Otthra Jun...! "Kitle aile, gele Otthra Jun!.... Ambea mullant kuddkuddtta Gavddeacho por ozun! Bhangarachem Goy amchem Kitlem asa pois ozun!" Udok legit zal'lem rogot Ani rogot zal'lem hun Bhava tuka yad asa Otthra Jun?
and ends the poem with the words "Bhava tuka yad asa? Tea disa ugddasan Hodd'ddem mhojem pett'tta ozun. Bhava tuka yad asa Otthra Jun?" rendered into English thus: "So many times it has come and gone The 18th of June! .. The poor Gavddi-boy Shivers still beneath the mango tree. How far from us, oh how far still Is that Golden Goa of our dreams!" and the last verse "Do you remember, brother? Memories of that day Set my heart on fire still. Do you remember, brother The 18th of June?" [Text courtesy, "My Song. Ma Chanson.O Meu Canto" by Dr. Manohar Rai SarDessai, edited by Jorge de Abreu Noronha, New Age Printers, Verna, available at leading bookstores for just Rs.250/-] ________________________________ Gabe Menezes <gabe.mene...@gmail.com> wrote: 1: Farmers ... should rise up and resist the Government. 2: Why can't the Navy vacate Dabolim which was never acceded to them in the first place. 3: Our Goa Govt are a load of pansies only fit to enrich themselves. RESPONSE: Somethings are easier said than done. Gabe's "Dabolim" question is quite extravagant. Is he expecting the Navy to give up prime real estate and walk away from the 'spoils of war'? And who is it that will ask them to vacate Dabolim? BTW: in gratitude, the Goa Govt even gave up Anjediva. Be grateful Gabe, especially as you are a non-resident Goan. Today is the 18th of June. jc