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The Dulpod Or Durpod
If the Manddo can be called an expression of the romantic aspect of the
Goan, the Dulpod that follow it is the singing repertoire. The Durpod
gives its couplets a compressed and catchy note providing fleeting glimpses
of the variety of Goan life. It is a thing of joy and gaiety, evoking
laughter, carefree in its mood and lively in its expression.
As the hunting melody of the Manddo moves towards a
conclusion and ends, it is followed by the Dulpod, the beat of which is
the opposite to that of the Manddo and more quick-moving, symbolising
the lively sprightliness of life among the common folk. The Dulpod moves
into a staccato beat and quickens in a syncopated rhythm.
The most popular among the Dulpods are the one about
Cecila and her sewing, Modgonvam Thovyanger and 'Maya-ya-ya' or Lia-lia-lo.
The Dulpod encompasses the whole of life in its infinite variety- human,
animal and vegetables. All of it is captured in the Dulpod in couplets,
whose effect in its wording, is very pithy and telling.
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