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Santan Saibinn
 

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St. Ana is a patron Saint of many large or Potuguese households in Goa.
 
I remember, St. Ana (mother of Mary) household devotion was strong  until mid 
1980s?
 
We used to visit large houses (particularly of Landlords) to sing litany or 
Ladainha or simply say ‘ladin’.
 
We (a team of 3-5)  used to travel far away on foot (we were in great demand) 
sometimes up to 3  ladin per night. 
The litany was strictly for the house hold members (no next door neighbours 
invited). Often, they 5 and we 5 makes 10 or less.
 
At Velsao, I very well remember, a large house. Behind it there were railway 
tracks (we could here passing of the train with loud whistle) and there was a 
main road 
in front, Again, there was a ‘gironn’ or rice, flour mill.   
I saw a refrigerator in this house for the first time. It did not work on 
electricity (there was no electricity around that time) but works on kerosene.
As we often go there year after year, I think I even remember the household 
name.
We said ‘Masma-ger ladin’. But I can't really trace the house now.
 
Besides, Masma, there was another of our regulars at Cuelim around ‘Kapddi 
Posro’
Or near ‘goondda or dada or movali  Onorad’ who once stopped us.
 
Now a days we have no such ‘giraik’. No one invites us to sing ladin in the big 
houses.
Perhaps, it’s like saying
 ‘te poder mele ani te undde kobar zale’ ?
 
St. Ana Ladin goes  like this..
 
Santana Orapro Nobis
Santana Ave Christi
Santana Mater Maria Virginis
Santana Sponsa Jokim
Santana sokrus Josef
 
And so on
 
There were so many hymns or Orasao de St. Ana both in Portugues/Latin and 
Konkani.
I don’t really remember now, we never learnt it by heart.
St. Ana Ladin is seasonal or just once a year happenings.
Meaning, we sang not more than 7 Santana Ladin a year.
 
Some of the Konkani Hymn are..
-Santan tujem Sufollo Jinem
- Santan amchi Mai
-Santan amchi mai sodanch templant magnim kortali, aplim dukam golloitali..
-Santan amchi mai, Duve Natu soit zai
 
Here are some of the hymns captured LIVE from Santana Feast at Talaulim and 
Olaulim
One can sing along by following the onscreen texts.
 
 
From Santana de Talaulim hymn (New clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWRvXUJPZ9Y
 
from St. An de Olaulim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NskxjOpYbeM
 
 
 
In Christian households, there are many names or combination of Santana.
e.g.
Santan (male & female) e.g. Santan timaim. Santan Mauxi, Santan titiv or maxen 
etc
 
Santana 
 
Maria Santan D’Costa/Fernandes etc (both male and female)
(often referred as ‘marsantan’ or ‘marisantan’)
 
Bostiao Santan 
 
Dumingo Santan (DumSantan)
 
Pedro Santan (PedSantan)
 
Besides, St. Ana, we were also invited to sing “ladin de Curasao Jesus’ 
Which goes like this..
Cor Jesus, Fili Patris eterni etc … Misere Nobis
 
AIR = As I Remember

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