Nasionalizmu Timor-Leste Nian Heteke Hosi Ninia Poeta Sira-Nia Hanoin

NASIONALIZMU TIMOR-LESTE NIAN HATEKE HOSI NINIA POETA SIRA-NIA HANOIN

 

Hosi Abé Barreto Soares

 

“Poetry is existential communication”[1]

  Breyten Breytenbach

 

INTRODUSAUN

 

Kestaun nasionalizmu sempre sai nu’udar tópiku ida-ne’ebé interesante atu elabora no ko’alia, partikularmente iha rai hanesan Timor-Leste, ne’ebé hakat liutiha ona periodu kolonializmu iha tempu Portugál no Indonezia nia ukun.

 

Hanesan mós eskritór sira seluk iha kolonia Portugeza iha kontinente Áfrika ne’ebá, eskritór Timoroan sira mós hala’o knaar ida-ne’ebé signifikante tebetebes hodi sunu lakan sentimentu nasionalizmu entre sira-nia maluk patriota sira-nia leet durante funu ba libertasaun nasionál. Ezemplu konkretu ida maka ita bele foti hosi rai Angola maka ninia eskritór, António Agostinho Neto ne’ebé, “la’ós sai de’it nu’udar Angola nia Prezidente ba dahuluk maibé kontinua sai ninia poeta ne’ebé prominente liuhotu, ho nia obra sira publika iha lian oioin. Neto nia poezia sira lida ho luta atu hetan liberdade, no ninia poema sira balu transforma sai inu sira libertasaun nian.” [2]

 

Ensaiu badak ida-ne’e tenta atu analiza no diskuti oituan kona-ba obra literária poeta prominente Timor-Leste nian na’in tolu: Fernando Sylvan, Francisco Borja da Costa no João Aparício, ne’ebé--oituan ka barak--ajuda tiha ona hodi forma konsiénsia nasionalizmu ema Timoroan nian iha pasadu resente ba istória kontemporánia Timor-Leste nian.

 

Ensaiu ne’e mós sei buka atu diskuti oituan liután kona-ba relevánsia obra literária poeta na’in tolu ne’e nian iha kontestu Timor-Leste ne’ebé livre no independente, no sira-nia vizaun ba Timor-Leste ne’ebé pásífiku no mós prósperu iha tempu ikusmai.

 

Fernando Sylvan: “....nem por um minuto me calarei”

 

Timoroan ida-ne’e la’ós koñesidu hanesan poeta de’it, maibé nia mós koñesidu hanesan prozadór no ensaísta ida. Nia naran loloos maka Abílio Leopoldo Motta-Ferreira. Nia moris iha Dili, Timor-Leste iha loron 26, fulan-Agostu, tinan 1917. Nia mate iha Cascais, Portugal iha loron 25, fulan-Dezembru, tinan 1993.

 

Tempu barak liu maka nia halo hotu iha Portugal. Wikipedia fó sai liután katak, apezarde “distánsia jeográfika entre Portugál no Timor-Leste, eskritór oan ida-ne’e kontinua nafatin hakerek kona-ba nia rai. Nia elabora kona-ba lenda, tradisaun no foklórika Timor nian iha nia obra sira. Nia mós, to’o ikus, koñesidu hanesan poeta boot ida lian Portugés nian, no nia sai mós prezidente ba Sosiedade Lian Portugés.”[3]

 

Hosi livru “A Voz Fagueira de Oan Tímor” ita bele koñese kuaze obra poétika tomak Fernado Sylvan nian. Hosi livru ida-ne’e maka ita hetan poema balun, ne’ebé deskreve sentimentu forte espiritu nasionalizmu ema Timoroan nian.

