------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following snippet of the Ghodde Ramayana is an example of 15th century Konkani; and would have have sounded radically different from all variants we are currently accustomed to. In Konkani Manasagangotri: An Anthology of Early Konkani Literature; ed. Prof. Dr. Olivinho J. F. Gomes; pub. Konkani Sorospot Prakashan, Chandor, Goa. 2000. ________________________________________________________________ In a spirit worth considering -- how and why things happen/shape/realize/fructify: tembo fattrak pokraita, nam bolant, punn temb tembe khalanastanan poddon the drop hollows the stone, not by force, but by constant dropping gutta cavat lapidem, non vi, sed saepe cadendo [L] ________________________________________________________________ Ghodde Ramayan (Konkani Lokgeet-Pandravoh Shenkdoh) Ayodhyakaand katha Prajecho haru bharu sambhal karavegaa chouda varshiin miyaa Ayodhye yeyiingaa bapache vachan michi sathya kariingaa putra zoh laveya vachan paalavegaa nahiin tari Yamlokha yaatan bhogingaa yaatan bhogunu toh kaayn narak padangaa Yudhkaand katha Vibhishandna ghevunu aatan rajashi sthapingaa Lankeshi jaavun aatan Siteshi haadingaa kaya seva karun aatan saang Raghunaathgaa ayise bolunuu Rama cheriniin laaglogaa aaikun santoshu thoru Shri Ramachem chintaangaa Shri Ramu boliilo viira aayiikayin Baalisutagaa ________________________________________________________________ venantius
