Reading Nagamese ‘MakroLi ’as a Pastoral Lyric

Abstract

This research paper seeks to studyMakro Li,  the indigenous group song of the Chakhesang tribe of Nagamese people with reference to the conventions of pastoral poetry.The song offers a glimpse into idyllic village life in the hilly countryside and invokes the utopian vision of purity and innocence in tranquil pastoral life. The lyrics are also interspersed with nuances of post-pastoral eco-poetics.The folk song thus echoes elements of  pastoraland post-pastoral poetry and offers a glimpse of Nagamese culture through the description of workers in their paddy fields.