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Francis Xavier Oliveira

1971

Gitam Jhelo. Garland of Songs.

Mandos and Dulpodas. Book 1.

Printed by B.X. Furtado & Sons

Dhobitalao, Bombay (Mumbai)

Don Utram

Preface

Aiz hem pustok “Gitam Jhelo” uzvaddak kaddunk amkam vhodd sontos ani obhinam bhogta. Ami rauntav Konkani Bhas uloitole ani ti apli Maim-bhas mhunn manum ghetele hem pustok khoxalkaien vapuddtole mhunn.

“Xiumtim mogrim ghe rê tuka, Sukh ani sontos dhi rê maca.”

I made an attempt to contact Mr. F.X. Oliveira by letter at his residential address mentioned in this book and at the address of the printer - requesting for his biographical data - but received no reply. I presume that he will agree to this publication and take this opportunity to thank him for his contribution to the “Konkani-Song”. I am including extracts from the preface to his “Gitam Ghelo”.

“ Ho ‘Gitam Ghelo’ porgpttun anv mukhar addtam sabar borim ani koutik vinchun kaddlelim Goenchim gitam, novim toxim adlim, jea udexim tim sodankal uronk ani togonk amcheam ghorabeanim. (…)”

“Maka dubau nam, jednam hem pustok ‘Gitam Ghelo’ poddot ekachea hatant, eok pattim sorchonam tachi bhett korunk apleam mogacheank:- aplea moguiak, aple potinink, apleam bhurgeank, khuinsorui tim asoun. Hea pasot, zaitoch tokos gheun ho ‘Gitam Ghelo’ toear kela sogleank to mandonk, amcheam Gitancho mog ani ugddas amcheam ghorabeani sodonkal uronk. Zaite mhunntelet hea ‘Gitam Jheleant’ zaitinch adlim podam asat. Hem khorem, punn eok jhelo kortolo zalear, tantum jinsanchim fhulam zaieo-zuieo, xinvtim-mogrim-abolim ghalchi goroz poddta, vhodik korun dom’domit fhulanchi, ani bauleleam chanfeancho pormoll somponam. To urta. --- oxench angai goddta. Borim gitam, borim podam toxim dulpodam anga vinnleant, sobitai choddonk ani amchim Goenchim podam sodankal togonk, tonddar uronk, zantteam ani nentteanche motint gollonk, visor poddo nastanam. (…) “

“Ani xekim, hea mojea ‘Gitam Ghelo’ pustokar upkar attoitam team sabar Goenchim Gitam goddpeancho, zanchim nanvam acher dilean and sabar zonnanchim nan, jednam gomonam konn team gitanche goddpi te.” (…)

“Xekim, hem mojem ‘Gitam Jhelo’ bhettoitam mojea mogall ani moipaxi mam’ Professor Dr. Marian José Saldanha (de Uccassaim[1])-aka, zannem sogllem aplem jivit sarlam voir kaddunk amchi bhas – Konkani.”

The plural of deknni in Konkani remains the same, that of dulpod is dulpodam and that of manddo is mandde. In English it is deknnis and dulpods in the plural, mando in the singular and mandos in the plural.

The mando is Goa´s message to a disturbed world in a hurry.

Editorial date: 23^rd October, 2006.

Dr. Lourenço de Noronha

Ungargasse 38/431

A-1030 Vienna

Austria-Europe

E-mail: noronha@aon.at

DON UTRAM

Amchim gitam uzvaddaupacho ho poiloch proiotn nhuim. Hea fuddem zaiteach zannkaramni toretorechim gitam uzvaddaileant, kaim Ihan Ihan pustokamni, kaim potrancher ani kaim nemalleancher.

Hea nimnneam vorsamnim Goenchea gitam ud'dexim zaitoch vaur zala ani to chalui asa. Punn gitanchem ekuch pustok chaplelem disona mhunn ami hem Ihan pustok uzvaddauchem eujilam. Hem pustok somestank manlear puro oxem ami magtanv.

Ponje, 8-9-1967.