 

Iha tinan 1971, tinan tolu molok Revolução dos Cravos akontese iha Portugal, Fernando Sylvan hahú fanun ona nia maluk sira kona-ba kestaun rasizmu.Tinan 1971 ne’e sai nu’udar tinan Internasionál kontra Rasizmu. Hanesan portavós ida povu kolonizadu nian hosi nasaun Terseiru Mundu, Fernando Sylvan espresa nia sentimentu profundu kona-ba asuntu ne’e liuhosi nia poema Mensajem do Terceiro Mundo. Hosi liña balu poema ne’e nian, nia marka nia pozisaun firme, hodi hananu,

 

“Não tenhas medo de confessar que me sugaste o sangue

E esgravataste chagas do meu corpo

E me tiraste o mar do peixe e o sal do mar

E a água pura e a terra boa

E levantaste a cruz contra os meus deuses

E me calaste nas palavras que eu pensava.

.............

Não tenhas medo de confessar o esforço

De silenciar os meus batuques

E de apagar as queimadas e as fogueiras

E desvendar os segredos e os mistérios

E destruir todos os meus jogos

E também os cantares dos meus avós.

.....

E eu sobrevivi

Para construir estradas e cidades a teu lado

E inventar fábricas e Ciência,

Que o mundo não pôde ser feito só por ti.” [4]

 

Iha tinan 1981, hafoin tiha tinan neen Timor-Leste hetan invazaun no okupasaun hosi nia rai viziñu Indonézia, Fernando Sylvan mosu fali ona, hodi fó korajen ba maluk Timoroan sira atu luta kontra dominasaun estranjeira ne’e, atu to’o ikus hetan liberdade no pás. Nia lamenta mós ho Portugál nia reasaun maka la forte hasoru realidade ne’e. Poema Timor-Leste ne’ebé Fernando Sylvan hakerek ne’e, fó sai nia sasin, fó sai nia hakilar:

 

“Timor,

teu grito fretilin ecoará

com Portugal quieto

com Portugal calado

sem um acto de força a tua força

sem um gesto de orgulho ao teu orgulho

sem um nada de nada a tua História

 

Mas tu resistirás a Indonésia

e lutarás

e redesfraldarás a tua bandeira

e recantarás o teu hino

e reproclamarás a tua independência

 

E na liberdade das tuas liberdades

terás a justiça da tua justiça

e no amor do teu amor

terás a paz da tua paz......” [5]

 

Fernando Sylvan iha vizaun katak, sedu ka tarde, funu Timor-Leste nian hasoru Indonézia atu hetan pás no liberdade, sei to’o nia rohan. Nia fiar katak, to’o ikus Timoroan sira sei ku’u duni ai-fuan ukun rasik an nian. Vizaun ida-ne’e partilla ho momós hosi líder Timor-Leste nian iha estranjeiru, José Ramos-Horta (Prezidente Repúblika atuál Timor-Leste nian) bainhira nia hala’o luta diplomátika iha tinan barak nia laran. Hosi Ramos-Horta nia livru, “Funu: The Unfinished Saga of East Timor”, ita mós bele hetan poema ki’ikoan ida Fernando Sylvan nian kona-ba funu, mak laiha títulu, ne’ebé nia sita:

 

“Funu, guerra. –A guerra

há-de terminar

a sorrir amor.

 

Semente a partir-se

tem seu fim na flor.”[6] 

  

Espiritu Mauberismu ne’ebé iha tinan barak haburas no promove hosi Fretilin iha luta ba libertasaun nasionál Timor-Leste nian, inspira “homen das letras” ida hanesan Fernando Sylvan. Liuhosi poema Manifesto Maubere, Fernando Sylvan hakarak haforsa liután determinasaun povu Timor-Leste, povu Maubere nian atu afirma nia identidade rasik.  Maluk Timoroan barak iha rai estranjeiru, liuliu iha Portugál ne’ebá, kostume uza poema ne’e iha sira-nia atuasaun kulturál, hanesan omenajen ba lia-na’in ida-ne’e. 

 

MANIFESTO MAUBERE [7]

 

A cultura é a memória

de um povo que não morre!

