Shel Silverstein hi naupang thawnthu ziak thin a ni a, cartoon ziah te leh lemchan thawnthu ziah te pawh a timi viau a, thu leh hla lamah pawh a hming hian sawi a hlawh hle a ni. Thu leh hla tha tak tak “A Boy Named Sue”, “Queen of the Silver Dollar”, “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” te leh hla dang tha pui pui pawh phuah mahse Shel Silverstein hian hming a chherna tak tak zawk chu naupang cartoon leh naupang thawnthu ziah lam a ni.

Kum tam tak liam ta ah khan Shel Silverstein hian nula hmeltha tak Sylvia Pandolfi chu a ngaizawng a, hun engemaw chen an inngaihzawn hnu chuan Sylvia Pandolfi chuan pasal dang a nei dawn tih thuthang leng vel chu Shel Silverstein hian alo hre thawi deuh a, an pahnih chu inti thiam lovin an inthen phah ta a ni.

Tumkhat chu Shel Silverstein lungleng chuan phone atangin Sylvia Pandolfi chu thil awmdan zawng zawng leh thil chinchang hre turin phone booth atang chuan biak a han tum a. Sylvia Pandolfi te ina telephone chu a biak tum loh zawk Sylvia Pandolfi nu Pi Avery chuan alo pickup nulh pek a, Shel Sliverstein chuan Pi Avery hnenah chuan Sylvia-i a biak lawk thei em tiin a han zawh nak chuan a chhanna che Shel Silverstein tan chuan a lawmawm loh khawp mai.

Pi Avery chuan “Sylvia-i chu a buai lutuk a, phone pawh a chhang hman lo” tiin alo hrilh a, “Sylvia-i hian nunthara nun a tum mek lai leh a hlim ve lai tak hian rawn tibuai lovin, kalsan rih mai rawh” a tih hman chauh tihah Phone booth nghaktupa chuan an inbiakna chu tihtawp sak pahin cents 40 a han dil a, minute 3 hnuah a dang a dilbelh leh tur thu an hrilh nghal bawk a.   Hmanhmawh em emin Shel Silverstein chuan Sylvia te in chu a han phone tha leh a, Pi Avery hnenah chuan Sylvia-i chu a biak duh thu leh tha tak leh dam taka thlahna tawngkam hlan a duhthu a han hrilh pawhin Pi Avery chuan “Sylvia-i chu vawiina zin turin a thuamhnaw a remfel mek a, Sylvia chuan Galveston khaw mi pasalah a nei dawn a, a rilru chawk tho thar lovin amah chu engmah sawi pui lo mai rawh” a ti a. minute 3 a lo ral hman, cents 40 a chawibelh a ngai leh ta.

Phone chu Pi Avery vek chuan lo la in, Sylvia chu dar 9-a rail chhuak tur chu a manhman a ngaih avangin a hmanhmawh tawh tih pahin Silvia chu ruah sur thut hlaah nihliap keng tel turin a han hrilh nghal zat a. Pi Avery chuan Shel Silverstein hnenah chuan an rawn phone avangin lawmthu a han hrilh a, tawngkam tha takin lo phone fo turin a han ngen nghal a. Mahse, minute 3 a lo ral hman, cents 40 a chawibelh a ngai leh ta.

Pi Avery khawngaih takin Sylvia hnenah khan ‘Mangtha’ min lo tih sak dawn nia tiin a phone biak chu a titawp ta a ni

Vanglai ni te hi hman dan thiam a va pawimawh em.

Sual Setana’n rei tak min lo bum,
Zahngaihna ka hmuh ve a phal ngai lo
A par zun thlum ka tana hremhmun min hnaih tir in
Famchan thlenga min phuar zel turin

Aw a rawngin a tum zia ka va lo hrelo rei em
Kross thisen a silfai ka nih hi.
Kross thisen a silfai ka ni a,
Suala phuarte zalen kan ni ta
Zalenna hla mawi chu ka rem ve tawh e.

Heti mai hian Chhandam ka ni a
Ka nun hlui leh sulhnu a chhui ve lo
A khawngaihna ka tan a Amen lo tih mai hi
Chatuan atan nunna a lo ni

Aw a hluin a thlum zia ka va lo hrelo rei em
Kross thisen a silfai ka nih hi.
Kross thisen a silfai ka ni a,
Suala phuarte zalen kan ni ta
Zalenna hla mawi chu ka rem ve tawh e.

The old mans still like he always was
But I love him anyway
If I’ve learned one thing from him
Its my kids will never have to say
“Walk a little straighter daddy”

Kristian Chhungkua tih thupui kan sawi kan sawi a, kan nun in chu kawng chu a zawh silo. Nang leh Kei chu puitling a chhiar kan ni tawh, i fate’n an thinlung’an hetiang hla hi tap chungin an lo sa ve tawh reng lo maw?

I remember looking up
To look up to him
And I remember most the time
He wasn’t there
I’d be waiting at the door
When he got home at night
He’d pass me by to go to pass out in his chair

And I’d say
Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re swaying side to side
You’re footsteps make me dizzy
And no matter how I try
I keep tripping and stumbling
If you’d look down here you’d see
Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re leading me

He stumbled in the gym
On graduation day
And I couldn’t help but feel
So ashamed
And I wasn’t surprised a bit
When he didn’t stay
He stumbled out before they called my name

And I thought
Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re swaying side to side
It’s not just me who’s watching
you’ve caught everybody’s eye
And you’re tripping and stumbling
and even though I’ve turned 18
Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re still leading me

The old mans still like he always was
But I love him anyway
If I’ve learned one thing from him
Its my kids will never have to say

Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re swaying side to side
You’re footsteps make me dizzy
And no matter how I try
I keep tripping and stumbling
if you’d look down here you’d see
Walk a little straighter daddy
You’re leading me

Yeah walk a little straighter daddy
You’re leading me

Zan boruak chu zandang nena danglamna em em a awm lova, 1971 vela zaithiam mipui sang tamtak hmaa inlan thin an nih avangin hemi zan pawh hian mipui hmaa hlawhtling taka an zai zawh hnu chuan an thlenna hmuna hahchawl tura an awm lai chuan a zaipui a thiannu Connie Smith chuan Kris Kristofferson chu a tuka Pathian biak ina inkhawm pui atan a sawm ta a.

Nupui a neih hnua vawikhatmah la inkhawm leh miahlo Kris Kristofferson tan chuan a thiannu sawmna chu hnawl a harsa ngei ang, mahse a thian fel em em mai leh Pathian tih mi tak Connie Smith i thu chu Kris Krostofferson chuan a hnial ngamlo a ni.

A tuk khua chu alo var ta ngei mai a, a hma zana an lo insawm tawh ang ngeiin Connie Smith chuan a thianpa Kris Kristofferson chu inkhawm turin a hruaichhuak ta a. Nashville khaw daifem Hendersonville biakin ah chuan an thiandun chuan an lut a, Jimmy Snow chuan inkhawm chu lo kaihruaiin Connie Smith leh Kris Kristofferson te thiandun pawh chu kil khatah an thu ve a. Chuta an inkhawmnaah chuan Larry Gatlin chuan ‘Help Me’ Min tanpui rawh tih hla a rawn sak chuan Kris Kristofferson chu a hneh hle a, he khawvela mahni duhthua lo khawsa ve tak Pathian lam ngaihsak miahlo Kris Kristofferson rilru chu ti sawnin a awm ta a ni. Inkhawmna a mitin maite chu thingthiin an tawngtai ta a, chutah inkhawm kaihruaitu Jimmy Snow tunah hian Pathian lak ata bo nia in hria leh a lam hawia inlamlet duh zawng zawngte chu ban phar rawh u tiin mipui hnenah sawmna a siam a, inkhawm zawng zawng deuhtho maite chuan an ban an han phar suau na karah chuan Kris Kristofferson  ban pawh chu rang takin chung zingah chuan alo lang ve  a. Jimmy Snow chuan tunah hian chhandam nih duh zawng chu a hma lamah lo penchhuak rawh ru tia sawmna a han siam belh leh chiah chuan, khawvelina zaithiam lar leh a ngaihsan ve tak Kris Kristofferson a rilruah chuan chung mipui hmelhriat ngailoh kara tel ve chu a tlawmngai hle a mahse chung mite zinga a tel ve chu a ngai ta tlat si a ni.

Thuhriltu chuan ‘Isua Krista chu i lal leh chhandamtu atan i pawm em’ tia a han zawh chuan khawvel mi ve tak leh Pathian thu lam ngaihsak manglo Kris Kristofferson chuan ‘Ka hrelo’ tih baka chhan dan tur a hrelo. Jimmy Snow chuan chhuata thingthi turin a hrilh a, atana a tawngtaisak lai chuan thilmak danglam tak mai chu Kris Kristofferson chungah chuan rawn thlengin khur zawih zawih chunga a awm lai chuan thawklehkhata amaha phurrit awmte leh a pikna zawng zawngte lak kiansakin a awm ta ani. Hetianga thlamuanna hi Kris Kristofferson tan chuan thilthar a ni a, atan chuan he khawvel alo pian tan tirh ata hengtiang thlamuanna hi a neih vawikhatna a ni.

A nun lo hman takte kha boralna ani tih pawh hrelo a, hun engemaw chen alo vah hnua hetianga thlamuana a chang hi Kris Kristofferson tan chuan thil mak a ni a, amak ti lutuk chuan pathian hnenah in lamleta tawngtaiin ”Ngatinge kei hi Lalpa, engthil nge ka tih a, heng lawmna te hi chang theia ka awm tak mai, Lalpa i thatnate hmu thei tur leh nangmah hmangaih let ve thei tur che hian eng thil nge maw ka tih ve reng le. Lalpa min tanpui rawh, ka bo rei lua e.. engkima min hretu Isu min tanpui la, tunah chuan nang chauh hi ani ka mamawh tih ka hre tawh. Isu min tanpui la, i hnenah ka inpumpek e. Kawngte a awm anih ngai chuan Lalpa min tir la, i hnen ata malsawmna ka dawn zozaite kha, rul ve che tur che ka duh a ni. I hnen lama pana ka lo letna kawnga ka thil tawn zozaite hi Lalpa mite hnena hrilh ka hrilh thei dahlo’ng maw. Lalpa min tanpui rawh, ka bo rei lua e.. engkima min hretu Isu min tanpui la, tunah chuan nang chauh hi ani ka mamawh tih ka hre tawh. Isu min tanpui la, i hnenah ka inpumpek e”. tiin hla ropuitak Why Me Lord tih chu chawp leh chilhin a rawn phuahchhuak ta a ni.

Khawvel lam hla lar tak tak ‘Help me make it through the night’, ‘For the Good time’ tihte lo phuahtu Kris Krostofferson hian Pathian hla tha tak tak engemaw zah pawh alo phuah tawh bawk a chung zinga ah chuan ‘One Day at a Time’ tihte pawh a tel nghe nghe a ni.