Scenes from a Memory

Arsenal Fixture (from 18th April - 16th May)

Blog update khat tehreng nen Arsenal lam ringawt han post leh chu inthlahrunawm angreng zawk khawp mai. Mahse ka ngaizawng ve laklawh tawh si a, kalo hmangaih viau aniang, rilruah thildang a lang lo leh tlat tawh. A hunlai anih hi minlo tihsak hram mai teh u.

Kan hmabak inchherchhuan ka en hian zam ni miah chuang silo hian, engtin emaw ka awm tlat mai. Kan player te an tha tawk viau, mahse kan opponent tur indawt dan han en hian kan hah lutuk anga kan khel tha theilo ang tih ka hlau rilru tlat ta mai. Champions League Semi Final kan khelh hmaa kan team tum turte hi duh ai chuan an khal deuh hret chu ani. Player inhliam an awm palh hlauh chuan pawi full hi ni ringawt.

Hei le kan fixture chu:

18/04/09    Arsenal vs Chelsea  (F.A.Cup)
21/04/09    Arsenal vs Liverpool  (Barclays Premier league) (Away)
26/04/09    Arsenal vs Middlesbrough  (Barclays Premier league) (H)
29/04/09    Arsenal vs Man Utd  (UEFA Champions League)   (Away)
02/05/09    Arsenal vs Portsmouth  (Barclays)   (Away)
05/05/09    Arsenal vs Man Utd (UEFA Champions League)   (Home)
10/05/09    Arsenal vs Chelsea  (Barclays)   (Home)
16/05/09    Arsenal vs Man Utd  (Barclays)   (Away)

Khing ho te khi an ni mai a. Hnehloh chu an hlauhom em em loh vek keini ang club tha tan chuan. Mahse kan player te hi an chau lutuk anga a tawp lamah hian an khel tha thei tawhlo ang tih hi ka hlauh ber ani.

Chutih rualin keini hi club lian dang lakah hian kan tlawm tha duh vakloa, chuvang chuan ka thla chu a muang ve viau a. Inhliamte dam se, a dam sa te hi inhliam lo se tih hi a poimoh viauin ka hria.

Cup kan chawi hun tur chu nghakhlel takin thlir tlang leh phawt mai teh ang u.

Go GUNNERS!!!!

Arsenal vanga ka tawrhna

He thu hi Mizo tawng ngeia ziah ka duh. English chuan ka duh angin ka soi thiamlo palh ang. Sawi tan nghal deuh mawp mawp mai ila. (paragraph tharah te han ti mawi ve ila)

Kar hnih vel liam ta khan ka thian thenkhat te nen kan office bang dinner eichhuak ang u kan tia kan han inrawt phur ve vel a. Chutah Sparky's Diner ah sa duhtawkin a ei theih tih kan zinga mi pakhatin a han sawi chu hmun dang tumahin kan sawi tawhlo. Kan pan ta nghal chat a. Bawngsa ei treuh chiah rilruah a om tawh. Kan va thleng ve ta rawih reng a. Mi an lo tam angreng hle a. Keini ai chuan sum leh pai lamah an harsa lo tih hriat reng reng hlir mai an lo phe suau suau mai a. Mahni insit duh bik chuanglo chuan intithei fahran hian kan va thu ve thap mai a.

Chaw kan ei tran dawn tihah chuan kut te ka va sil ve a, mi tih ang te te in. Chuta ka thutna ka pan lehna kawnga ka thil tawn chu a rapthlakin a rilru nat thlak phian mai. An waiter pakhat, American tlangval, pian lamah chuan chhuan tur neilo ve tak mai hian ka kawr hak chu lo hmu fuh ve ngang aniang chu. "Engtin nge Arsenal i tan theih a?" tih zawhna mawl angreng pui chu min lo zawt nulh roh a. Chhan ngaihna ka hrelo lek lek zawk. "Khawvelah anni aia club tha an omlo" kan ti ve khauh mai a (dawt ni heklo). Chutah a nui liam mai dawn emaw tih laiin, "Khawvela club chhe ber i tan" min han ti leh mai chu. "Nang hian chuti chuan min ti maw, lula hnam kan nih hi" tih a reh deuh nawk nawk mai kha ka duh mai a. Football pawh kut khelh na ram atanga lo kal khan khatia min ti kha ka arsenal rilru hi ana thlawt ani. Chu pa pui roh chuan a uniform korkilh chu a phelh nuap nuap a, a chhungah kawr dnag alo ha chu niin. A kawr chu ka han hmuh chiang chuan Chelsea jersey alo ha ve trut chu niin. "Aw!!! vala, ilo bo thui em anih hi" tih pah chuan ka thutna lam chu ka pan ta hnak hnak a.

