Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Novo Jiv



NOVO JIV




Sanjecho vell zala
Ani bhair kallok poddla
Volter-ar boson zaitem dixtti poddta....
Zhaddam, nokhetram ani sogllem jem ghoddta
Mhaka dixtti poddtta. Punn hanv pollena....
Mhojem mon thoim bilkul vochona.

Chintna bhonvtat mhoje motint
Bhair tanka ghalunk kotthin
Bako ietat te bhaxen chintnam
Bejar kortat, ani mhaka soddina
Angachi khoroz tori bori.....
Hi sankholl mhojer Deva, kiteak ghatli?


Aim lok mhonnttalet, ho fatra bhaxen nibor
Atam hanstat - to zala sarko gobor
Mhoje churchure kortat
"Baba, sodd tea chintnnachi vatt
Kitem melltta tujka oxem korun?
Oddik borem kiteim kam' hatin dovrunk....


Matharponn ailem mhunnttokoch
Jivak na bilkul ruch
Adel bhaxen ghottai na,
Rogot mhojem nivlam
Kainch korum xem disona
Fokot dolle dhampun volterar bostana
Chintop ieta hi rat kobar zateli
Vo sasnachi sasnak urteli?


Suskar soddun tuzo ugddas kortam
Dorieache lharam bhaxen ietat tim chintnam
Bilkul pixi zalea mhoji tokli
Hanv zannam hi vatt bori nhoi
Saiba magtam dusro marog dakhoi
Zaitem hanvem hea sonvsarant sonslem
Azun pasun mhaka dadosponn favo na?


Him mhojim chintnam, aiz kal, mhojea mogall
Kortam tuzo ugddas rat, dis ani sokall
Opekxitam kallzant than ki zo mog ami kelolo
Atam mhaka novo jiv ditolo......


- Placido D'Souza (Pune)


{GRAF-an ghoddun haddil'le boroupam spordhent tisrea zagear
ail'li hi kovita}.


The Goan Review / May-June 2001

Maincho Xirap

MIANCHO XIRAP



Maim, maim tum mhoji
Samball'llo mhaka tujea kusveant
Maim tum mhoji
Haddlo tunvem mhaka hea sonvsarant


Maim tum mhoji,
vaddla hanv tujea dudhan
Maim tum mhoji,
khell'lam hanv tujea gopant

Hanv sonvsarant ietana
Bhogle tunvem zaite khoxtt
Mhaka vhodd korun, apunn upaxim ravon
Bhorlem mhojem pott.

Xikoilo tunvem mhaka, vavron dis ani rat
Maim tum mhoji, tunch mhozo dhorm, Dev ani bhavath.

Zaite amche bhav asat amchea modem
Je nokllot aple maincho valor
Aple maink dukhoitat, zal'lea porim ti ek chakorn
Visortat te soglle, amche pasot main
keleat te teag
Sonvsarantle dis tum khuxal sartoloi tor
Ghenakai maincho xirap.


- Paul B. D'Souza (Bahrain)

(The Goan Review/ May-June 2001)

Konknni Kovita - B.E. Mendes

KONKNNI KOVITA




Soglech zaun asat bhag
Vorixtt vichar attpona tosle
Tanchem xarir, mhollear, soimb
Ani atomo tancho Parbrham


Anik kitem zai tuka, sang?
Niall'lear kallzak tejistkai
Osliv kovita, mhollear
Mogan svargachi vatt.

Jogant jivitanuch tum tujea
Ojeapanchi ek roinn
Vichar niallunk boslear
Axirvadik xrungar

Monis nhoi ek xarir
Tem tachem ek vahan
Motintlean tacho vichar
Muktvont soglleam samkhar.


Tedna io tum mhojea fattlean
Ghevn chintnancho thav
Hanv uzoll zau porian
Thir niallun rav.

Konknni bhas amchi
Povitrancho surngar
Mellom sodinch tuka
Mhojea kurpecho adhar.


- B.E. Mendes
Tivim, Goem


(The Goan Review / May-June 2001)

Bhorvonso

BHORVONSO



Dhortechea puta tuka
Sotam dakhoitam
Dhortechea puta tuka
Roddonk xikoitam


Bhagarachea boxient
Dukam dakhoitam
romichea kambollint
chambddim dakhoitam


Terezachea pakea bhitor
Moddim dakhoitam
rosmachea vistidant
Kidde dakhoitam


Dhortechea puta tuka
Sotam dakhoitam
Dhortechea puta tuka
Honsonk xikoitam


Futtlelea mittulant
Moteam dakhoitam
Pinzlele volibhitor
Anjeak dakhoitam.

