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Folk Songs Of Goa :A n Anthology Of Dulpods
José Pereira , Micael Martins (+ )
& António da Costa
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Undra Muja Mama :F olk Songs of Goa
An Anthology of Dulpods
Sketches of Life in Goa in Times Past
José Pereira , Micael Martins (4 )
& António da Costa
:: 2011 ::
BROADWAY
Goa1 550 PUBLISHING HOUSE
Undra Muja Mama :F olk Songs of Goa --A n Anthology of
Dulpods . Sketches of Life in Goa in Times Past
© José Pereira , Micael Martins (t ) & António da Costa
First co -p ublished in October 2011 by Goa ,1 556 Trust , Saligão
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To the blessed memory of our parents
Aleixo Francisco Pereira (1 900-1987 ) &
Esmeralda Rosa Monteiro e Pereira
(1 900-1983 )
and
José Rafael da Costa (1 899-1971 ) &
Arsentina Pereira e Costa (1 907-1985 )
and also
Aniceto Pascoal Diniz ( 1887-1960 ) &
Maria Piedade da Costa ( 1912-1984 )
who lived during
the times when the dulpod flourished .
DEUS , CUI PROPRIUM EST MISERERI SEMPRE ET PARCERE :
SUSPICE DEPRECATIONEM NOSTRAM :
UT OMNES FAMULOS TUOS ,
QUOS DELICTORUM CATENA CONSTRINGIT
MISERATIO TUAE PIETATIS ABSOLVAT .
PER CHRISTUM DOMINUM NOSTRUM
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Contents
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1 Types and subtypes of Konkani song
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2 Folk Songs of Goa : Dulpods
I ANTHOLOGY OF DULPODS 13
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3 Lyrics , Scores & Translations
II APPENDICES
199
Spelling 201
Rules of Saxtti Elision 203
Index of dulpods 207
211
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Chapter 1
Types and subtypes of
Konkani
song
I. TYPES OF KONKANI SONG
Goan Song is part of a tradition of song in the language of
Goa ,K onkani ,a language that spreads along much of India's
west coast . Starting a little to the north of Goa , it extends
southwards to the tip of the Indian peninsula in the state of
Kerala . Goan Song forms the main part of this tradition .
The Basic Themes of Konkani Song
As in the case of all song traditions ,t he main theme of Konkani
Song is life , in three of its aspects : its ultimate meaning , its
crucial moments , and its festive occasions . The relation of
these aspects to the types of Konkani Song can be explained
as follows :
1. The ultimate meaning of life, expressed chiefly in reli
gious songs .
2. The crucial moments of life, its beginning , middle and
end , honored in the songs of childhood , marriage and
death .
3. The festive occasions of life, celebrated in the largest
group of songs :r andom folk and art songs ,s ongs of the
1. TYPES AND SUBTYPES OF KONKANI SONG
Gaurhos (G auddi ) and Kunnbis , theater songs , dance
songs (i ncluding the Mando ), a nd popular art songs .
The types themselves are thus ten :
1. Religious songs
2. Childhood songs
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3. Marriage songs
4. Death songs due bar
5. Random folk songs
6. Occupational songs
7. Caste songs of the Gaurhos and Kunnbis
8. Theatrical songs TAVOLO
9. Dance songs ,i ncluding the Mando
10. Popular art songs
Types and Subtypes of Konkani Song
These ten types have in all 34 subtypes ,w hich are as follows :
I. RELIGIOUS SONGS .A bout the ultimate meaning of life
1. Fugrhi . Hindu dance song ,f requently sung at religious
festivals , particularly those of Ganesha /G anapati .
2. God -d de . Folk Ramayana ,s ong in 13 sessions in Kerala
3. Launnim .P opular Hindu songs of religious and legend
ary themes ,s ung at festivals like Dussehra and Shigmo .
4. Sacred art song ,C hristian .T he Goan hymns ,c omposed
mainly from the 16th to mid -1 9th centuries .
5. Sacred art song , Hindu . Devotional hymns sung in
Kerala , composed by hymnographers like AMALAKKA
SHENNAI .
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