Chu thil thleng chu ka theihnghilh mai dawn emaw tih naklaiin, ka la na tawlh2 mai hian ka hria a. Ngawih bo pui mai chu a harsa aniang e. Hei thei leh theiloin kan ziak chhuak ta nawk nawk mai. Arsenal lama kan hotute zuk hrilh hial kha ka duh a. Mahse, an lo la na lutuk anga game lamah te nghawng te a nei palh ang tih ka hlau a ka insum hram hram a. Manchester jersey lo ha phei se chuan court hial ka thlenpui ang.

Hemi thu ka ziah lai hian ka rilruah thu alo thleng a. Kan duh te hi inang vek ta se, khovelah hian buaina nasa zawk a thleng ang em? Midang tana engmah nilo kha a thenin lungawi taka an lo pawm a, an hlimpui chuan, chu tluka thil tha a awm chuang dawn em ni? te ka han ti ve deuh a.

Cooum/Koovam River

(Colored Tamil lads dancing crazily with a fast drum beat)
Hey!! Hey!! Hey!!
Hey!! Hey!! Hey!!

Flowing gently in the city
Taking all the trashes with you
Using your special perfume
Spreading it all over the city

    Oh famous Kovam river of Chennai
    There’s no other river like you
    The Government must be very proud of you

Other countries do have rivers
But your ingredients are of a special kind
Honored by your countrymen
The city is proud of you

Looking like an oil from above
Smells like shit from the streets
Using “calm and stinky” as an alias
You are the most unique river in the world

The Spirit Carries On

Back in the days when Dream Theater was not so popular among the Mizos, their soft, melodious songs like “the spirit carries on”, “through her eyes” came into the ears of some people. Though most of the people who like these songs won’t like the whole album as some of them are a bit heavy progressive songs, these two in particular were liked by all. As I’m a big fan of the band, I’ve listened to these songs (the whole album i.e. Metropolis part 2: Scenes from a memory) years before it became so popular and before they were played in almost every house with a CD player (including Super CD players). When some of my friends heard the song and began to like it, they became confused by the lyrics. Most of them thought that it is something that really happened in the life of one of the band members. They started asking who Nicholas is, how did Victoria died. It sure is confusing and that’s the mark of a good lyric or should we say lyricist.

I am not going to do an in depth explanation of the song. Even if I explained the song, you won’t get/know the whole story behind the song. However, I will give a brief explanation of the characters in this particular song (The Spirit Carries On).

Firstly, the album itself is a concept album. That means explaining a single song won’t explain the whole story, to know what the song really means you must understand each and every single line of the lyrics from Track 1 till the last track. The whole album is a fictional story and none of the characters are real people.

The story dates back in 1928. There was a young girl named Victoria Page who was having an affair with Julian. Victoria was shot dead by Julian who also shot himself at the scene. Victoria started to haunt Nicholas who was in a hypnotic trance for some reasons. She wants to reveal the truth about her death to Nick. Both seems like they were faintly aware of each other. Nick, even after coming back to his normal state of mind wanted to know more about Victoria and wanted to know what she has to tell him. He is again and for the last time in a hypnotic trance. He believes that his soul will transcend after his death and need not fear death. He used to be scared of dying, but not anymore as he believes that his soul will transcend. He also knew that he will never find all the answers or the truth about Victoria’s death be he knew he still have to try. Victoria then revealed all the secrets to Nick, asking him not to weep on her grave but to move on. She also requested him not to forget her. Nick now feels that his questioning mind helped him to find all the secrets about Victoria’s death. He also thinks that it is clear enough that death is not the end but only a transition. After that the Hypnotherapist took Nick back into consciousness or to his present life by saying:

You are once again surrounded by a brilliant white light. Allow the light to lead you away from your past and into this lifetime. As the light dissipates you will slowly fade back into consciousness remembering all you have learned. when I tell you to open your eyes you will return to the present, feeling peaceful and refreshed. Open your eyes, Nicholas.

The story continues but that's all in this particular song and post.