KUWAITCHE GOENKAR - Jerry Cal's song.

After my last write-up on Jerry Cal and his excellent song he rendered in Goa on invasion of Kuwait 18 years back, many readers of goa.kranti requested me to reproduce that full song in this forum. Upon my request, composer and singer Jerry Cal from Abu Dhabi sent this song to me which I indicated here below. Jerry Cal in this song shows his regret on people especially on those who enjoyed our benefits and criticised us. In view of this, even after 18 years of invasion of Kuwait we the real lovers of Kuwait from where we earn our sustenance must reject and oppose all and everyone who deserted us after enjoying our benefits. If we are real sons and real daughters of our real fathers then we will reject everyone who showed his deslike for us during the time of our sufferings. Kuwait is our bread and we must be grateful for this country. Because of Kuwait many of us got identity in life and respect in society. Let us show our solidarity with Kuwait by rejecting everyone who kept a distance from us during the time of invasion of Kuwait and also every project of those who showed their deslike for us during the invasion of Kuwait.

A. Veronica Fernandes.



KUWAITCHE GOENCAR

(1)

Korench kalliz dhukan roddlem, Kuwait Goencarank kitem ghoddlem
Auchitt noxibant tanchea, poieat kotta, Zoglaunem marlem voddlem
Kuwait kitlem tanche asson, ritea hatanim, ieunchem poddlem
Kiteak dhonia tuvem, noxibeant tanchea boroilelem oslem

(Chorus)

Ponchvis tis vorsam, Kuwait kam corun, goencar Goeam ieunk chintale
Zaitench kam korun, kitem mevta tem gheun, kuxal jieunk sodtale
Auchit chitnam tanchim varear uboun ghelim, dhonia ukodd tuje dolle
Kitem vait tanchem dislem, konnak nirminakaim oslem, magtam tuje kodde

(2)

Auchit Kuwait ghodbod zaun, sabar zannache halawal zalet
Kitleam chedvam bailanche, tea Irakheanim "rape" passun kelet
Korench te kalliz naslole, lokancheo vostu passun gheun ghelet
Poieat kitle bhau amche, soglench Kuwait soddun, xekhim goeam paulet

(Chorus)

Kuwaitcheam geancarin cancer hospitalak, zaite dudu dadlele
Konknichea velar,tosench martyrranchea fundak, lakhani dudu patoile
Kuwaitkaranchea adharan, zaite bav amche, montri passun zalole
Pun amche bhav Kuwait, trassant aslele tedna, rostear mat heunk visorle

(3)

Kuwaitche goencar munon lokh, Goeam tenkam bottam dakoitat
Tanchem jevlem khal'lole munis poieat aiz tenkam varear uboitat
Korench the Goeam etalet mun, goemcar dhonde choloitat
Anik te Kuwait vechenam, tanche lagim dudu meunchena,
osseo tancheo khobro kortat.

(Chorus)

Goencar don paut fottoule, tisre pautt fottouna zaunk aum magtam,
Ekdam Arikache dadlele, atam Kuwaitche ailet, kalzant taun aum khountoutam
Tumchea ghamache dudu, Goa xarant daddat, pordeshant dori nakat
Tumchea koxtanchem ek ghor, Goeam xarant bhandunk, tumi visronakat
Kuwait xanti zaun tumi porte vochounk, haunv deva lagim magtam.

Composed on 10th August 1990 by:

JERRY CAL,
EXECUTIVE CHEF,
Al Mazel Hotel,
Abu Dhabi,
UAE.

OBITUATY - THE LATE MR. FRANCO.

To: The Family of Mr. Joaquim Mariano Franco

It was with a great sense of loss when we heard of Mr. Franco's death.
May God give you strength.
Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with you.
May his soul rest in peace.

With our deepest sympathy,

Carmo Santos, Chairman
& President and Managing Committee & Members
of Goan Cultural Centre - Kuwait

Goan footballers dejected at being ignored for Arjuna awards

Climax Lawrence

Indian footballers were disappointed after being ignored for the fifth consecutive time for the prestigious Arjuna awards.

This year four footballers - Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Mondal, Climax Lawrence and Renedy Singh - were nominated by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) but none was selected despite the Indian team's winning run in the last one year.

AIFF secretary general Alberto Colaco, sounding helpless, said: "if the selection committee does not select any footballer what can we do".

I.M. Vijayan was the last footballer to receive the Arjuna Award in 2003.

Mahesh Gawli (No. 4 above), who has been the recipient of the prestigious Jarnail Singh award, said deserving sportspersons are being left out.

"I think they don't consider football as a sport. We just had two losses over a period of one year. Can you show me one reason why we don't deserve it? The awards are given to undeserving candidates and it has always happened like that," Gawli told IANS.

The Dempo defender also spoke for his club coach Armando Colaco, whose name was recommended for the Dronacharya Award.

"I think he is one of the best coaches in the country. He even helped Dempo qualify for the AFC Champions League. Do you have any coach in any discipline with Armando's credentials?" asked Gawli.

India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who received the Arjuna exactly a decade back, also wore a disappointed look after learning that none of his teammates was selected.

"Obviously it is very disappointing when the efforts are not recognised. Having received the Arjuna, I know the importance of it," said Bhutia, who is a member of the committee that decides the Arjuna awards.

Bhutia though was unable to attend the meeting of the committee as he was doing national duty.

Asked whether the AIFF is doing enough to back its players for the award, Bhutia said: "The federation at best can recommend the names of the players and it depends on the committee to decide who are the deserving players. And if the efforts of the footballers are not recognised, what can the federation do?"

Defender Mondal said that it was demoralising for the players to be treeated in this manner.

(Forwarded by gaspersWorld)