Konkani Kotha: SOIRIK

KONKANI KOTHA:   S o i r i k

                                            Boroupi: Norman Noronha (Navelim/Kuwait)

Ek dis sanjecho osoch ghara portotalom. Itlea vegim ghara voson kitem kortolom? Hanvem mhakach vicharlem. Thoddo vell pajecher bosun sartolom. Mhojea vicharak hanvemnuch zap dili. Mhoji Activa stand-ar kaddli ani pajer boslom. Itlean konn eklo bond poddloli motorsaikoll  lokoit, lokoit yeta to dislo. Bogum babdeachem. Mhojea monant tache churchure kortam mhonllear to mhaka lagim pavlo. Polelear konn?  Amche ghanvcho novo kazari Alexandr (Alexander).

 

“Nhovrobab Mabrook! Mabrook!” mhozo hat tachea hatant divn taka porbim dilim

“Normanbab thank you! Thank you! Kedna ailo re?”, bond poddloli motorsaikol stand-ar kaddun tannem vicharlem.

“Zale sumar char dis. Konn ekleachem nimanne parcel aslelem tem divn ghara portotalom. Ghora vochun kitem kortolom? Mhottlem, hea amchea mellpachea zagear bosun tumchea oslea ixttanchi vatt poloit ravtolom”

“Thank you re tuka, anik ek pavtti”

“Kiteak re baba?”

“Kazara disa tunvem pattoun dilolo Fulam Turo ani Champagne bhett amkam mevli.”

“Tuji vhokoll sobit dista”

 

“Kitem? Mhoje vhoklek keddnam pollevn kaddli re tunvem?”

”Are baba, atanchi technology ekdom fast. Tumchem reception sompchea adinch mhaka tumcho fottu pavlolo. Ponnjechem ‘Expression Flowers Shop’ ekdom borem kam’ korta. Tannim mhaka tumchea fottvasoit e-mail pattoun dilo”

“Oxem?”

"Anyway. Welcome to our family! I mean Kazari famil!  Sang, koxe cholta tuje kazari jivit and vhokol khoim thaun faraili re?", hanvem vicharlem

Normanbab,  kazar soirikechem. Goyant kam' korta tankam cheddvam care korta baba? Hanvem soirikeo poloileat tacho hixeob asa re? Nokri korta toslem cheddum sodtalo mhunn, chodd tras zale. Aicha khallar ghov bhail kam' korina zalear udharposonn zata baba? Soirikenchem thoddem bhov sangtam tuka"

 

Poili Soirik: Soirikarn Jakinmanan haddli. Cheddum ganvan Colvachem.  Eka Aitarak Jakinmanak ghevn cheddvak pollevnk bhair sorlom. Gaticher saun bell marli. Ghantti avazar 'bhou-bhou' korun ek sunnen bokunk laglem. Suneacho avaz aikon hanv bhielom. Itlean "Jacklin Jacklin" ulo marit mothvem kalsanv nhesleli modlea pirayechi ostori darvonteaxim aili ani darvontto ugdit mhontlem. "yeat, yeat. tumchi vatt poitalim ami" Amchi svagat korteli ostori ghoddie vhoklechi vhoddli bhoinn asot. Oso sumar hanvem kaddlo. Aileo poile tancheo gozali somplea uprant Jakinmanan sodpus korun vicharlem.

"Khoim asa go tuji dhuv. Apoina taka?

"Bhitor asa. Nigtench dotorn xikoun ailam?"

Oh. Hi tor vhoklechi modern maim. Sasu koddok. Dhuv kitli kai? Igorjen dotorn xikoita. Astelem Dev bhirantichem, hanv mhojem mhattem korpit tanchea vixim chintana--------

"Ganvchea iskolan primary teacher", Jakinmanan mhaka sanglem. Hanv khos zalom. Sirvis kortolem cheddum favta mhunn. 

"Hi poi mhoji dhuv", salant yevn ubem zal'lea cheddvachi vollok avoyn korun dili ani cheddvak pollevn tinnem mhonnlem, "Ho poi........."

"Zannam hanv. Tachem nanv Alexander. Jakin Auntin fonar sanglelem.

"Hi, I'm Zelia, pleased to meet you", mhaka hat divn tannem aplem nanv sanglem.

"Same here", hanvem mhontlem.