 

A acção é a história

de um povo que não morre!

 

Ouviram?

Ouviram bem?

 

A vida é a liberdade

de um povo que não morre!

 

A independência é a vontade

de um povo que não morre!

 

Ouviram?

Ouviram bem?

 

A justiça é a oferta

de um povo que não morre!

 

A luta é a descoberta

de um povo que não morre! 

 

Ouviram?

Ouviram bem?

 

Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, líder Timoroan nian ne’ebé mate iha kombate iha ai-laran, iha tinan 1978, laiha dúvida katak, halo Timoroan sira nia morál atu luta ba ukun rasik an sai nakdoko tebes. Fernando Sylvan tenta atu hamoris filafali espiritu luta nian, hodi deskreve Nicolau Lobato nia grandeza, ne’ebé sei kontinua moris no eziste iha Timoroan sira-nia fuan no laran. Poema Vozes Mauberes tuirmai haktuir sentimentu klean ida-ne’e:

 

VOZES MAUBERES [8]

 

Uma criança chama:

-Presidente Nicolau Lobato!

 

Outras crianças chamam:

-Presidente Nicolau Lobato!

 

Vamos responder-lhes com as vozes dele:

-Presente!

-Presente!

 

Hanesan omenajen kmanek ida ba Xanana Gusmão (Primeiru Ministru atuál Timor-Leste nian), ne’ebé uluk iha ai-laran sai nu’udar lider prominente rezisténsia nian, Fernando Sylvan hananu iha nia poema tuirmai. Nia uza metafora manu aman atu deskreve funu-na’in, no tara hanesan kroat ka kilat. Maibé, iha nia poema ne’e, nia deskreve katak Xanana, hanesan manu-aman, la uza tara atu hafetu. Ne’e hatudu katak Xanana uza nia matenek, uza nia diplomasia atu manan nia funu-maluk sira.

 

Poema a Xanana Gusmão [9]

 

Depois

(mas só depois)

os galos

lutarão sem lâminas

 

Poema ne’e mós hanesan esforsu ida hosi nia autór nian atu hatan no kompleta knananuk populár ema Timoroan nian, ne’ebe buras iha funu laran, hanesan deskreve tuirmai:

 

Manu aman Timor-Leste

Manu futu fatin

Lalika tau tara manu futu fatin

 

Iha seremónia sira bainhira selebra loron boot Timor-Leste nian, ema kostume hanoin filafali funu-na’in sira-ne’ebé mate iha funu laran--luta ba ukun rasik an, hodi halo “um minuto de silêncio”. Hanesan poeta ida-ne’ebé iha hanoin alternativu, Fernando Sylvan reaze hodi hatete iha liafuan poétika sira-tuirmai, hanesan aktu protestu nian ida:

 

“Pedem-me um minuto de silêncio pelos mortos mauberes

Respondo que nem por um minuto me calarei!” [10]

 

Francisco Borja da Costa: “ ……Na ponta da minha baioneta/Marcarei na história a forma da minha libertação”

 

Lia na’in ida-ne’e koñesidu liu ho nia naran apalidu, Borja da Costa bainhira ita ko’alia kona-ba “Sé maka Sé” iha mundu literária Timor-Leste nian. Nia moris “iha Fatuberlihu, iha kosta sul Timor-Leste iha loron 14, fulan-Outubru, tinan 1946.[11] Nia mate ho tinan 30 bainhira Timor-Leste hetan invazaun hosi tropa Indonézia iha loron 7, fulan-Dezembru. Tropás parakedista sira maka oho nia. 