Dhortechea puta tuka
Sotam daihoitam
Dhortechea puta tuka
Nachonk xikoitam.


- George Pinto (Mongllur)

GRAF-an ghoddu haddil'le borovpam spordhent
poilea zagear ail'li hi kovita

Source: The Goan Review / May-June 2001

Sang Maka



Sang Mhaka



Monis dhanv dhanvta
Sokoll poddleleak hat di nastanam
Zhorichem udok ghosghoxeanim vhanvta
Punn tan lagleleak pieunk mellonam

Monis duddu zomoita
Goribache tokler ube ravun
Somdirachea pottant nistem posta
Girest monis durbollank khatta pillun

Sogllea patkeanchi soddvonn khorcheak
Jezu Tuka khursar khillailo
Eksarkelea monis zat zavunk zai asli
Mon’xam modim veglozar koso zalo?

Lino B. Dourado
(Utodd’dekar)


Lapitt

12/3/2008

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Jezuk Mellunk Zai ?




Jezuk Mellunk Zai?



Khristak soddunk
Nodhi par korchi goroz nam
Taka mellunk
Dongor choddun faido nam

Tuzo bhav
Piddent koxttovta, taka bhett di
Tuzo xezari
Dukhin tollmollta, taka bhuzvonn di

Khristak ollkunk
Tujea bhavachea rupkarak polloi
Jivo Khrist mellunk
Tujea dusman xezareak mogan vengoi.





Lino B. Dourado
(Utodd’ddekar)
www.goa-world.com/goa/poems/

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

ADEUS, SANNY, ADEUS!




The Goan Review (january-february 2008) hea masikacher uzvaddak ailoli
kovita tumkam pattoitam.



KOVITA...

ADEUS, SANNY, ADEUS!


‘Inbox’ hanv ugoddtam
Ixttamche ‘email’ hanv vachtam
‘Mog asum di’-
Oxem boroun sompoil’li
Tuji chitt
Sodun sodtam
Tum nam, tuji ‘email’ nam
Sogllo ‘inbox’ bhorla
Tori rikhamoch dista
Ani magir
Yad eta tuji ixtta!

Mog moipas
Git songit
Goycho husko
Konknni bhas
Khub kitem soglleank
Dilem tunvem
Ghenvchea poros divop
Hench xrest, hench borem
Tujea jivitant tunvem kelem

Shakespeare-an ken’na tori boroil’lem
Jivit mhollear ek ‘machi’
Ani Goa Day 2007- disa
Osleach ‘machier’ ubo ravun
Gailem tunvem git tujem
Ani soglleanchim kallzam
Uddoilim jikhun

Punn Devak soddun
Ani konnank khobor nasli
Kitlea vegim
Kitlea lagim
Tuje pattlean asa mhunnun
Mornnachi savlli!

Adeus, Sanny Adeus!



----- Walter Menezes, Quepem

Monday, January 21, 2008

KONKNNI LEKHOK SAMELAN

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KONKNNI LEKHOK SAMELAN
Varea pormonnem sup
dhorchem poddttelem kai?

PONDRAVEM Akhil Bharatiya Konknni Sahitea Samelan Porvorimchea Azad Bhavan-ank tenkun ubharlelea, vhoddlea anim nazukponnim nettoilelea, Prof Joaquim Antonio Fernandes Nagar mattvan Abrilache 21ver sanjechea vellar suru zavn, dusrea disa somplem. Machiek Gokuldas Prabhu, 14vea samelacho odeox, hachem nanv dil’lem and ugttavnnechea suvalleacho odeokx Gokuldas Prabhu aslo. Hem samelan lovkik kovi ani chitrakar Gulzar hannem poramporik divli pettovn suru kelem.

Veg-vegllea zageamvele zaite sahitik ekttovlele pollovn soglleam Konknni put-dhuvanchea jivak khub khuxalkai bhogli. Khub kall nodrek poddonk naslelim Konknni malgodde toxe torne lekhok, kovi, natak’kar, potrakar anim kolakarachim sontosbhorit mukhamollam dislim. Thoddebhov vidhearti anim tornatte ajir aslet. Hea Konknni samelanank Goeam bhaile, Maharaxtra, Karnatak, Kerall anim heram zageam vele protinidhi bhorpur sonkhen ailele.

Samelanachea nimtan panch Konknni sahitikancho sotkar zalo, asun tanchem modhem Kerallcho Sharadchandra Shenoy, Goemchim Pandurang Bhangui, Madhavi Sardessai, Harischandra Nagvekar, N Shivdas anim Maya Kharangate. Kaim Konknni pustokamchi ugttavonui zali asun tanche modhem Fr Freddy J da Costa hanchem nemallem "Goemcho Avaz".

