Eshei, Turmel Gi - An Ode to the River
In the series of odes credited to Nganthoibi Ningthoujam, this one is adapted partly from existing texts retaining the archaic inflections
In the series of odes credited to Nganthoibi Ningthoujam, this one is adapted partly from existing texts retaining the archaic inflections
This song is about the rivers and streams that were already here before us. Here, Nganthoibi lifts rivers to an anthropomorphic height and treats them as tellers of tales and as flowing agents of history, equating them to time itself. The narration employs mythological characters to highlight the significance of these natural waterways in our past.