"Aunty koxi asa?',  Jakinmanank veng marun zap dili ani amkam sofar bosunk agro kelo. Uloipachi survat koxi korchi? Tea vellar monant kaim ek yena zalem. Salant voslolem monemponn nopoit korcheak hanvem cheddvak vicharlem.

"Koxi gheli dotorn?"

"Aiz dotornicho vixei pelecheo mog korcho....", tichem sompchem adinch Jakinmanan zap ghatli.

"Bhurgeank ekmulim ulonvdi"

"Bai, vhoir teresir vochun tumchi khuxi uktayat", vhokleche avoyn mekleaponnachi chavi dili. 

"Tujea monant kitem asa? Asai nhi khuxi mhozo sangat zhoddunk?", teresir panvtanch soroll hanvem vicharlem.

Thoddo vell mhojea vichara vixim chintlea uprant tannem pois udon vetelea suknneache jodir nodor marit mhontlem. "Aiche dotornicho vixei peleachea mogacho aslo mhunn hanvem sokoll salant ugddas kelolo. Sarkem sangchem mhonller hanv eka cheddea lagim friendly  asam, 4 vorsam odhik zalim. Punn to mhojea poros vorsamni lhan ani ajun bori sirvis korina mhunn mhoji Mummy Daddy mhoje khuxe bhair  tuje lagim kazar zaunk forsar kortat. Zata zalear mhaka adhar kor. Tuka hanv sapuch mandunk nam mhunn sang ani hem soirikechem natem toddun di.", oxem sangun tem man poddink ghalun mhojea zapek ravlem

Mog ekleacho ani kazar dusrea vo mhojea thaim? Hem tor sobonaslem. Dekhun tiche avoyk mhaka khuxi nam mhunn sanglem ani soirik moddli.   

Dusri soirik xezari Lorecinmauxen haddleli. Cheddum Agonda-echem. Sekretarachi nokri kori. Agonda? Itle pois? Hea lamb vatter cheddvak pollevnk mhoje paim mothve zale. Punn Lorecinmauxen mhoje avoyk buloili. Cheddvak pollevnk Agonda vochunk goroz nam mhunn sanglem. Cheddvachi timaim Moddganvche eka hospitalant 'admit' kel'li asa. Cheddum thoim yetlem. Hospitalant soirik? Mhaka vichitr dislem. Punn Lorecinmauxen aplem xanneponn dakoilem. Hospitalant khasgi ulovpam korunk zage asat. Oi na, oi na oxem korit tichea vangdda ek fulancho turo ghevun bhair sorlom.

 Cheddum amche poilim yeun toyar aslem.  Tem goddie sozmolem zait hanvem haddlelim fulam taka mhunn. Fulancho turo ghevn soroll duent aslole ticha timaimxim ghelom ani tichi khobor ghevn turo tichea hatant dilo. Cheddvache avoyn dhuvechi vollokh korun dili. Rupan aslem borem punn angan mothve ani kens 'boycut' aslele mhunn mhaka cheddum anvddunk nam mhunn hospitolantlim bhair sortana hanvem Lorecinmauxek sanglem tednam tinnem mhontlem."

"Kitem zalem baba cheddum mothvem vo lamb asler. Bed-ir forok disona nhoi?", Osleo moskori korpak Lorecinmauxi bhouch chalu asli.

 

Maink vicharlem. Tanchea xezareak aslolea eka cheddvache avoyn mhaka ek dis maxenagher ghelole kodden poloilo. Bhav Gulfan nokri korta ani sutten hea disamni ghora astona bhoinnichem kazar korunk sodta mhunn sanglem. Tech sanjer Vasku pavlim. Cheddvacho avoy-bapui ani bhavak pollevn hanv nervous. Cheddvan ITI tailoring kurs kela. Gharantuch xivon korta. Giraikak divnk vell nam. Hispa bhair giraik zalelean tannnem anink dogam cheddvank adharak ghetleant khoim. Hanv sodtalo horvem mhaka pikil'lem mell'lem.
Ani oxem korun anikui don-tin soirikeo mhojea monantleant zaunk naslolean moddleo. Punn eka sokallcha vellar, Karnavala poilea disa Vaskuchem maxen amgher pavon sorlem. Karnavalache khell mhollear Maxen pixem. Ani te soddun tem amgher? Kitem tori khas kharan aslem tem amgher yevpak.