Punn mon lavn him ruchik, xudh Konknni baxonnam aikotam-aikotam kaim xinnabhorit goxtti amchea kanar poddleot. Konknni bhaxent khub vistar zala, sahiteacho dorzo pasun vaddot asa. Namneche lekhok anim margdorxok amkam komi nant. Punn torui punn amche orlek bureak kiteak?

PUNDALIK NAIK ULOILO:

Pundalik Naikan aplea ulovpantlean Konknni sahiteacho avgoddaio bhov bariksannin iskuttaileo. Zaitem Konknni sahitea atam ieta anim Konknni ek vixoi koso MA poreant ghevunk zata punn Goemchi odikrut bhas zavnui serkar tika kainch tenko dinam, oso tannem xinn kelo. Uprantlem tachem bhaxonn sokla ditanv:

"Konknni Odhivexonn jem poilem 1939 vorsa Karwar-ant zal’lem tea odhivexonant porixodechea vavrachem panchxil toiar zal’lem. Hem panchxil mhonnlear Konknni lokacho sonvskrutik ekchar and ekvott ghoddovn haddop, Konknni loka modhem bhaxe viximchi zagrutai and obhiman zagovp, Konknni bhaxechem promannikarann korop, Konknni khatir Devnagri lipicho svikar korun tacho vapor korop anim Konknni bhas, sahitea, sonvskruti hacho puroskar korop.

"Fattlim 60 vorsam porixodd hea udixtta passot vavrot asa. Porixodh sorvingi Konknnichea vikasa pasot vavurta. Oxea vellar tika sahiteacher khas lokx divop xokea zaina, oxem jednam disun ailem tednam Goeant khas lekhok samelan-achi sthapna zali. Hea samelachim kaim odivexonam zalea uprant porixodent lekhak samelan apnnalem apathea mhunnun svikarlem. Aizver bhavis and sahitea samelanachim chovda odhivexonam zal’lim asat.

"Sahitea samelanachea veaspithar Konknni sahitea chorcha zanvchi oxi opkexa asa. He nodren aichea samelanache Odeox, Gokuldas Prabhu, ek sahiteakar zavn asa. Samelan ugddavpi, Gulzarji, sinema xetrantle protibhavont oxe sahitik zavn asa.

"Her bhasanim sahitea rachana korop…Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Purtugez, Inglezintlean borovp. Punn zaka aple bhaxecho dhenk asa oslech mhunis Konknnintlean sahitea rochtele. Hem samelan oxea lokanchem oxea lokam khatir asa.

"Jea Goeant he samelant ghoddta thoim amchea disalleanchi, nemalleanchi sthiti kitem asa? Vis vorsam tollmollant chol’lea uprant "Kullagar" masikan nirnai ghetla don mhoineant ekdam ievpak. "Rajhauns", bhurgeamche maxik jem nov vorsam segid chol’lem anim tannem bhurgeank vachonachi goddi laili, tem okosmat bond poddlem. Xezarchea rajeant bhurgeanchim masikam serkarachea adharan choltat. Goeantui serkari thora vhoilean oso adhar mellpak zai. Masik bond poddta tem mukh eka prokaxokachem vho Konknnichem tem lekhokanim vichar korcho poddttolo.

"Atam pustokanchi sthiti kitem asa? Adlim prokaxok novim pustokam kiteak kaddinant? Nove-nove lekhok dhoddpoddtat, vhoir sortat punn nove prokaxok kiteak vhoir soronant hacho vichar amkam lekhokankuch korcho poddttolo.

"Eka tempar Akaxvanni kendranim Konknnichi sahiteachi bhorpur seva kelea. Tannim vitrail’lea sahiteachim pustokam bhair sorleant. Durdorxonn hache poros vhodik probhavik tharlem punn amchi sahitik thoim vhoddlem lokx dinant, kiteak thoim tontra koddem zollun ghenvchem poddtta anim magir thoim sahitea anim kolecho gondh naslele lokh thoim pavtat anim ami sahitik fokot tanchea navan bottam moddit ravtat. Sahiteak vhodda promanant project korpi chitrapott. Sonvsarant soglean poros kalahinn, abhiruchihinn anim sahitik mul’leam naxil’li tem amim mandtanv. Hindi sinemant gitamchi goroz asa, kadamborimchi goroz asa…Lekhokanim tea madeamacher lokx divchem poddtelem, tacho obheas korcho podddtolo.

