All, Fred your link to "The changing face of the Goa village" took me to the other video "Oh, the rains are here" (Pausa panneachi kavita) by Shashikant Punaji. Thanks for introducing us to Shashikant Punaji. Meaningful work on your part. Btw, tell him: Love the Pednem (Konknni) dialect. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=q9vhcme7YHQ&feature=related
venantius _______________________________________________ >From Frederick Noronha: The changing face of the Goa village Konkani poet Shashikant Punaji introduces his poem 'Mhozo Ganv'. In it he expresses the impact of urbanisation on the Goan village, and how all that has stopped. "Somebody has buried a time-bomb in my village..." The poetry is in the Pernem dialect of Konkani. The poet writes in Konkani, but takes the trouble to explain his work in English here. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVzfluvVqk ________________________________________________ Pausa panneachi kavita Pausa elai, pavsa elai ma Tuza svagat karto pausa elai ma tuza svagat karto Mhazya varya varya nim phalya phalya nim darchyanim khelat rav mhazya varya varya nim phalya phalya nim darchyanim khelat rav Mi bhailak penn laita Pausa -- ghatavairsan elai Dadkanim vav vavoi pausa ghatavairsan elai dadkanim vav vavoi Votank lali laun daryak shringarun ravonni votank lali laun daryak shringarun ravonni Maguir vorsader vaddan chutayer maguir vorsader voddan chutayer gharacher halani, dolani, halani, dolani Pausa kallok korun dilai pausa kallok korun dilai Mottea thembechi dhallak tholloi Panch kamrunnam ghevun ghuspat mamrun nidtai Aiz shala vatavli aiz shala vatavli Tar tuka dah paishe ditai Pausa elai, dumshana kannit rav Pausa elai, dumshana kannit rav Zaddak romal kellanim dartarik matu shalu nessanim Zaddak romal kellanu dartarik patu shalu nessanim Zaddak naye oklecho chuddo borunin Pausa kevhan kevhan uchukevani khelat rav kadpank, shellank, nisranim burgeank guddunim sodddunim Burgeank guddunim sodddunim ani kottaleank barso mannunim kottaleank barso mannunim Gaynulleak bunyad manrunim (Ba gaynulleak )Maka terryacho burko maro mellonim Pausa eloi, oouur ghevun ei oovur ghevun ei, gharache dadhe pani teka ni poin pudke sungtam zaddanim poin pudke sungtam zaddanim, magir makam Magir makam dadher basan poshetkan charbote garroonim Majhe pavsa elai majhe bedrooomache aichi paili rat majhe bedrooomache aichi paili rat Manno dhallo gait rao manno dhallo gait rao Mi tika kanni sangtai mi tika kanni sangtai Rajah Ranneachi, Tichea mhunnat tiche kannant rajea raneachi tichi kannan tichea munnan Pavsa elai, pausa elai tuja bara zaun Pavsa elai tuja bara zaun punn mazhaa ekuch kam kar, punn mazhaa ekuch kam kar, Maza burghepund maza burghepund tuje pavlleani irgalahn to matsha diun var matsha diun vatch -- Shashikant Punaji<http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=q9vhcme7YHQ&feature=related>
