Laamb kaxtti, boddai bextti A long loin-cloth, an useless boast Laamb til naikanche, ghorant hal bailanche Longer the 'til' (vermillion line applied on forehead after morning puja) of the lords, greater the trouble for their wives at home
Mor sundor, paiem kalle The peacock is beautiful but his legs are dark Mon zano pap, avoi zano lenkracho bap One's mind knows one's sin, only the mother knows who fathered her child Morunk zai ieketch pavtti, toiar raunk sobar pavtti One must die but once, but be prepared all the time >From a forthcoming book by Valmiki Faleiro, 'The Tongue's Tail' http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=6656&uid=34190402370#/group.php?gid=34190402370 -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490