"Sahitea samelanachem fattlem odivexonn jem Moddgovam zalem tea odhivexonnant hea madeamchi anim Konknni bhas anim sahiteachi koxi sangodd ghaluieta tachi bore toren viskattavni zali. Hich prokria mukhar cholpachi goroz asa. Hea don disank, heam soglleam gozalimcher vichar zanvcho."

Pundalik Naik babachea ulovpantle kaim bhag atamch tumi vachle.

DIVLI PETTOVP

Hachea uprant mukhel soireant, Gulzarjin, samelachi poramporik divli pettoili anim sahitik veaktincho xal, kitab, xrifoll anim sobit fulamcho turo divn sotkar zalo. Panch tori noveam pustokamche udgatton zalem.

Soglle utsuktaen aikunk ravtale te mhan kovi, chitrakar Gulzarchem ulovp zalem. Konknnint ulovn oxem apnank dista punn tem konnank somzochenam dekhun apunn Hindintleanuch uloitam oxem mhunnon tannem suru kelem, Goem anim Goemkaranche gunn gaile anim xekim Konknnicher don sobd uloilo. "Apko A B C D se xuru karna nahin hai…You are already a matured language…Apko age dekhna hai kinvki yehi hai her Bharatiya bhaxa ka mukabla." Borovpi azunui broxttachearak title boli poddunk nant dekhun tancher somazachi axea tharovn urlea, oxeim tannem sanglem.

Uprant KBM che Odeokx, Damodar Mavzo, hannem soglleamche abhar mandle.





ROMI SAHITEA

Dusrea disa manacho soiro aslo Fr Freddy da Costa, "Gulab" mhoinealleacho sompadpi. Tanchem ugddapem kelam ki Katolk Igorjen amche maimbhaxechi bhorpur seva kela anim hea kamank khand marpi Kristanv mhan borovpeanchi nanv ghevn iad keli. Azunui ami dhormantlean Konknni xikoitanv anim aplo khaxeacho xapkhanno aslelean Konknni sahitea kitlea vhodda promannan uzvaddak ieta ti apnank zanniv asa mhunnllem. Torui apun aplea ulovpan Fr Freddy-n xinn kelo ki aizkal kaim Kristanv Goenkan resperachim misam pasun Inglezintlean korunk lagleat.

Goemchea tomam igorzanim soglleo riti anim provochonam Konknnintlean zatat, anim "Jivitacho Prokas" lok vachtat, anim "Gulab", "Roti", "V Ixtt", "Konkan Mail", "Konkan Review" anim heram prokaxanonnam azun xapun ietat. Hem sogllem Konknni sahitea Goemcho Katolk somazuch vachta. Anim zorui tor vachpeam modhem Konknnicho mog komi zala zalear prokaxokam baptin tori oxem azun ghoddunk nam, karann hi borpavoll khoponastana pasun urli zalear ti xap’pachi azun bond poddunknam. Tanche prokaxok teag korun, luskonn pasun bhogun Konknnichi promannikponnim seva azun kortat. Hem sogllem Romi lipintlean ghoddta dekhun Konknnichea mahasagaran ghoddiek hea lhanxea lharacho vhoddloso probhav poddonam. Punn apnank somzota te soroll lipientlean Konknnicho mog jerul prokott zata, serkar sohokar ditolo anink her konnui protsahan and pattimbo ditolo mhunnon patievn ravonastanam.

Mukhel soiro Uday Bhembre-n sanglem ki ek "common" lipi Konknni sahiteak divunk veovosthit nichev korchi goroz asa mhunnon. Porosthitek lagun Kristanv poram avgodd lagpi anim favo tosle dhodde borovpi anim veovosthit xikovpi nastanam legun Devanagri lipint xikop ghetat. Devanagrich Konknni bhaxechi iogea lipi mhunnon aiz soglle Goemkar mandtat. Punn amchea zanttea-nentteank Romi lipich sompi lagta, anim kitleai komi dorjeachi ti zali zalear pasun tich ami ulovn, vachun anim borovn Konknni viximchim amchim bhavonam bhagoitanv. Satam somdiram peleantle Goemkar pasun Romintleanuch Konknni xikpachi as ballgitat.

Samelanacho odeox Gokuldas Prabhu hannem sanglem ki Konknni sorospot zata titli fuddem vorpak preotnachi goroz asa mhunnon. Ani Secretary, Shashikant Punaji-nt soglleamche abhar mandle.

