I was employed in Bahrain and actively involved in tiatrs when two Popes died in less than two months. My late friend-cum-tiatr associate, Peter-de-Morjim and Mario Alphonso composed the following song in one evening for a drama that was to take place two days after Pope John Paul IX’s death:

I
Agostache sat tarker, dukest avaz radiocher
Sompon Pap Saib Sovo, kalluk Roma xaracher
Cardinal Gracias, put Goencho, somplo ikra tarker
Pope John Paul sompon, dukest hi hat trick amcher

CHORUS
Pope Paul Sovo, man taka favo, kallzak ghalun ghavo, pondra vorsam vavr kelo
John Paul Novo, goribancho mhunn kovo, dadusponn pollovnk ravo, tachoi palovlo divo
Valerian Gracias, put nennar avoicho, Cardinal Asiacho, kitlo taka man favo
Konsovlet, teg khambe dhormanche, munnieari Kristache, gelet ghalun ghavo


II
Dhoniam Deva, koslem adarlem pap
Bhoron amcheam patkanim, kotta votvoulem map
Niden melo Pap Saib, nimnni mevlinam zap
Sogott add sumurticher, chintun Pap Saibak attak

CHORUS
Cardinal Albino Luciani, nanv naslem potranim, torui Papacho mukutt mevlo
Aiz passun, histrin poixi tor, eka dissa bhitor, nam Pap vichun kaddlolo
Russiacho, President Leonid, vhodd ek communist, to passun Papak churchurlo
Sonvsarachea ek-ek potranim, vhoddlea letranim, boro Pap mhunn vakanddlo

III
Randlelem sorta, punn kel’lem soronezo
Eucharistic Congress, ugddass Pope Paul Soveacho
Indiek hi ghoddnim ghoddonk, boro vavr zait konnancho
Cardinal Gracias, honrad put Goencho

CHORUS
Kristavanim, bhava-bhoinnanim, teg dhormanche khambe kabar zalet eke lainin
Mandamentacher, cholonanv ami, padri-madrinim, rajnama dilint tannim
Dogui Pap Saib, buddon chintnanim, porjechea korneanim, dogui melet attakanim
Sonvsarak, boro vavr dilo tannim, tegaim munniearanim, vengent ghe Saibinnim.


Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA

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