 

Borja da Costa iha nia observasaun di’ak ba kestaun diskriminasaun durante tempu ukun koloniál Portugés nian “bainhira nia tuir obrigasaun militar ba tropaz Portugés no haknaar iha Laclubar. Nia haree katak knaar militar ne’ebé nia hala’o nu’udar

“esperiensia di’ak”tanba nia hetan aten boot atu ko’alia hasoru diskriminasaun rasiál. Liutiha halo hotu knaar militár, nia fila fali ba knaar governu nian. Hosi nia pozisaun iha governu, nia bele observa prosesu sensura ne’ebé la’o iha ukun Portugés. Nia halo peskiza pesoál ba diskriminasaun hasoru ema Timor iha servisu fatin.”[12]

 

Bainhira Revolucão dos Cravos mosu iha Lisboa iha loron 25, fulan-Abril, tinan 1974 Borja da Costa iha ona Portugal ne’ebá “hala’o estájiu iha “Diario de Noticias” “[13] Bainhira nia iha Lisboa, “nia haknaar no hela hamutuk ema Timor-Leste seluk iha Casa dos Timorenses, sentru ida ba nasionalista Timor-Leste iha liur. Tuir nia liafuan rasik, nia “politikamente hetan matenek” hosi ema Timor-Leste ne’ebé radikál”[14]

 

Durante iha Portugal, Borja da Costa nia espiritu literáriu-revolusionáriu hakroat liután liuhosi nia leitura ba obra eskritór famozu sira.“Tuir nia, hakerek na’in ne’ebé iha influensia boot maka Bertold Brecht, Pablo Neruda, Maxim Gorky,”knaar Marxista” no poezia Mao Tsetung nian.”[15]

 

Borja da Costa nu’udar lia-na’in ida ne’ebé “hakerek poezia iha forma klásika, iha lia-Tetum. Nia imajen sira ne’e hotu kona-ba buat murak sira Timor nian; foho tutun maka kleuk tun sa’e, manu sira iha knua laran, kona-ba mota sira ne’ebé fahe malu no hamutuk filafali ho laiha rohan laek.”[16]

 

Borja da Costa hahú tenta atu fanun Timoroan sira hodi “loke matan didi’ak hodi haree realidade katak sira moris iha ukun koloniál nia okos” bainhira nia fila hikas tiha mai ona hosi Lisboa iha tinan 1974. Hamutuk ho nia maluk Abílio Araújo iha Fretilin ne’ebé nia rasik halo parte, sira “kria poezia no hananu ne’ebé fo sai hanoin nasaun povu Timor ne’ebé kleur tebes ona moris iha hanehan laran. Sira muda hananu tradisionál….Knaar ba dahuluk hosi rarosan ida-ne’e maka “Foho Ramelau” ne’ebé tuirmai hatene hanesan “hananu revolusaun” Fretilin nian..”[17]  

 

Foho Ramelau [18]

…….

Tan sá timur ulun sudur uai-uain?

Tan sá timur oan ata uai-uain?

 

Hadeer rai-hun mutin ona lá!

Hadeer loron foun sa’e ona lá!

 

Loke matan loron foun to’o iha knuak

Loke matan loron foun iha ita rain

 

Hadeer kaer rasik kuda talin eh!

Hadeer ukun rasik ita rain eh!

 

 

Hosi knananuk Foho Ramelau Timoroan sira sinti katak sira tuba metin atu kaer rasik sira-nia destinu, sedu ka tarde.

 

Iha tinan barak nia laran, durante funu rezisténsia, knananuk ida-ne’e sunu lakan nafatin ema Timoroan sira-nia espiritu atu luta hodi hetan direitu ba auto-determinasaun. Iha vila laran Timor-Leste nian maka knananuk ne’e forsa okupante Indonézia sira bandu Timoroan sira atu labele kanta, maibé iha ai-laran no iha rai estranjeiru ne’ebé Timoroan sira iha ba, porezemplu hanesan Austrália no Portugál, knananuk ne’e ema kontinua rona nafatin.  

