August 5, 2007

Apa-lipa Gõychem Rajkaronn - by Fr. Teodosio Fernandes

Aile re aile,
Bikhari amchea
dharant aile
Kott’tti gheun
bhikek lagle
Kott’ttent tanchea
motam ghalun
lokhani amchea
amkanch naddle...

Aile re aile,
Nivddun aile
Donuch disanim
Kele tannim hole
Lokhani dil’lim
votam visorle
Apa-lipa khell
Khellunk lagle...

Kelem re kelem
Rajkaronn Gõychem
Kelem girgirem
Rajkarnant bhorlam
Bhirem choranchem
Montreak laglam
Pixem chorpachem
Gõy amchem
Chorun pavlam
Ordhe vattechem...

Uttat Gõykara
Nidentle uttat
Vot ghatloleank
Korinakat fatt
Ho vell zaun asa
Dokounk tankam vatt
Nodor tancher marat
Tanchi fatt zalea datt
Gorom udok ghalun
Kaddat tanchi kat..

-Fr. Teodosio Fernandes
Kuwait


Note:
Fr. Teodosio Fernandes is a Goan Carmelite priest based at Our Lady of Arabia Church, Ahmadi, Kuwait. He did his priestly studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Mangalore.


This is his first poem and he has written it on the sorry state of Goan politics.