Halinchea vorsamnim Devanagri lipintlea puskoll Konknni pustokam—kovita songrah, kannio, kadamboreo, nattkam, adim--bhair sorleant anim Konkani Akademi-nt ekttailelim khupxim thuim bore toren manddlelim. Punn Romin boroileleam pustokam modhem fokot "Bardezcheo Igorzo" anim fokot dha her pustokam nodrek poddlim. Lhan aspotin Romi borovpeanim zaitim pustokam borovn xaplim anim azunui hem kam korit asat. Punn Romi lipintlem sahitea odikrut Konknniche dhortek sobhonam nhoi?

KONKNNICHO MOG VADDOVNK ZAI

Sahitea kosak laitolo zalear dorzo anim promann ixeopak dhorchem poddtelem. Devnagrint suru kelelim prokaxannom, unch dorjeachim aslim zait, punn ti torne piraieruch amkam adeus korun gelim. Konknni sahitea vachpachi goddi tim tikovn dorunk xeoklinant. Punn Konknnintlim "Gulab", "V Ixtt", "Rotti", "Goan Review", thoddim tanchea adim zolmolelim, tim azun, Konknnichi paimvatt ekdis tori ek rosto zateli mhunnon bhorvanxean, apli vatt tanktat. Romi lipin bhas soroll zavn omor ravpacho gorjecho gunn asa kai dista. Amchea tiatramnim Romintleanuch xekddo marunk nam? Sumanachea sumana Konknni khell-tiatranchi zhor vhanvhon Konknni kormonukichi tan bhagoit asa. Dor sokallim, anim kednaim sanjecho, Konknnicho sad Goemchea tomam kheddea-xarantlea igorzanim aikunkieta anim tosoch Konknni dhormik songitacho sur vazta. Dhormik dhortecho dekhun ho Konknnichea mogachem poddbimb nhoi?

Jib khorzota mhunnonk: "Konknnichi chollvoll taji anim kaim urteli zalear Romi lipin borovpeancho tenko zai poddttolo nam zalear Romi borovpeank tori heramnim tenko divcho poddttolo. Heram lipintlea vokteank Romi lipicho maie-mogacho ievkar." Mogacho xinn ho, vaitt dhorunaie. Konknni poros pois veteleank laguim haddpache proitn zavnk zai asle. Punn aizkal dista ki bohusonkhen Konknni vachpeank dox divpachem bhaxannamch vhodik aikunk ietat.

"Don vorsam modhem Romi lipi ami sompovn uddoitele, anim tednanch Konknni vhoir sorteli," oxem eka Ponnjekaran amkam sanglelem. Hem aikun amkam matxem vaitt dislelem, punn rag ievunk naslo. Punn atam, sumar tin vorsam uprant, tachea ulovpachi iad ietoch tachech churchure dista. Tache anvdde nirfoll thorle mhunn heach samelanant amkam gomlem. Lipicho hott dhorun, vadak laglear, amchi maimbhas vikasachem panvol uklunk xeokot oxi atam disonam, anim hacho faido heram bhasank prapt zavnk lagla.

Joel D’Souza
http://www.goacom.com/goanow/2001/may/urba.html

Links to KONKANI material

References
^ http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~fsouth/DravidianElement.pdf
^ http://www.censusindia.net/results/eci11_page4.html
^ a b http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=knn
^ a b http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=92010
^ http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/konkani/konkani.htm Origins of the Konkani Language - Krishnanand Kamat
^ http://www.colaco.net/1/nanduKonkaniRoots.htm Tracing the Roots of the Konkani Language - Dr. Nandkumar Kamat
^ http://kokaniz.com/history.html
^ http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/siddi.htm
^ Cite error: Invalid tag; no text was provided for refs named indiacatholic
^ a b c d e f g h i Mother Tongue blues - Madhavi Sardesai
^ http://www.goanews.com/shenoi.htm
^ http://www.goanews.com/opinion.htm
^ a b c d http://www.goacom.org/news/getStory.php?ID=2049
^ http://www.konkaniworld.com/heritage/index.asp?id=246
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^ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gom
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^ a b http://www.languageinindia.com/may2001/bilingual.html
^ Goa group wants Konkani in Roman script
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^ Monsg. Dalgado Academy
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^ oheraldo.in[dead link]
^ Konkan Daiz Yatra - A Spectacular Dance Ballet

Vichitr Ganv

Pratap Naik’s poem “Vichitr Ganv” has been included in Konkani poetry anthology published by Dalgado Konknni Akademi in 2004.

