Monday, May 28, 2007

Poem - Jezuchea Rajeant…

Jezuchea rajeant vetam aum
Mhojea Soddvonndarak bhettonk vetam aum
Sorguinchea dharachi Jezu vatt dakhoita
Dhoniak polloun mhojem kalliz murgotta

Sorguincho dobhazo kitlo loklokit
Anjea-bhoktancho dolbar surop sobit
Soddvonndarache rup avem pollounchem,
Tachea vedi sorim avem boschem?
Hea sontosa poros odik vortem
Hea kirkoll chakran magchem kitem?

Sounsarantlem poinn mhojem somplem
Mogacheano, nakam rudon, nakam roddnem
Jezuchea gopant sasnnachem thikann mhojem
Jezuchea rajeant sasnnachem ravnnem mhojem

Jezuchea rajeant vetam aum
Mhojea soddvonnarak bhettonk vetam aum



Mogacho abras:

Potinn : Adelina
Put : Tony, Augusto & Louis
Dhuv : Perpetual (Dominic)
Suno : Lorelle, Gracy & Shane
Natram : Logan, Adela, Naomi & Gaynelle

Poem - Mukti?



Surieachea tapan
Taplole bhuimek
Sullsullit sanjechi
Xitollkai mellot kai?

Somdirachea pottant
rigtelea surieak
Ratrichea kallokant
xanti mellot kai?

Kalloki ratinim
Bhandhlelea sanklleank
Uzvaddachea khinnanim
Suttka mellot kai?

Jivitachea prosnani
Guspolelea monank
Chintnanchea zuzhanim
zoit mellot kai?

Mornache vatter
Oskot kuddik
Otmeachi mukti
Mellot kai?

Gracy Rodirigues
Ribandar-Goa

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Poem - Mhojem Bhagya



MHOJEM BHAGYA

Tujem iennem mhoje kalzant
Kitlem moladik sangoum koxem
Tujem astitva1 mhoje jinnent
Kitlem khoxechem, onnbhovum koxem

Poilich nodor, poddli tujer
Nialltam, kitem bhoglem jivak
Mhojem noxibachem bhagya2 chintun
Sorpottun argam dilim Devak

Mhojo hat ghott tujea hatan
Zolmam zolmancho sombondh ghoddlo
Tujea dolleanchi lahn dixtt poddtoch
Mogan tujea sarkoch poddlo

Bhangara sarkem rupnnem tujem
Kallzache ubek tukam tenkoilem
Tujea mateache chumbh3 geun
Jivit tuka bettounk evjilem

Mhojench rogot, mojench mas
Kitem Devachi rochnnam hi
Tum mhojich dhu, mhojoch sando
Khuxealkaechi pori4 ti

Tujo anso, tujem roddnem,
Ghor mhojem gazta killkilleanim
Tujo mog, tuji apurbai
Kalliz bhoron vot’ta umalleanim

Tujo bapui zaunk nirmilem maka
Tujea vorvim, sovost aum
Jivitbhor tukam saulli diunk
Sodanch vavurtolom aum

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Happy Father’s Day (June 15, 2003)

1 = Existence
2 = Fortune
3 = Kiss
4 = Fairy

Gracy Morais
Ribandar-Goa (Kuwait)

Monday, May 21, 2007

Poem - Amchea Gharan Kazar

Nimnnem bessaum ditanam, paichea dolleanim dukham zhorinim
Mainche suskar, chepunuch guele, ghor gazlem zotinim{1}
Bhavacho abras{2}, mogache ul'las, chirdole kallzanim
Bhoinanchi veng, khoxechim dukam, porzol'lim dolleanim

Uzvo pavom, dhara bhair poddtoch, kallzan dukh zali
Bavis vorsam, mhojeach angnnant, kitli apurbai keli
Kuddicho sando, zaddacho khando, mogan saulli dili
Mhojench pil, uddon veta, mainchi untti aiz khali

Tumche khoxen, ekvottlim kallzam, Vigaran vinchartoch nanvan
Ghanttancho ghonnghonn, fogacho boball, gazlo akhea ganvan
Ekvott tumcho, zalo sasnnacho, bessanv ghalum Devan
Lognancho sonvskar, khoxecho suskar, soddlo maim manvan{3}

Dhumpacho dunvor, tallieancho xinvor, svagot soirean-ixttancho
Laudad{4} munnon, ganvchea zanttean, axirvad maglo Devacho
Masacho dom-dom, muzgacho gom-gom, glass atan beer-icho
Konnacho bobau, bhurgeancho abau, soglo furfuro dansacho

Follinim chitranim, bizlechea laitinim, nettoila dansacho mattov
Kazari zhoddpim, gupit ansta, korun aplea kazracho attov{5}
Confeitticho paus, poddlo dogaincher, zalelea porim dov
San'wis veguim, toear kora go, bobauta randpinnicho ghov

Venguent dorun, march pas nachonk, okle noureak urba eilea
Dheddean apli nodor, fokot dheddiecheruch xirkailea
Cheddvam cheddeanim partner poilech vinchun dovorlea
Thoddeanim bar'rak tenkon apli kodel sambaulea

Porot porot vazat re, muzgank kele kansar
Oklek bossonk diunknam, nachoit raulea kumpassar
Chear panch voram dansachim kernam tori zait passar
Rat veguinch poddondi Deva, Nouro gupit korta rozar

Kazar borem zalem re, boro despeiz kelo kazarkaranim
Borem tinchem zaum, axirvad dilo xezaream soireanim
Amkam eklim soddat, bitorlean ul'las soddlo dogainim
Nouro okol ekamekache venguent ratrichea khinnanim

Gracy Morais
Ribandar-Goa (Kuwait)

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1 = Traditional songs sung at the time of wedding
2 = Farewell Kiss
3 = Father-in-law
4 = Special prayer invoking blessing on the married couple
5 = fond memories

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Poem - Tuji Vatt Polletana... Tuji vatt poit...





