It was good to see such a huge response for the Konkani Proverbs, incidently most of them came from Goanetters in Saudi.
Well these are not from any books, but the originals as one hears from our parents, friends, teachers, tiatrists and labourers. Some of them maybe copy of English ones, but the beauty of them is how they were translated by people who were illiterate n did not know English. I am sure one had to put a search on our memories to get those proverbs. Now the concluding part is bit difficult.. that is compiling, correcting and translating them into English with the right meaning. Like the proverb which goes... " Moronn fondaxim pautoch zodd lagta." ( Corpse weighs heavier as it reaches the grave) meaning the work gets tougher as it nears completion. I have just noted that Helga has already taken the... "Patkacho Furis " ( Patkacho = Sinned, Furis = Cross) meaning taking the burden for/of others :) for translating...Thanks Helga. Regards, Eddie Verdes Jeddah, (KSA) PS: am not sure if these are also proverbs but heard them. - Godd randit thor amkam lagta tik ( if u cook sweet, it turns out pungent) similar to boreak gelear fatti ieta?. - kombi baat(paddy) khata, baatant tantiam ghalta, punn tea tantiant asta don koracho boll -dusreank bott dakoitolo, zanam za, tin bottam apleak dakoita mhunn. - chedd korta tem pollun pai korunk gelo, ani don dis nidon urlo. Eds Original message ----- From: "Valmiki Faleiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 7:18 PM > Good work, Eddie, Cyp, Lino and Domnic. Guess this could be the start of > a new compendium. A few quotes could do with typo corrections, though. > BTW, have you guys seen Jesuit, Fr. Antonio Pereira's book on the subject? > You must! From: "Helga do Rosario Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:45 AM Subject: [Goanet]Some Goan proverbs translated ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
