HON NGILH KEI NING

By ~ Tuan Phualte

(A short love story inspired by this song)

 I Will Remember You

----by Amy Grant

I will be walking one day

Down a street far away

And see a face in the crowd and smile

Knowing how you made me laugh

Hearing sweet echoes of you from the past

I will remember you.

Look in my eyes while you're near

Tell me what's happening here

See that I don't want to say, good-bye

Our love is frozen in time

I'll be your champion and you'll be mine

I will remember

I will remember you.

Later on

When this fire is an ember

Later on

When the night's not so tender

Given time

Though it's hard to remember darlin'

I will be holding

I'll still be holding to you

I will remember you.

So many years come and gone

And yet the memory is strong

One word we never could learn

Good-bye

True love is frozen in time

I'll be your champion and you'll be mine

I will remember you

So please remember

I will remember you

I will remember you

I will remember you

I will remember you.

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“Ulal, oi damjel maw?”

Chia aw gin na lam adak phei leh Grace ana hi maimah a, Biakinn kong ah kibingtuah kha phut in, gen ding zosam thei leng omlou in tawlpikhat sung chuh a ki entuah kha heuhou zawzen uhi.  Mi’n lamdang asak khak ding uh venna in Lalboi in leng ava naihphei a nuikawm in chibai a kibuuk ua, akhut-te ubang a kimek kip tuahkha tinten ua, hileleng amau bel akhut lamlam uh leng a phawk ban kei hial uhi.

Lalboi lungsim ah bang dang om theilou in Amy Grant lasak ‘I Will Remember You’ chih la aging nilouh hi.  Tua adinmun lel utoh kituak asak luat man in.  Grace toh high school akai lai un ana kingai khangei ua, a nih ua dia first love tuak ahihman un a ki theihsiam dan uleng ana thuuk mahmah bik hi.  Ki it kingai maimai hilou in lawmhoih tak ana hi zomah lai uhi.  Banah, hiai la khelkhel angaihtuah khak na ziak ahihleh huailai a atuailai lungsim utoh amau a ki-it nak ua leh kihtak leng neilou a khovel leng choungap ding khop a aki-it lai un anih un hiai la hoih anasa tuak mahmah ua, asa nu leng melhoih sa in ala kaih leh a thu mahmah leng hoih ana sak tuak mahmah uh ahi hi.  Huailai in bel ala thu sang mah in leng ala kaih mahmah nalh ana sa ua.  Tu’n bel hiai la in amau gel kalah naakpi tak in gen a nei taktak ta mawk a, anih un milak pi ah gawlbing ekok leh lungsim nih ngaihtuahna kibang khat nei in a khut uh bang ana kilen kha den tinten hial mah utuh ahi hi.

Lungsim taktak toh ana ki-it in ana kingai mah le uh leng Sian lemgel louh hia zin’ doh-ai hia kiteng khalou in ana kikhen kha mawk uhi.  Tun bel kum 15 bang ana pailiam ta a, Lalboi ngial bang in houh azi in a beisanna kum khat bang ana pailiam manta a, tanu kum khat a upa khat anutsiat zomah hi.  Grace toh a kikhen khak nung uh ngaihzawng tatak leng neithei nonlou a, alehkhasim lammah chi tinten ana ahi hi.  Hilehleng asungkuan te thumanna in Vungnou toh ana kiteng ua.  Grace toh a ki-it dan loudeuh un bel Vungnou toh amau khomkhom in a ki-it veve thou uhi.

Hilehleng hinna leh sihna tung a thunei leh vaihawm Tupa’n mihing-te tungah lamdang taktak in na asem thei jel a, mihing-te ki lamet louhdan tak in vai ahawm thei him hi.  Himahleh Pathian lemgelte atungin theihsiam hak bang sek mah leh leng atawp a ei hoihzawk na ding ahi chih tuh Lalboi in ahaih tuan kei hi.  Ahilel a gen in lehkhajil nalam leh sepna lamah nakpitak a vualjawl in om mah leh leng itna lampang a vangtah leh tongkhong kisa mahmah in khat veivei bang aki ngaise thei sek hi.  A tanunu pai belbel a pau kisin pan melhoih tak leh maitai chiutiau a et chiang in bel mi muhlouh kal in khamvual louh in khitui anul khanak sek hi.

Tu’n azi in abeisan pen puakdan siamta leh a tanunu’ ading leh a khotaang’ uadia ahinkhua omlai teng manpha tak a zang ding, leh koppih leng nei non selou dia a lungsim a khensatna abawl khitphet a Grace toh hichibang a aki muhphut un akidektheihna dengdel takmai leh dawnsuang khe dia kisa pan kiangkiang teng nuai chimit vek zou in athei hial hi.  Hiai numei nu pen, chihmah chiang a leng bei ngei nonlou ding itna tawplou a ana it gige lai ahi chih amah-le-amah a kithei ngal mai a.  Nidanga lungsim guh takmai toh ana khaamzoh gige leh ngaihtuah pha dia leng a kigintak nonlouh, Grace a itna na ngoihngoih te tuh tu’n athak in khamvual hinon talou in hong suak khe sonson non uhi.

“Grace, nang lah nana hi maimah a.  Damjel chih ding hi’n teh.  Nang lah?” chih teng chauh in Lalboi in adawng thei lel hi.

“Kei leng damjel,” chi’n Grace in a dawng a.  Mi lak a deih bang a kihou thei lou uh ahihman in huai teng khawng a kihou thei lel uhi.  A khut un bel thu tampi mahmah a gen uhi.

Grace in amai a dingpa mel a enngam mahmah kei.  Azi in abeisan dan khawng leng athei vek a, tanu neuchik khat nei ahi chih leng a thei a, alainat law mahmah hi.  Nidang a thahat takmai leh mel et mai a leng lungsim leh thatang hat mi ahi chih theih dikhop a kilang khepa tuh tua lungsim sung guk tak a sukbai a om ahi chih etmai a leng theihtheih dikhop a om pen et hak asa lua a, alungtang teipi a sut bang in na asa hi.  Aman leng hiai Lalboi a itna pen sidek neng nailou ahi chih aki thei mai a, tua a kimuh un aman leng nidanga ala deih mahmah uh alungsim ua om tuak ahi chih athei mai hi.

Grace leng Lalboi toh a kikhen nung un mundang a om khia sepna bang leng va nei khia ahi hi.  Ngaihzawng bang nei zezeuh leh leng pasal zaw anei hial kei hi.  Angaihzawng te’n kiteng din kunsek mah le uh kiten ding tatak pen hi asa thei kei bilbel mawk a, huai naksang in huchia akut chiang bang un a kikhen kholoh zomah sek uhi.  Huchibang a aman leng kum 15 bang ana zangbei ahimawk hi.

Lalboi toh a kikhen un chu aman pawl 10 azou pan a, Lalboi pen in bel 12 a zou ta hi.  Akal ua kum 2 kechet ahi hi.  Huchia ki it tak leh kitheisiam takmai a aom lai un akal ua thuseleng te ziakin amau-le-amau leng kimuang zou nonlou in a kikhen khak loh hit-het uhi.  Huailai in naupang chiklai himah le uh leng a ki-itna uh bel ana piching mahmah khin hi.  Tu in bel piching tuak ahita ua, angaihtuah na uah leng piching ta, pil leh suanhuai huntawk ahituak ta uhi.

Huchia hong kimuh hial ua khut bang hong kilet hial ua leh hun-le-kum te tuh kileh hei thak a kum 15 a nungtawn thak bangmai in Grace in a thei a, ana kikhen khak na thu khawng uh angaihtuah na ah hong om zungzung a, haihuai leh naupan huai, lung pichin huailou athakin asa non mahmah hi.  Hilehleng huai bel hun paisa hita ven, ma-te?  Tubel tu ahi a, tu I chih tuh thilpiak manpha tak ahi Saap ten chisek mah uh hilou hia?  Itna diktak leh thuuk tak mai lungsim nih in a kikop pen uh tuh mawk na abei mai dia Pathian in leng lemsa lou hin teh.  Tua a kimuh khak uleh thil omdan teng khawng amau gel ki-itna pen khoilet leh sukpichinna dia Pathian in hunlem amau adia bawlsak non bang a ngai in Grace tuh kipahna gen vuallouh in a pumdim a.  A lungsim gukin Pathian kiangah kipahthu agen zaw ta hi.

Huchia Biakinn konga adin khawm lai un Lalboi nu’n Lalboi tanunu hon angpawm in hong pawt khia a, Grace amuh in hong kikou phei zaakzaak a, a kichi bai uhi.

“Grace!  Lawmlawm, ana damlai na maw,’ chi’n Lalboi nu hong nui phei lahlah a.

“Hi, dam lai sam.  Nou lah na dam vek na umaw Numang?  Oi, hiai Ulal nau hia?  Ka iplah lua.  Koi dih ken kon pawm khel di,’ chi’n Numang nau pom lai a suh a, aman angpom kawm in Lalboi toh thuvantaang khawng kikum in innlam zuan in Biakinn kong apan apai kheta uhi.

Numang in anung et vangvang a, kilawm khawm uh asa mahmah a, a tate (Grace pen ta bang a ana et gige him leh ana deih gige him ahi) kituaktak a tonkhawm utuh lungmuan na riau khat anei mawk hi.  Huchia a om lai in a innveng nu akiang ah hongkhawl tei a.

“Lawm, akilawm khawm tel uh maw.  Amau gel di mah abang uh,’ chi’n hong chiamnui a.

“Ahi ding mah ahi a eivoi,’ Numang in leng chiamnui kawm lah thutak kawmtak in a chi a, a mittui anul hi.

Lalboi toh Grace pen alawmte uh ahaza pawlkhat a om ziak ua ana kikhen khak na ziak khawng uh Numang in leng ana thei law tham a, poi ana sak mahmah ahi hi.  Lalboi pen achihtak dan atheihluat ziakin midang Grace angaihbang a ngai maimai lou ding ahi chih leng a thei lua hi.  Hileh leng lungsim pichingtak nei mi ahi chih leng a thei lua a, thil hoihtak a I gen pih leh thil omdan theisiam pahpah mi leng a hi hi.  Huaiziak tak ahi, Grace mundang a ava om mangdet nunga aman leng Vungnou nu-le-pa toh kithutuak a, Lalboi toh ana gawm na san.  Vungnou toh kiteng dia a kut lai in leng Lalboi ut kholkei mah leh thil omdan pomsiam leh theisiam pahpah mi ahihziakin hong kiteng ngei ua, amau khomkhom in nuam asa mahmah thou uhi.

Himah leh ahunlou pi a Vungnou hong sih phut chuh Numang in leng puak hak asak mahmah ahi hi.  Adiakin atapapa angaihtuah chiang in, pasal chihmahtak angaihtuahna te leh a thilvei te gen khe mengmeng lou a alungsim a po kekuih mi ahihziakin a tapapa tung a vangtahna athuap-athuap a hong tung bang in angai a, a thuaknat pih mahmah hi.  Tuipi dai dide a aluan leh thuuk (deep) ut mahmah ahi chih thupil kigen khah Lalboi tung ahouh dikdiak ahi chih athei lua hi.  Huaiziak in Pathian lemgel khah theihsiam hak ana sa mahmah hi aman leng.

Himahleh tua Lalboi leh Grace lampi a tonkhawm leh Grace in Lalboi tanunu Hoihnu angpom kawm a nui khawm lalaih uh amuh a leh halhthak na khat a hong nei ta hi.  Toupa, na lemgel hiai hi’n teh maw, achi lungsim a, a innveng nu toh amau leng innlam zuan in apai sam ta uhi.

©Siamsinna leh Vakiangbu