Dolle boro sarkem rup. Ulovop modur tallean. Poilech kinnank tachi nodor kallzachea darar marli. Dar ugdunk hanv toyar. Ekuch, tinnem khuxi dakounchi asli. Soirikicho nikall dusrea disa dita mhunn tichea bhavan, maxenank kollit kelem. Vasku thavn Navelim vatter astana vatter melltat titleach khuris, kopelam ani igorjant aslolea sant-bhogttam ani saibinnim thaim hivui soirik moddchi nhoi mhunn khottkhottean maglem. Nidunk ghelear nidh poddona zali. Haddvo tiddvo poddtalom. Faleancho nikall mhojea favorar zatolo kai? Monantlea huskean guspoddlolo astona fon vazlo. Fon cheddvachea bhavocho aslo. Kallizache pulse odkik mottean vazunk lagle. Fon kanank lailo. Ani vhokllechea bhavan aplea bhoinnichi khuxi uktayli. Mhojea lagim kazar zaunk soglli toyari zali.

"Arre, uloitam, uloitam hanv sapuch visorlom mure?", tannem avchit mhonnlem.

"Kitem visorlo?", hanvem vicharlem.

"Vhokoll bayen sanglolem bojeanchi ruch ailea mhunn. Dekun, Pondoricha chaye dukannar thavn boje haddlole te ghara lagim pavlech nant.  Hea motorsaikolin trasan ghatlo"

"Parabens"

"Kiteak re?"

"Vhokoll bayegher good news asa"

"Ogi rav. Bexttoch fokandam kortai", tanne lozun mhonnlem.

"Arre ek kam' kor. Mhoji Activa ghevn voch ani ruch ailoleak vegim di. Tea mhonnosor hanv hangasor bosun amchea mogachea her ixttanchi vatt polletam Ani ek aik. Ami aiz sanjer novench ugoddlolem Belem vattarant  'Evening Sun Set' Restuarant-ant celebration korumia------"

- Norman Noronha
www.goa-world.com


Norman Noronha ani Famil sogglea Navelkarank Festachim Porbim Aundeattat.
May Our Lady Bless You All.
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Good Luck Mr. Jackson

