Barra de Damão

barra de damão, bai-mĩ
estreita e comprida
barra de damão, bai-mĩ

estreita e comprida

.

alegre na entrada, bai-mĩ

triste na saída

alegre na entrada, bai-mĩ
triste na saída

(some verses of one of

the most popular

indo-portuguese songs,

from daman.

it reads:

'the harbour of daman, girl of mine

is narrow and long

happy upon arrival, girl of mine

sad upon departure')

Euphemism

certain topics are best avoided.
if unavoidable, then euphemised.
and in india, as foretold, i found myself experiencing a full weekend of 'open doors' - as a child, my friend francisco explains, his mother would induce such 'cleansing' once a month with some kind of 'elixir'.
i am talking about the old 'loose motion'.
oof-ho. 'delhi belly', am i clear?