Dear Tonino,
What a surprise: getting a letter from you, on Goanet Digest, about my
frescoes. They are easy to visit. Take transport to MARGAO, the largest town in
south Goa. then drive to BORDA, one of the outer wards of the town, situated on
the road to Macasana.Look out for the CHAPEL
In a sermon on the Birth of the Mother oF God, the great Portuguese orator
Vieira (1608-1697) notes that the titles by which Christendom invokes Mary
indicate the ills that she can cure or palliate. Thus those who have no hope in
life would wish for nothing better than a good death (boa mor
Behold the cross of the Lord. Flee hostile [adversae] parties. Christ conquers,
Christ reigns, Christ commands. Christ defends His people from every evil.
KKK PRESIDENT ELVINO RODRIGUES SAYS "ADEUS" TO KUWAIT.
“ If I get two Kuwait based Konknnivadis here in Goa with me to fight for the
cause of Konkani, I will surely get our goal realized within a short time”,
stated once in early eighties by Dr. Rebello from Maddel, Margao and a big man
of Nove
GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT Sun Jun 20 05:19:14 PDT 2010
During the last 15+ years in the arena of Goan community in the Gulfregion, I
have come across several Goans who are veryspecial and dear to the causes their
fellow community members. Many of themwork silently and dedicate
Thanks to the organizers. Keep up the traditions alive.
Jose Pereira
Goa
From: Vivian A. DSouza
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Sun, June 20, 2010 1:35:12 PM
Subject: [Goanet] San Joao Festival at Salvador do Mundo
I have just returned home from the fun
The dancing girl did not learn her Konkani from the
cooks and butlers (or the Brahmins) of Bardez.What she sang (in Saxtti!) could
have sounded like this:
1. Aum saiba peltorhi voitam
Damulea
lognanko voitam
2. Paiantulim painzonn'm ditam
Tariry
voichi vatto dakoi
3.
Congratulations, dear Padre Nascimento, tireless researcher of Goan
church history!
Adeus, the most famous of the mandos, is the work of Torquato de
Figueiredo (1876-1948) of Loutulim, composed in Bambonn Saxtti before
1905, when it was anonymously published. The following are its lyrics
and translation:
1. Adeus kortso vellu pauta
Ai, mujem kallizo faps
EnglisH: Thank you, God
Konkani: Saiba, tuzo vol-llo upkar
José Pereira
The panorama of Velha Goa is splendidly reproduced in this picture. It reflects
the
inspired words of the poet TOMAS RIBEIRO [1831-1901]:
Eis a cidade morta, a solitária Goa
Seis templos alvejando entre um palmar enorme
Eis o Mandovi-Tejo, a oriental Lisboa
Onde em jazigo régio imensa glória dor
Epitácio Pais was born in 1926, and is now 83 years old. He started writing in
the
late 40s, published his short stories in the O Heraldo in the 50s, and, in the
60s,
transmitted them over the All India Radio. The high point of his career came in
the
early 70s, when 13 of his short stories we
Joseph Furtado [1841-1947], it needs to be noted, was a pioneer not only in his
use
of English, but also as one of the first, if not the very first, inquirers
into the
nature of the "Goan identity." Writing in the twenties, Furtado observed that
"None
of our poets has been Goan in his poetic
[A few additions to the welcome references to the Marian antiphons:]
1. ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER
Alma Redemptoris mater, quae pervia coeli porta manes, et stella maris,
succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo, tu quae genuisti, natura mirante,
tuum sanctum Genitorem.Virgo prius ac posterius, Ga
Another version of the most famous of mandos:
TORQUATO DE FIGUEIREDO (1876-1948)
1. Adeus kortso vellu pauta
Ai, mujem kallizo fapsota
Dispidiro korcha vella
O sonsar bongum maka dista
2. Forsan adeus tuka kortam
Fugar zaun dukany'm aum-um rorhtam
Zaite martiry re bogitam
Ank
GIZELINO REBELO [1875-1931]
1. Surya-noketrache porim porzolleta
Mogach' muja suka
Bemfeit fulo munn tum mannyka
Adoraro kortam tuka
2. Alambrado pole tuje mogreche kolle
Distai motianch' zole
Visvisetai muje dolle
Kalliz lobddol'm re tuj'korhe
3. Eku vellu p
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