Konkani lhan kotha: Good Luck Mr. Jackson "Marriages are made in heaven and accomplished on earth" Logn sorgar thavn bandun haddlolem asta, oxem ami mhonntat.  Logn mhonllear, ek nazuk sombondh eka daddlea ani ostore modem.  Ho sombondh borem bhaxen nibaunk ek khas kaido nam, nhoi mhunn ek pustok, zacher pollevn ek joddem aplo sovnsar korunk xokta.  Ho somoz bore bhaxen nibaunk zaitem pasiens ani somzikai zai poddta.  Oslo somoz aichea joddeam sovem zoborxi disona, odhik korun bail nokri korta ani ghorkara poros odhik duddu zoddta zalear, tiche kagod hatant dorunk zaina. Adlea tempar choddxeo ostoreo offisamni sirvis korinasleo. Teo fokot ghor-dhar ani kazarachea ekvottak zolmololea bhurgeank samballtalint. Tea tempar ghov- bailancho ekvott ekdom mozbut astalo. Atanche khallar, divors zatat toxe chante-pallar adim divors zai nasle.  Toxench, adle tempavelea bhurgeank TV, kompuitor, internet osleo sovloti nasleo. Mhonntoch, tanche mon ekdom sadem astalem. Dusre bhaxen ekdom inosent. Oxich ek adlea tempavelea ghorabeachi gozal. Ek dis sokallim Piedade (Pidu) santetayen bolkavant  boson aslem. To dis Aitar aslo. Bhurgim angnant khelltalim. Itlean, kale-holduvea rongachi ek taxi, tanche ghara islean  yeta ti, tannem polleli. Jack Santan (mothvea nanvan, Jackson), tacho ghorkar, viazik savn yevpache dis lagim pavlele. Dekun, Jackson bha zait mhunn, bolkayanchea humbrear  boslelem Pidu, ubem ravlem ani toch kai zalear pollevn astana, taxi tanchea darant thambli.  Tachea dolleani khuxallkaiechi dukham vhanvlim. Hoi! Piducho dhubav sarko aslo. Tancho put Lawrence (Lorsu), bapaik pollevn dhavim-dhavim vochun bapaik vengoilo. Taxi cholovpeachea adharan, foren vostumni bhorlolem samon, gharant bhitor haddlem.  Sogllim khuxall zaun samanacheo sutkexi ugodtalim. Lorsu, khaupachio ani khellanchea vostu sonspotalo zalear, Pidu garam masalo, kosmotik, ani chittir boroilolea pormonnem apnnalea bhoinnank, bhair-bhitor ghacheo vostu haddleat tancher nondor marit, ekan-ek vostu polletana, tachem tondd matxem ambott zalelem koxem distalem. Bhoinninche bhitor ghalcheo mustaki chittir boroilolea pormonnem eksarkeo haddloleo. Ghelea tin mhoynnem, ganvant poddlelea kimsanchea malaria piddek lagon, tageli kuddchi shape jirloli vo vozon unnem zaun tem barik zalelem. Bail kitle meren bhaglea ti, Jacksonank khobor naslolean, tannem haddleleo margeleo vostu tichea kuddik loose zateleo. Hench taka mottem pikasanv zalelem Ek dis Lorsu, bapain hadloleo chokleti bolsant bhorun lohu voson darant aslelea ambeachea khakdant boslo. Ek-ek korun chokleti khavpak laglo ani chokleticheo bhegoti khala udoitalo. Ganvche Filsu thoinchean pasar zatalem. Tannem Lorsuk vhoir ambeacher aslolo poilolo ani vicharlem  "Are baba kitem khata re " "Filsu-mana hanv ambeachi panam khatam", sotasot Lorsun zap dili. (tea tempar fotti koxeo marunk zai tem burgeank gomonaslem) "Are mostea, mhaka fottimartai? Pain haddloleo foren chokleti ektoch khatai mure? Jackson ghara aslear Piduche jivak bore distatem. Kedna-kednai tim saikolicher boson bazarant vetalim. Pidu ghorachea porsan udok ghalta zalear, Jackson taka bainchem udok kaddun ditalo. Tim sodanch ratchim chandneacher bolkavant boson mogan ghozali kortalim.  Bapui ghara aslear boro bazar haddtalo mhunn, Lorsu khuxi zatalo.  Tin mhoinnem zale Jackson viazik savn ghara ailear. Orxim tin mhoinnea borchea adinch porot viazik vetalo. Hea pavtti vospachi kainch khobor korina. Piduk ojap dislem.  Kitem zalem? Hea pautti lamb sutti kai kitem? Tem chintnamni poddlem. Jacksonank vicharunk taka borem disonaslem. Taka vaitt disot mhunn tem babdde oggi ravlem. Ek dis sokallim Piduk uttonk matso vell zalo. Adlea disa Jacksona borobor ghorantlem chodduch kam’ kelelem tea khatir, tacho jiv boroch toklolo.  Aturnavelem uttche uttun Jackson khoim asa tem pollevnk laglem. Soglea kuddini sodlo. Bolkavant bosla zait, punn, thoinsorui naslo. Goddie apleak uttunk vell zalo mhunn nidentlem zagoi nastona tintear bha ghelea asot, oso sumar kaddun tem aplea vavran gull zalem. Sodanche bhaxen angnant tem saron marunk laglem. Tanchea angnant ek vhoddlo ambeacho rukh aslo ani tachi panam zhoddon darant kochro zata mhunn, tem sodanch sokallim utton sarn martalem. Itlean tachi nodor rukache kandear (branch) poddli. Thoim ek dhove follir vhodd utramni boroilele aslem “Goodluck Mr. Jackson” Piduk sozmolem. Jackson konnak sangonastana viazik ghelo mhunn. Karan dor pautti to viazik vheta teddna tachi bail ani put taka veng marun roddtalim tem pollevnk tachean zai naslem. Dekun hea pautti to, aple kalliz zhodd korun lohu gharantlo bhair soron ghelo.  Jackson zanno aslo. Eka dadleachean aplem dhuh rokdench visrunk zata punn nhoi eke ostorechean. Oslea mogacha jodpeanchi, aichea kazari joddpeamni dekh ghevnchi.  Antancheo jodeo, matxe gharant tanv-tinv zalear, soroll kaideachea darar martat.  Divors file kortat. Oxem korun konnakuch faido zaina. Faido zata to vokilank. Karan divors kexi cholounk tanchi fee ghevunk zaun asa tancho dhondo……….. oxem tumkam disona? Norman Noronha http://www.goa-world.com/       Lapitt  http://aitaracheokaskuleo.blogspot.com/

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Octobr 4, 2011