Tuji Vatt Polletana ..
By Lino Dourado


Dis uzvaddcho aslo
Vellar uzvaddlo
Punn tuka mat
Vellachem mhotv
Gomunk na
Ani oxe toren
Amchi bhett chukli

Vorsam sorlim
Ek-mekak visorlim
Tum khoim?
Hanv khoim?
Monantlim pois zalim
Punn kallzant
Poddleli gantt
Ti mat toxich ulli.

Aichea disalear
Dukhest pannar
Tujo fottu pollelo
Avoi-bapaichem
Bhav-bhoinnichim
Nanvam vachlim
Punn ghorkar-achem
Nanv naslem

Falleam hench disalem
Kuttumbachea nanvan
Mhojo fottu chaptelem
Ghorkann-ichem nanv
Koxem melltelem?
Jedna hanv tujich vatt
Pollet aslom



Tuji vatt poit….. ( Ek zobab)
by Gracy Morais


Mogachea khinnak
eili sfurti
vellachea kantteanim
chukoili goddi
niraxi umalleanim
tharleo voddi

Dukhi dolleanim
Sodlo tukam:
ek pautt
vollon poit tum?
Maka bhettunk
porot eit tum?

Dis mhoineak
Futtlim pakam
Bhuimechea pottar
Pavsacheo zhori
Jivit zalem guirann
Korpoli torni komri

Dis uzvaddcho assa
Uzvaddtolo…
Vellachem mhotv
gomlam makam…

Amchi bhett
Zatli atam
Vellak nakam zoit.
Tujea margar
Adinch pauleam
Tuji vatt poit…..


Kovitentlean Kovichem mon somzunk mhoji ek lhanxi tozvit. Soglleanche avddicho Kovi-k ek lhanso noman.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Poem - CHEDDUM


Tujea kusvean rig gheun
Dislem meulem makam ghor
Nov muineachem pennem mhojem
Bandlem sombondachem dhor

Tuji khoxi, tuji dukh, tuje koxtt
Onnbhoulo tujo mog moipass
Tuje anvdde, tuje niras, tuje proitn
Sufoll korunk monan asleli ass

Sonvsarantlem poilem paul
Itlem niraxi, chintlem nam mat
Tuje kuddichi ub, nirmili nam,
Mathear mhojea bhonvddailo nam ath

Dudhacho ek thembo, meulo nam,
Bhagounk bhuk ani than
Mogall tuzo avaz aikunk,
Kitle axeun nirxele mhoje kan

Mhojem roddnem aikun,
Tujem mon koxem nam rodlem!
Avoichem kalliz tujem,
Sanddun vetanam, matui nam foddfoddlem!

Patt vollun ek pautt pollelem tor makam
Dekhpachi dolleanim zomlelim dukham
Ath ubarun, veng sodtali fok’t tukam
Sanddleim pillak, uddonk eunchea adim pakham!

Kitem oprad mhojo - kosli khast makam,
jivit kalluki fuddlem,
Zulum mhojer oslo kiteak,
Fokot cheddum munn makam soddlem?

Poinn mojem suru zalem,
Avoichea kusveant than Hospitalant
Fuddlem thikann khoim zait mhojem,
kochreachea dobeant vo khoincheai Ashramant??

… Dedicated to the Girl Child. She is a human too.
Say YES to Life



Gracy Rodrigues
Ribandar-Goa (Kuwait)

Augusto & Gracy Morais - About Us


Augusto & Gracy Morais (Augrace), the originators of this blog, hail from Ribandar, a village nesting on the banks of the Mandovi River, a few meters from Panjim, the capital of the scenic and natural beauty personified State of Goa, India.

Augusto, second son of Julio Morais and Adelina Morais, born and studied in Kuwait, currently works for a major EPC contracting company in Kuwait with his equally illustrious and artistically talented wife, Gracy - the daughter of Luis Rodrigues and Milagrina Rodrigues, hailing from Ribandar (Patto), Goa-India.

Married in 1997 and blessed with two lovely daughters Adela Marylou Morais born on July 13, 2001 and Gaynelle Evana Morais born on August 10, 2003, we both continue to serve our professional careers in Kuwait.

Artistically inclined and involved in Konkani theatre stage since childhood, both in Goa and Kuwait, our passion for music and Konknni form of drama "Tiatr" has grown with years making us professionally acclaimed for our talents and grace in this form of art.

Monday, May 7, 2007

Adela & Gaynelle MORAIS




These are our GIRLS, Adela & Gaynelle