"MANEVONTH PADR AGNEL"

"MANEVONTH PADR AGNEL"
- by Prince Jacob

Barik chit divn aikat jem kantar mhunttam hanv
Devasanv tujem korunk ieta Hindu-Muslim-Kristanv
Boktivont ghorabeant zolmolo, Anjuna tuzo ganv
Tikann Pilar kelam porzollta Pilarchem poi nanv

Padr Agnel, bhav tum amcho
Padr Agnel, foler tum Goencho
Padr Agnel, anvddo ho amcho
Altaracho man veginch tuka mevcho

Astannam bara vorsancho lhan, duens bhogi mojea jivitan
Uboxechem duens asam, sanglelem dotoran
Ubox ietoch asonaslom sintidan, maim mhaka ghevn ravo khankean
Duens mojem kurar kelem, Manevonth Padr Agnelan

Ubox ieta tednam diso morot vo urot
Ek-ek pavtti khonkli marun tonddantlean iei rogot
Boreak poddonaslem khuimcheach dotorachem vokot
Boreak poddo Padr Agnelache mathiechem udok

Padr Agnel, bhav tum amcho
Padr Agnel, foler tum Goencho
Padr Agnel, anvddo ho amcho
Altaracho man veginch tuka mevcho

Ubox sonsunk zainam zavn mhunno ‘maim jivexim mhaka mar’
Hal moje pollovnk goddonk nam, nimnno velo mhaka Pilar
Padr Agnelachim novenam kelim, Pilar vochon kitlech Brestar
Ubox moji bori zali, ugoddlem bolaikechem dar

Milagr moje thaim ghoddleli hanvem porgott korunk nam
Mhaka lagon ghoddiek altaracho man taka mellonk nam
Kitleam zannanchim duensam borim kelint upkar attovnk nam
‘Kam zalem voiz melo’ ami tachi porva korunk nam

Padr Agnel, bhag tum amchem
Padr Agnel, noketr Pilarchem
Padr Agnel, aik magnnem amchem
Padr Agnel, mannik tum Goenchem

Mojech baxen asat kitle zann, Padr Agnelan bhagoilea tumchi tan
Upkar mevtoch porgott korunk nam, toiear nam bagovnk man
Astannam bara vorsancho lhan, milagr ghoddlea mojea jivitan
Porgott kortam, Padr Agnelak favo zavnk altaracho man

(From Dom’s antique shelf)

Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA