Râh Pasaipha

Cha ngâ pi ta eima cha tao, Mara chhituh ta,

Khazoh ta râh byhnâ hnawh ta cha hmâh mawh sy!

Siana lâthlôh liata râhsawzy he miah a chhi la,

Bietai râh pha maniah padua khei mah y!

Na Chi Heihzy Mohnaopa ta na My tlamaw aw ei

Hy marasaw,

Tiria haosâ

Tlâhpi khô lâ,

Saih, râh paw ngia,

’Si tlana lia,

Lôhhrâ tlô ta

Charei hra la,

Vyh châ phaoh nô

Na nô hnazô

Vaw my beih khah y.

Mara Bievao

Marapa ta vaw pih na ta,

Mara moh pha phaoh aw na ta,

Mara reih thlôh cheih aw na ta,

Mara hro ngia hroh aw na ta,

Mara Khazoh chhy aw na ta,

Marapa he ei thi khei aw.

Mara Thaona Phôhpa tawhta Marapa Chithâtih nata Hro Alaichadaina

(He châpaw he Mara Student Association Kôto Mekazi Mara Deiva 2012 ta a papua)

 1. Biehmia: Mara thaokeina phôhpa

Marapasawzy za thaokeina phôhpa ropa cheingei ta hmô thei awpata a y tuachaipa cha NE Parry ropa The Lakhers châbu liatapa he a châ thlyu aw. Parry ta hehawhta Mongyuh reih ta kô 1932 liana kha ta a vaw ro:

Long ago, before the great darkness called Khazohrâh fell upon the world, men all came out of a hole below the earth. As the founder of each Mara group came out of the earth he called out his name. Tlôsaih called out, “I am Tlôsaih”; Zyhno called out, “I am Zyhno”; Hawthai called out, “I am Hawthai”; Sabyh called out, “I am Sabyh”; Heima called out, “I am Heima.” Accordingly God thought that a very large number of Maras had come out and stopped the way. When the Lusheis came out of the hole, however, only the first to come out called out, “I am Lushei,” and all the rest came out silently. God, only hearing one man announce his arrival, thought that only one Lushei had come out, and gave them a much longer time, during which Lusheis were pouring out of the hole silently in great numbers. It is for this reason that Lusheis to this day are more numerous than Maras. After all men had come out of the hole in the earth, God made their languages different, and they remain so to this day (Parry 1932:4. Parry ta khi moh a ro pado leipazy âdopa hawhta sopa a châ).

Khizaw Khaihpa

   (Light of the World)

1     Khizaw khaihpa,

Z     Zohna su lâ ‘zu chi ta,

H     Hmia nâ pahmôsa haw chi;

N     Na ngiazie ta ei mo na ai thai vei,

N     Na hnohta khâ y ei khoh.

Zisu Mietahkutaw

  (Jesus, Lamb of God)

  Zisu, Mietahkutaw,

  Na moh a sôh chai!

Sakhih Dâhphipa Hawh

(As the deer pants for the water ...)

1    Sakhih dâhphipa hawhta, Beipa !

E    Ei thlahpa nâ a cha vâ;

N    Nâ tlai he lôhri ei ngiabâh chai,

K    Khâ châ chhy awpa ei khoh.