 

Iha nasaun ne’ebé de’it iha mundu rai klaran ne’e sempre iha nia inu nasionál rasik. Borja da Costa kontribui nia obra “Pátria, Pátria” ba inu nasionál Timor-Leste nian. Bainhira independénsia Timor-Leste nian deklara iha loron 28, fulan-Novembru, tinan 1975 inu ne’e hananu ba dahuluk públikamente.

 

Hino Nacional [19]

 

Pátria, pátria!

Timor-Leste, nossa Nação

Glória ao Povo e aos heróis

Da nossa Libertação.

 

Vencemos o colonialismo

Gritamos, abaixo o Imperialismo

Terra Livre, Povo livre

Não, não a exploração.

Avante unidos

Firmes e decididos

Na luta contra o Imperialismo

O inimigo dos Povos

Até a vitória final

Pelo caminho da Revolução

 

Pátria, pátria!

Timor-Leste, nossa Nação

Glória ao Povo e aos heróis

Da nossa Libertação.

 

Tinan atus ba atus, Portugál ukun Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste nia ema sira moris iha opresaun boot nia laran. Hafoin tiha prosesu dezkolonizasaun Timor-Leste nian ne’ebé, to’o ikus, la hamosu rezultadu di’ak iha tinan 1970 nia laran, Timor-Leste tenke obrigadu enfrenta invazaun no okupasaun Indonézia nian durante tinan 20 resin. Ema Timoroan sira sinti katak sira la sai na’in rasik ba sira-nia rain ho okupasaun ida-ne’e. Sira moris iha nakukun, sira moris laiha liberdade. Poema “O Rasto da Tua Passagem” tuirmai deskreve Borja da Costa nia revolta maka’as kontra asaun kolonializmu no forma libertasaun povu kolonizadu sira-nian. Ativista Timoroan sira iha Austrália konsege halo gravasaun ba deklamasaun poema ida-ne’e ho lian-Inglés no lian-Portugés no buka atu halo sirkulasaun gravasaun ida-ne’e iha Timor-Leste laran no iha Indonézia klandestinamente, durante tempu rezisténsia. Deklamasaun poema ida-ne’e ajuda kehe ahi espiritu nasionalizmu nian, liu-liu iha juventude Timoroan sira-nia fuan laran, ne’ebé frekuenta universidade sira iha Indonézia.

 

O Rasto da Tua Passagem [20]

 

Silenciaste minha razão

Na razão das tuas leis

Sufocaste minha cultura

Na cultura da tua cultura

Abafaste minhas revoltas

Com a ponta da tua baioneta

Torturaste meu corpo

Nos grilhões do teu império

Subjugaste minha alma

Na fé da tua religião

 

Saqueaste

Assassinaste

Massacraste

Pilhaste

 

Minha terra, minha gente

Banhada em sangue

Escorragada, exangue

 

Barbaramente civilizaste na demagogia da tua grei

Brutalmente colonizaste na ambição da tua grandeza

 

Na ponta da tua baioneta

Assinalaste o rasto da tua passagem

Na ponta da minha baioneta

 

Marcarei na história a forma da minha

Libertação

 

João Aparício: “…….Timor, ó Terra minha,/És o meu nome!”

 

Laiha informasaun barak atu deskreve kona-ba poeta foin sa’e oan ida-ne’e. Haktuir ba situs-web Editora Caminho nian katak “João Aparício ne’e nu’udar poeta ida ne’ebé sai refujiadu iha Portugál. [21] Iha tinan 1999 nia hala’o knaar hanesan aprezentadór ida ba Rádio Renanscença, Lisboa iha programa Timor, Sol Nascente, ne’ebé fó sai diariamente iha Timor-Leste. Nia públika tiha ona obra poétika iha livru ho títulu Versos Oprimidos ne’ebé nia uza naran pseudónimu Kay Shalay Rakmabean iha tinan 1995. Hafoin tiha iha tinan 1999, nia públika livru poezia ho títulu A Janela de Timor, no iha tinan 2000 nia publika tan livru poezia ida ho títulu Uma Casa e Duas Vacas.