(Source: TSSK Report 2004)

Tyaa disaa vaddakade gadat tinissaanaa !

posting bakii-baab's poem must win some points for me in getting to that trusted group
(next up will be a konkani poem by baaki-baab, recited by PL, tyaa disaa vaDaakaDe gaDat tinisaanaa, ma.nd man.d vaajat aalii tujii go pai.njaNaa) :D :D

ok here are the lyrics thanks to one Kedar MhasavaDe

जपानी रमलाची रात्र

तुझे विजेचे चांदपाखरू दीप-राग गात
रचीत होते शयनमहाली निळी चांदरात

रतीरत कुक्कुट साकुंडीवर आरोहूनी माड
चोच खुपसुनी फुलवीत होता पंखांचे झाड

अद्भुत पंख्यासम भिंतीवर आंदोलुनी छाया
लावित होत्या ताप जगाचा नकळत विसराया

धूप ऊसासत होता कोनि रजताच्या पात्री
विचित्र रेशिमचित्रे होती रसावली गात्री

तुझा पियानो यक्ष जळातील होता निजलेला
मनात गुंफित स्पर्श-सुखांच्या स्वप्नांचा झेला

अन् म्युसेची कवने होती माझ्या हातात
प्रतिचरणाला करित होती धूम्रवेल साथ

जळत ऊसासत होते त्यासह अंतरात काही
होता चिमणा श्वान लोकरी घोटाळत पायी

तोच वाजल्या तुझ्या सपाता सळसळला घोळ
आलीस मिरवीत जाळीमधुनी नागिणीचा डौल

करांतुनी तव खिदळत आले स्तनाकार पेले
जळता गंधक पांच उकळता याही रंगलेले

अभिष्ट चिंतुनी आम्ही त्यांचे भिडवियले काठ
सुरेहुनी तु गडे भाजिले ओठांनी ओठ

स्पर्शे तुझिया आणि पियानो थरारला सारा
मज सम त्याच्या कानशिलाच्या झणाणल्या तारा

गंधर्वांच्या दुहिता जमल्या करित पुष्पवृष्टी
हृदय मदाचे मोहळ झाले जडावली दृष्टी

पोहू लागले तुझ्या रेशमी अलकातील मासे
हवा जाहली जड पा-यासम अंगातील वासे

आणि तरंगत डुलु लागली नौकेसम शेज
तो कांतितुन तुझ्या निथळले फेनाचे तेज

नखे लाखिया दात मोतिया वैडूर्यी नेत्र
अवयव गमले चपल चिवट की मयवनीचे वेत्र

कात सोडिल्या नागिणिचे ते नवयौवन होते
विळख्याविळख्यातुनि आलापित ज्वालांची गीते

गरळ तनुतील गोठुन झाले अंतरात गोड
कळले का मज जडते देवा नरकाची ओढ

डोळे बांधुन खेळत होते जीवन मायावी
अंधपणातच वितळत होते भूत आणि भावी

तुझ्या जपानी भाषालिपिसम अगम्य सुन्दरता
असुनि हाती उरली दुर्लभ आली ना हाता

आजही तुज शोधता कधी ती रमलाची रात्र
पाठितुनि जंबिया मधाचा घाली काळजात !


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Goa is a state of mind. And to most Goans, this is best expressed in the lines of the Konkani poem penned by the eminent Goan poet B. B. (Bakibab) Borkar: "If I am to be born again and allowed to choose my birthplace...

I shall choose Goa... because its scenic beauty
has a supernatural quality of refining the human mind
and turning it inward into the depths of creativity and spirituality."

Sudhir Kodkani

At Konkani Bhasha Mandal`s Function -2005


(Photo-courtesy: Ancy Paladka )



Sudhir Kodkani

Sudhir Kodkani was Jt.Secretary of Konkani Association of D.G.Ruparel College,Mahim,Mumbai(India) in 1954-55 along with other Jt.Secretary Sumant Kelekar (Founder-Publisher of "JAAG" magazine).Kodkani has recited his KONKANI poems several times on ALL INDIA RADIO,Mumbai.He was awarded Late Smt. Gangabai Nadkarni Prize for his contributions in Konkani published in the monthly magazine'Kanara Saraswat'.Shri Kodkani`s poems have been published in magazines such as "JAAG'"and "BIMB".(More...www.konkanipoetry.com )

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

HAPPY NEW & LEAP YEAR 2008

kovita

HAPPY NEW & LEAP YEAR 2008


Happy New & Leap Year don hozar ani att,
Leap Year mhonnlear thodde te achar mandtat,
Novlancho ho sonvar, zori tor barik chintxat,
Achar mandchenant, sonvsari itihas tor pollexat.

