Lairabini Hainei Ima Nangbu Mina

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""Lairabini Hainei Ima Nangbu Meena"" is a patriotic song, as classified by the All-India Radio, written by Binodini in 1976. It was performed as a group song when it was broadcast on All-India Radio. It is a highly popular song that connects emotionally to Manipuri listeners. This audio is of the singers of Roop Raag: Akoijam Usharani, RK Nandeswari, and Kangujam Tuleshori, performing at the launch of the book Khongjom Parba Amadi Iseising Binodinigi (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) on 9 May 2026. The musicians are O. Geet on guitar, Honey Kenao on keyboards and Konsam … continued below

ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯕꯤꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯩ ꯏꯃꯥ ꯅꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯤꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤꯅ ꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯜ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯅ ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯂꯥꯁꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯱꯹꯷꯶ ꯇ ꯏꯕꯅ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯜ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯀꯤ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄꯤ ꯁꯤꯡ‑ ꯑꯀꯣꯏꯖꯝ ꯎꯁꯥꯔꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯥꯔ. ꯀꯦ. ꯅꯟꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯡꯉꯨꯖꯝ ꯇꯨꯂꯦꯁꯣꯔꯤ ꯅ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯉꯕ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ, ꯃꯦ ꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯤꯛ ꯹, ꯲꯰꯲꯶ ꯇ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕ ꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯖꯤꯛꯁꯤꯌꯟ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯒꯤꯇꯔ ꯗ ꯑꯣ. ꯒꯤꯠ, ꯀꯤꯕꯣꯔꯗ ꯇ ꯍꯟꯅꯤ ꯀꯦꯅꯥꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯟꯁꯝ ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯥ ꯅ ꯇꯥꯕ꯭ꯂꯥ ꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ … continued below

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Binodini, M.K. May 9, 2026.

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  • Main Title: Lairabini Hainei Ima Nangbu Mina
  • Parallel Title: ꯲. ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯕꯤꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯩ ꯏꯃꯥ ꯅꯡꯕꯨ
  • Parallel Title: They Say You Are Poor, Mother
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""Lairabini Hainei Ima Nangbu Meena"" is a patriotic song, as classified by the All-India Radio, written by Binodini in 1976. It was performed as a group song when it was broadcast on All-India Radio. It is a highly popular song that connects emotionally to Manipuri listeners. This audio is of the singers of Roop Raag: Akoijam Usharani, RK Nandeswari, and Kangujam Tuleshori, performing at the launch of the book Khongjom Parba Amadi Iseising Binodinigi (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) on 9 May 2026. The musicians are O. Geet on guitar, Honey Kenao on keyboards and Konsam Santa on tabla.
In this song, Binodini writes about fatigue and the exhaustion that came over her as she looked at the wealth and glitter of the cities of the United States. She sings of her happiness upon returning to her own poverty-stricken, bedraggled Manipur. And she vows never to leave Manipur, poor as other people may say it to be. This is part of the Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) Project 7-0178 "Digitizing the Maharani Binodini Archive of Manipur".

ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯕꯤꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯩ ꯏꯃꯥ ꯅꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯤꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤꯅ ꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯜ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯅ ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯂꯥꯁꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯱꯹꯷꯶ ꯇ ꯏꯕꯅ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯜ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯗ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯀꯤ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄꯤ ꯁꯤꯡ‑ ꯑꯀꯣꯏꯖꯝ ꯎꯁꯥꯔꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯥꯔ. ꯀꯦ. ꯅꯟꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯡꯉꯨꯖꯝ ꯇꯨꯂꯦꯁꯣꯔꯤ ꯅ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯉꯕ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ, ꯃꯦ ꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯤꯛ ꯹, ꯲꯰꯲꯶ ꯇ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕ ꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯖꯤꯛꯁꯤꯌꯟ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯒꯤꯇꯔ ꯗ ꯑꯣ. ꯒꯤꯠ, ꯀꯤꯕꯣꯔꯗ ꯇ ꯍꯟꯅꯤ ꯀꯦꯅꯥꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯟꯁꯝ ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯥ ꯅ ꯇꯥꯕ꯭ꯂꯥ ꯅꯤ꯫
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