He thawnthu hi naupang tê ka nih laiin ka pa’n min hrilh thin a; ka tahpui fo mai— ‘The Lightning Express’ hlathawnthu hi.
Ka lo len deuh hnûa Country Music ka’n âtchilh chinah khan The Everly Brothers-ten an sâ tih ka hre ta a. Tin, ka ngaithla ta tlut tlut thin; a tah pawh ka tap nawn fo thin.
He hla hi kum 1958 kuma The Everly Brothers tena an tlângzarh kha a ni a. Tin, Jazz singer ka ngainat zet mai, Norah Jones leh Greenday zaitupa Billy Joe Amstrong ten kum 2013 November 25 khan, The Everly Brothers hla an cover-na album, ‘Foreverly’-ah khan mawi fahran tak maiin an rawn sa leh a; a ngaihnawm nawn awn awn hi ka ti thin.

Thawnthu chu : Bus (ti mai ang, a hla thuah chuan ‘train’ a inti a)-a chuangho chu an hlim hlê a, an nui sáng hlawm mai. Mahse, chu bus-a chuang, tlar hnung bera amah chauha thu chu, a chuanpui, passenger dang a ang ve tlat lo—a hmêl en reng reng pawn rilru natna na tak a nei tih a hriat theih. Lehkha a chhiar niap niap reuh a; a tap keuh keuh bawk.
Chutah, conductor, hmêl nêlawm fahran lo, tar lam tawh chuan a dân ngaitê-in fare a rawn khawn a. Passenger chuang dang chuan an fare chu an pe sap sap hlawm. A tâwpah chu mipa naupang zâwn chu a va thleng ta. “Khawnge i fare ve?” a ti khur khur mai. Chu naupang chuan pêk tûr ‘chêng’ a nei dêr si lo.
Conductor chuan hauh a’n tum ngawt a; mahse, a ‘chêng’ neih ve loh chhan a hriat chuan a hau lo chiang e.
“Pu Conductor…, khawngaih takin i motor atang hian min chhuktîr lul suh… Khawvêla ka thian tha ber, ka nû chu thih sualin a damlo a; a na hle mai. Engtik hunah pawh thi mai thei dinhmunah a ding mêk a; ka hâw hun hi min nghâk mêk asin! Ni dangah fare chu ka pe zâwk mai ang che.
Pathianin a hnêna a hruai hmaa ‘A nû, ka hmangaih che,’ tia fawh hman hrâm ka duh. Khawngaih takin min chhuktîr lo hrâm rawh,” tiin, Pu Conductor-a chu a dîl ta ’ngawt a.
Chutah a bula nula pakhat lo thu chu a ngaih dân a ni ta hauh lo mai. Chutia Pu Conductor-a khawngaih dîl ngawih ngawihtu mipa naupang chu a khawngaih ta êm êm a. “Pu Conductor, hau ’ngawt suh,” a ti. Chu mipa naupang lukhum khum lai chu phawkin a fare tûr chu a khawn ta. Chu bus-a chuangho mi dang pawh chuan an lo lainat ngang hlawm a. A fare chu an pe thei ta.
Chu mipa naupang chhukna thuam a thlen apiang chuan chu Pu Conductor-a chuan chu mipa naupang thusawi chu a hre nawn ziah thin.
“Pu Conductor… , khawngaih takin i motor atang hian min chhuktîr lul suh… Khawvêla ka thian tha ber, ka nû chu thih sualin a damlo a; a na hle mai. Engtik hunah pawh thi mai thei dinhmunah a ding mêk a; ka hâw hun hi min nghâk mêk asin! Ni dangah fare chu ka pe zâwk mai ang che. Pathianin a hnêna a hruai hmaa ‘A nû, ka hmangaih che,’ tia fawh hman hrâm ka duh. Khawngaih takin min chhuktîr lo hrâm rawh,” tia a sawi kha!

The Lightning Express
–The Everly Brothers
The lightning express from the deep oh so grand
Had started out on its way
All of the passengers that were on board
Seemed to be happy and gay
But one little boy
Who sat by himself
Was reading a letter he had
You could plainly tell by the look on his face
That the contents of it made him sad

The stern old conductor
Then started his round
Taking tickets from everyone there
Finally reaching the side of the boy
He gruffly demanded his fare
‘I have no ticket,’ the boy then replied
‘But I’ll pay you back someday.’
‘Then I’ll put you off at the next stop we made.’
But he stop when he heard the boy said.

‘Please Mister Conductor,
Don’t put me off of this train.
The best friend I have in this world, Sir
Is waiting for me in pain,
Expecting to die any moment, Sir
And may not live through the day
I wanna reach home and kiss Mother goodbye
Before God takes her away.’

A girl sitting near
Was hard to exclaim
‘If you put him off it’s a shame.’
Taking his hat,
A collection she made
The boy’s way was paid on the train
‘I’m obliged to you Miss,
For your kindness to me.’
‘You’re welcome,’ she said, ‘Never fear.’
Each time the conductor would passed through that cart
The boys words was ringing in his ear.

‘Please Mister Conductor,
Don’t put me off of this train.
The best friend I have in this world, Sir
Is waiting for me in pain,
Expecting to die any moment, Sir
And may not live through the day
I wanna reach home and kiss Mother goodbye
Before God takes her away.’