AIR: Our old time ‘doton’ I am sure, the present generation do not learn the same ‘doton’ (Catechism) we leant at our time. (AIR) As I remember... We used to get lot of beatings from the Pe.vigar. I still remember our Pe. Vigar hitting on our heads with the Church Door big Key (Heavy metal key about 400-500g and about 6 inch long) (Chavi- as seen on Chavi Match box). The typical ‘dotorn’ or ‘doton’ of our time was.. DEU KITLE ASAT? Ans: Ek DEU KHUIM ASA? Ans, Sogle Suater (to the abv ans., sometimes, the same priest would ask.. DEU MADDACHER ASA?) And we said NO. for this I got one stroke of key on my head. When we were caught playing mischief, the priest often said ‘ POLLE KOSO DEUCHAR TANCHEA KANANT XEMPDDI GALTA POI TO’ We were often told, if we make ‘patok’ (sin) we would go to ‘ifern’ (hell). After death, we either go to ‘Purgator-int, ifern-ant or sorg-ar’ Except infants go to ‘Lima’ DEU EK PUNN ZONN TIN Bap, Putr ani Ispisant (Father, son and the Holy Spirit). DHA MADAMENT (10 Commandments)
Ekleach Devak sorpott poddun nomoskar korcho ani soglea kallan tacho mog korcho Chorum naye, peleache vostumchi axa korum naye Avoi-Bapaik Man diumcho Peleachem naum bestem uboun naye etc etc (pl continue or correct me). Devacho dis tache kuxe pormonnem samballcho (pl correct or add more) AMCHEA BAPA TUM SOGAR AHA, TUJEM NANV VHODD ZAUM.. AMCHO DISPOTTO IGRAS AMKAM DHI.. NOMAN MURIYE KURPEM BORLOLE, SUAMI DEU TUJE THAIM ASA.. SANTAN MURIYE, DEVACHE MAYE, AM-PAPIYAM VINOTI KOR.. ONOD BABAP, PUTAK ANI ISPI SANTANK ZOSO ADIN, ANTAN ANI SODANCH SORVOTA. AMEN (Note: the above is now practiced with newer version. E.g. 'Suami Dev' now change to ‘Sorvespor’, ‘Onod Bapak’ now become MHOIMA BAPAK, Tujem naum vhodd zaum has not become tujem naum POVITR zaum, ‘Santan Muriye’ now ‘BHAGIVONTI MORIE’ etc etc) Besides, the regular above, the foll was also compulsory to lean by heart (like a parrot) SOT MANDITAM Deva Bapak HANV PATKI SORVONITAN Tuka Rannie (There was another one but I can’t recollect now, can you?) MISTER (pro. Mist-yer) SONTOSACHE MISTER HORKACHE MISTER DUKICHE MISTER SAT (7) SACRAMENT I remember this.. We had to repeat after the Pe.vigar Poilo: Bautiszm Dusro: Kumsar Tisro: Kumnianv Chouto: Krizm Panchvo: Ord(i) Sovo: Sontesao And when it comes to the last one i.e. ‘Satvo’ we used to say is louder ‘KAZAR’ DOYAL KORNIO Kuddicheo Sat (ou panch?) Otmeacheo Sat e.g. Dukestank buzvonn diumchi Bhukleleank jevonn diumchem (Tanneleank Piunk diumchem) Meloleank Matiek lauchim Bonnkonnint asleliank bhett diumchi (Some years ago, we went to Aguada Jail but they did not let us in saying we need to bring a letter from the IGP) Now, this is what I found out recently when I went to watch Tiatr ‘Hanv Porot Etelim’. The Pad Vigar there, asks one of the two comedians.. OTMEACHE DUSMAN KITLE ANI KONN? To be honest, to me, this ‘dotorn’ is new. May be different places had different teachings. Yes, Otmeache Dusman kitle ani konn? Ans. 3. If one of 3 is ‘Deuchar’ (Devil) What are the other two? please come back if you know the other two. Before I sign off, let me sing the traditional hymn that we used to sing at the end of our ‘dotorn’ class. It goes like this.. DEV AMKAM ZAI, DEVAK CHODD MANDTANV BHAVARTA SOTAM SOTMANDTANV BHAVART VHODD DAIZ, DENNEM KRISTACHEM SONVSARANT AMKAM DOVORLEM AMI KRISTANV JIV DIUNK TOYAR BHAVART AMKAM EK VHODD BHANDDAR DEV-PAP AMCHO MOGALL BAPUI ) DEV-PUT AMCHO VORTO PATXAI ) repeat last two lines (Brass bands at the church novena/feasts etc, sometime play the above tune) Check it here at 4.02 till 4.54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D293j8ovLmo also at 5.58 to 6.50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SfIlF6E1o4 [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
