Lairembigee Eshei

The Lairembigee Eshei (, lit. Song of the Goddess) or the Song of the Nymphs is a Meitei language play. It is written and directed by Ratan Thiyam. It is performed by the "Chorus Repertoire Theatre" of Imphal.
It was shown as a closing play at the 21st Bharat Rang Mahotsav at Kamani Hall in Delhi.
It was shown on the last day of the 9th National Prayas Natya Mela event. 
It was also shown as the last event of the three-day State level program on theatre of the Network of Artistic Theatre Activists Kerala (NATAK) in Kochi, Kerala.
The play shows the human lifestyle in the 21st century, about the globalisation, transportation, communication and information. It also shows the importance of identity, tradition, and protection of culture even in modern times. It tries to spread the message about the challenges faced by old rituals and cultures in the society.
Storyline.
Seven nymphs are flying around the world. They see the changes in nature, environment and human society. The peace of sky, earth, water, trees, men make the nymphs fly towards the times of the 22nd century.
The seven nymphs are in pure white dresses. They slowly carry big dishes. They dance gently listening to tinkling music. 
The nymphs wave their scarves. They create visions of flying across the sky. They find a king who is crying after destroying nature by himself. They get to know about the importance of the protection of nature. 
The nymphs enter into the underwater world by covering their faces. At a time, some bird catchers try to catch the nymphs with their nets. But, they can't catch the nymphs. The nymphs laughed at the bird catchers. 
The nymphs move around big stalks of lotus, lotus leaves and lotus buds. It shows the harm of nature by humans in symbolic way. 
In the last scene, the seven nymphs climb on the seven steps. Each nymph hold a white umbrella over their heads. The umbrellas shows peace leaves an everlasting and memorable impression.
Reception.
Padma Shri awardee Indian professor Sunil Kothari said about the play and the director's performance as follows: