Friends, Goans countrymen et des gens d'autres pays. Aapno divas shubh rahe. Svet je majhen! Pourquoi dis-je’ Lusofonia Games’ when I should be saying ‘Lusophony Games’ or ‘Jogos da Lusiphonia’ Porque não é qualquer um corrigir alguém? Is it because of the political sensitivity of the event? Or are people just being polite and snickering behind my back? Que sera sera.
Vishnu Surya Wagh, Kala Academychya Sanmaneet Adhashya ahey. Alikadey paryat tyani Goa Lusophony Games sahbhagi verodh kela hota. We couldn’t let this become an international embarrassment to our state. Nous laissons Wagh composer une chanson speciale pour les jeux. Cosa fa? Was macht er? To kitem korta? Unhonee panch alag alag bhasa mein ek geet banaya! Matro ekti bhasha jotheshṭo noe. Now where does that leave me, mogall bhavano anu bhoinenim? I have to beat that. Voici donc mon discours inaugural dans plus de cinq langues. Versuchen Sie schlagen das, Vishnu Wagh! Anche il pazzo dice talvolta parole da savio. Thodde der ke liye rajniti aur vyakaran ko bhul jate hain aur khell ke bare mein baat karte hain. Da chi mi fido, mi guardi Dio, da chi non mi fido guarderò io. Jaise Pierre de Coubertin ne kaha, “La chose la plus importante dans les Jeux Olympiques n'est pas de gagner mais de participer, l'essentiel dans la vie n'est pas la conquête, mais bien lutter.” But that was about the Olympics. Bem, eu nao posso fazer nada se os Jogos Lusofonia sao tao recentes que nao ha citacoes dignos sobre eles. Mens sana in corpore sano Quinhentos anos de volta a Goa Português capturado. Panch dashak pahele Bharat ne Goa ko murt karaya. That can be taken as an invasion or a liberation men jeg er ikke her for at diskutere, at. Portugal amkam ek channel koshem zalam. Les Jeux Lusophonie nous permettent de canaliser l'argent de Delhi. A Portuguese passport allows us a channel to Europe. Life is about channels. Laten wij deze kanalen te herkennen en vieren ze. A caval donato non si guarda in bocca. Pecunia, si uti scis, ancilla est; si nescis, domina. Long live the Lusophony Games! Viva Portugal! Jai Hind! Zoi Goem! Politics are temporary, channels are forever! ===========