Ek voras guntlam (365) tin’xim satt ani panch disamnim,
Tench ek voros bhagoilam, (12) bara mhoineamnim,
Ek mhoino attaplolo asa (30) tis disamnim,
Ani tosoch ek disak sompoila (24) chovis voramnim.

Tor 4 vorsamnim ek dis odik koso zait yeta?
Dor eka disak chovis voram voir ek minut veta,
Oxem korun eka mhoineak (30) tis minut odik zomo zatat,
He toren eka vorsak sov voram odik zomun ravta.

(6x4=24), hem gonnit kelear 24 vorancho ak’kho 1 dis zomta,
Hoch to ek dis, char vorsam uprant zomun ailo,
Char vorsamnim ek dis odik ailolo kamak upkarlo,
Torui LEAP YEAR-ak thoddeamnim kiteak mhonn acharlo?

Mandlear Dev, nam tor fator, hi mhonn’nni purvozanchi,
LEAP YEAR mhonnche achar manovop hi
goir- somzonni amchi,
Vorsacho ek dis odik mell’lo mhonn amkam khoxi bhogpachi,
Zaunchem zatelem, ghoddchem ghoddtelem,
ti goxtti noxibachi.


- J.P. Fernandes, V-Ixxt

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Mhojem Magnnem - Jezu Joyont'ti kallar ani Novem Voros yetana




Jezu Joyon'ti kallar ani Novem Voros yetana mhojem magnnem hem:

Zoim bhoktik sukti na
Zoim pritik mer na
Zoim xantik bon'dhon na
Zoim sotak bhirant na
Tea sopnnachea gavant
Mhojea dexak pavoy
Mhojea lokak pattoy.

Zoim ohinvsa hater
Zoim mayamog bonder
Zoim bhogsannem xinvor
Zoim doyallay sagor
Zoim apulkay nangor
Tea sopnnachea gavant
Mhojea dexak pavoy
Mhojea lokak pattoy.

[ Rough and free translation of the above prayer:
Where there is no dearth for devotion
Where ther is no limit for love
Where ther is no obstacle for justice
Where ther is no restriction for peace
In that dreamy land
Lead my country
Send my people.

Where non-violence is the weapon
Where affection is the port
Where forgiveness is the shower
Where kindness is the ocean
Where fondness is the plough
In that dreamy land
Lead my country
Send my people.]

Tumkam Jezu Joyon'tichi xanti
ani
Novea vorsachi kanti
Axetam ani magtam.

Pratap Naik, sj
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr
B.B.Borkar Road
Alto Porvorim, Goa - 403 521

BALLKA JEZUK NOMAN



BALLKA JEZUK NOMAN

A – nkvar Mori prarthonam kori ghoran
N – oman Tika keli Anj-Boddvean
T – um ostoream modem sudoiv sonvsaran
H – em aikhun ti sontosli aplea monantlean
O – choreanim soddvonddar zolmotolo kusvean
N – astana patok hem ghoddtolem tachea nanvan
Y – tse pormonnem tache euvkar ditam khoxen

C – holtam bhonvtana kall sorun gelo,
O – I, Ballok Jezu gorvam ghottean zolmolo
R –aianim bhetto divn Jesuk noman kelo
R – osroxit noketracho uzvadd mollbar fanklo
E – kcharan jienvk tannem amkam rosto dakhoilo
I – xttagoticho bandpas moipasan bandlo
A – mkam somestank lhanvikaicho nomunno zalo

P – attlem soglem visron ekvottan jieum-ia,
I – ixttagoticho hat eka-mekak mellum-ia
E – kvottan – mogan cholunk nichev korum-ia
N – attak korun dusmankai, mogan cholum-ia
K – hont marun onniticher, nitik eukar dium-ia
A – psuartponn soddun peleak adar dium-ia
R – ag visron novea vorsan bhitor sorum-ia.

Anthony Correia Pienkar
Pilerne - Goa / Reggae - Kuwait .
Mob : 00965 6726014
E-mail: pienkar@hotmail.com

Monday, December 17, 2007

Dezembr 19vi Ugddasachi



Dezembr 19vi Ugddasachi


I

Dezembr 19vo dis, 1961 vorsantlo.
Amchea malgoddeank ugddas jivo
Heach disan porkeam koddlean
Gõy prant amcho svotontr zalo.

