ang hin:

CANDLE IN THE WIND
1
Goodbye, England’s rose;
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart.
You called out to your country,
And you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
And the stars spell out your name.

Liam mah la e, England raws par, Thinlaiah i vul reng ang; Intauh darhte tan thawidamtu, Malsawmna i ni si a; Kan ram i au lawm lawm a, Na tuarte biahnem i hlan thrin a; Tunah zawng pialral rihsang i lo kai ta, Si-ar lengten i hming an chham.

2
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind:
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
Along England’s green hills;
Your candle’s burned out long before
Your legend ever will.

I hringnun hian virthli chhêm lêng, Chhermei a iang ngei e; A mit ngai lo tlaini tlakin, Khuangruahpui sûr châng pawhin; England mual hring dum durah hian, I sulhnu a châm reng dawn; I hringnun mit thuai mah se, I sakhming sawi kan bang lo’ng e.

3
Loveliness we’ve lost;
These empty days without your smile.
This torch we’ll always carry
For our nation’s golden child.
And even though we try,
The truth brings us to tears;
All our worlds cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years.

Thrapui, kan chân ta che maw, I tel lo chuan tlaini lên har kan ti; Kan hnam chawi rangka-hrinhniang, I chhermei kan keng zêl ang; Insûm hrâm tum mah ila, Luaithli kan dang zo lo; Tawngkain kan puang seng lo’ng, Kum kha zawnga lawmna min hlan.

Thu kharna
Goodbye, England’s rose,
From a country lost without your soul,
Who’ll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you’ll never know.

Liam ta mai la, England raws parte, I tel lova riang kan ram hian, I khawngaihna thlazar kan thlahlelzia, I dawn thiam bil lo’ng e.
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[*Editor's Note: INPUI columnist Pu Keivom is a retired Indian foreign diplomat and a respected Hmar Mizo litterateur. This article was featured at Zoram Khawvel-8]