II

Zorui gore akromonn kori
Kalljidarponnan vavurle suttke zhuzari
Ghott dhorli ekvottachi dori
Porkeank kus marchi poddli

III

Nitoll asle amche Gõyche fuddari
Tinunch Montri punn karbhar samballi,
Atam chalis amdar asat tori
Kitleo zatat choryeo ani rajki maramari

IV

19 Dezembr jivo dovrunk vavrum-ia
Kel’leam tyagank mol dium-ia.
Broxttachar,svartiponn matr soddum-ia.
Gõy rakhunk vavrum-ia.


Alvaro Gomes,
Pedda Benaulim, Goa
www.v-ixtt.com

“Hello Uncle”



“Hello Uncle”



“Excuse me uncle. Ho rosto Colva veta?”
On-ollki cholien vicharlem mhaka
‘Uncle’? Ho koslo prons tinnem kela?
Hai Saiba !! Hanv mhatarom zalam ga?
Khoim tori mhoje don-chear kens piklele
Kalem korchelem kensank ghanstilem

Mhatare asle, distat nenttele
Hanvem toxem kiteak nam korchelem?
Mhaje baile sangatak bazarant cholltana
“Hi smart man. Who is this old lady?”
Mhagele sundorek tiddok choddli
Ani kens kale khorcheli xinslich toddli.


Lino B. Dourado
(Utodd’ddekar)

HANV BHOVTANAM


“HANV BHOVTANAM”


Ghavant hevten tevten bhonvtanam
Thoi dislo mhaka soglo tomaxeam
Vatt choltanam monat ailim borim axeam
Punn! Soglem vatten zalim niraxeam

Fuddem dislem Padri, Pondit anik Molla,
Soglem mhuntalem samballat ap-aplo xanti galla,
Xati daddavn mhunno,Oh!Deva, ho!Rama,Yah!Al'lah,
Toruim astanam choltalo hotea’cho halla.

Khud soirem, punn! Soglem poixeavalem,
Pidivont bhavank adhar korunk visorlem
Soirem mele, hanslem mateachem ozem unnem zalem
Hanv bhovtanam hem soglem hanvem polloilem.


- Mariano Lucas Diniz
(Palolem-Canacona/Kuwait)
http://www.goa-world.com
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/


Collection of Mariano Lucas Deniz' Konkani Poems:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/msearch?query=Mariano+Lucas+Deniz

SANG MOGRE ULOI MOGRE

SANG MOGRE ULOI MOGRE


Ollsande, mullo sangatak vaingim
Mhonnttat ailo mogrecho mogi
Mhaka pollevn hanslim poddodim
Fugddeo ghalltat nab,duddi


Nirvoleo rompeank mirsango pachvi
Guptim kobro uddid kori
Bori fanklea tambddi baji
Chinrgeank mandli amchi zodi


Varear nachtta piavachi pat
Tomatam porim mogreche gall

Longnna adim beij mellnant
Heach mhoje kallzache zall

Xetant zal’lo prem amcho
Ximpunk vhali kollxo handdir
Dhimpra voir ghagro ticho
Logn zavnk kiteak uxir?

Sogleank sanglam gorcheank mandlam
Binddul ghevn tolleant dhenvlam

Hoddou ghalun udhok bortana
Nodreak zollkolim tuntunnit kallngam
Sang mogre uloi mogre
Girop kavpak melltelim kedna?



Lino B. Dourado Goenchea Sutkea Disachim Porbim!
(Utodd’ddekar) 19/12/2006
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems


Pick of the day by www.goa-world.com

Gõy mhonnlear kitem?
• Chandrakant Keni
Gõykar nhidla. Sustela. Congress, MGP, BJP, UGDP hea rajki pokxan-chea kodelanchea khe-llant to ghuspola. Vach: http://www.v-ixtt.com

Ruch ietoch

Ruch ietoch



Pavsalleant nustem mellona tazem
Mellta tem Saiba mov borfantlem
Nustea viret jevonn ruchona amchem
Sundorem mhagelem zala ga pixem

Pager gheun gelom nustem pagovpak
Bailek ruch ailea tazem nustem khavpak
Kallundoram, xevtte, burantte poddle pagerak
Sundorem dhados zatelem pollevn tazem nusteak

Sasumaim, mevnno, mevnni ghorant bhitor
Pagounk ghel’lom, hankam konnem sanglem tor?
Bhitorlea kuddant sundorea fuddeant asa dotor
Bailechea kusveant poilea pavsacho hunvor.

Ruchio ietat tea pormonnem bai vo baba zatalo
Adlo onnbhovlolo lok oddmasan sangtalo
Atam rucheo ailear pagunk noko aicho dadlo
Amgher tor ruchicho poilo baba zolmololo

Lino B. Dourado
(Utodd'dekar)