 

Poema sira balu ne’ebé foti atu diskuti no analiza iha ensaiu ida-ne’e mai hosi livru A Janela de Timor. Lansamentu ba livru ne’e hala’o iha Lisboa, iha fulan-Abril, tinan 1999. Iha parte nia diskursu ba lansamentu ne’e, João Aparício afirma nia vizaun poétika hanesan tuirmai, “O sofrimento do Povo de Timor foi e continua a ser o alicerce da minha poesia. Não vivi em mim mesmo. Vivi a vida e alma dos meus irmãos
timorenses. Fui obrigado a reflectir mais cedo sobre o mundo e sobre o drama
da minha Pátria. Aquilo que escrevi é o que maioria do Povo de Timor pensa
e sente, desde que a tragédia se abateu sobre nos. É a sumula da
consciência de um Povo que está presente: a consciência do Povo de Timor. É pensar de modo novo o que foi dito e vivido pelos meus antepassados e pelas gerações de actualidade."[22]

 

João Aparicio nia afirmasaun ne’ebé dekreve iha leten ne’e han malu loloos ho saida maka poeta Libanéz, Kahlil Gibran  hatete kona-ba esensia poeta nian katak, “The poet is the  mediator between the creative power and people”[23] Hanesan poeta, João Aparício prenxe kritéria atu sai portavós ba nia povu nia moris, ne’ebé nakonu ho midar no moruk.

 

Poeta sira iha ne’ebé de’it kuaze iha karakterístiku hanesan. Siha iha domin boot ba sira-nia hun no abut moris nian. Hanesan raan Timor-Leste nian ida, João Aparício fó valór boot tebes ba nia rain doben, Timor-Leste nia ezisténsia. Nia apresia tebetebes panorama foho boot tolu: Ramelau, Matebian no Kabalaki nian, ne’ebé Timor-Leste iha. Kona-ba ida-ne’e, nia haktuir iha poema Meu Nome tuirmai:

 

Meu Nome [24]

 

"Timor,
Imagem viva de Ramelau, Cablaqui e Matebian,
Tres almas gemeas, imortais e sagradas,
Loucas no combate e mansas no amor.

Timor, o Terra minha,
E's o meu nome! "

 

João Aparício haree Timor-Leste hanesan nia bersu moris nian, ne’ebé nia sempre hadomi. Timor-Leste hanesan nia klamar, hanesan Timoroan sira-nia klamar. Poema Timor-Leste deskreve sentimentu ida-ne’e:

 

Timor-Leste[25]

 

És o meu berço natal,

Onde p’ra sempre Te amarei,

E onde sempre Te Espero!

 

Jamais voltarei a perder-Te..

P’ra que continues a ser

Alma minha, terra úbere.

 

Ahi-oan Timor-Leste nia luta ba ukun rasik  kuaze atu mate mohu ona molok massakre Santa Cruz akontese, ne’ebé fanun mundu tomak nia konsiensia katak iha Timor-Leste iha buat ruma la’o la loos. Loron rua tiha hafoin massakre ne’e akontese, João Aparicio foti nia kaneta no buka atu hato’o nia sentimentu, no buka atu hato’o korajen ba povu Timor-Leste nian maka tama iha momentu lutu nasionál nia laran. Ho poema Timor-Pedra-de-Toque nia enkoraja nia maluk sira:

 

TIMOR—PEDRA-DE-TOQUE [26]

 

Timor,

Pátria da ha’u-inan e dos aswain,

Está as escrever a Sua História

Com letras de sangue e de lágrimas,

Está a construir o Seu futuro

Com os cadáveres dos Seus filhos.

……

……

Timor,

Pátria de Xanana e dos jovens de Santa Cruz,

Continuará a bater os portões do mundo

Com a Sua mão cansada e ensanguentada;

Continuará a gritar para Portugal

Com a Sua voz de irmãos de séculos.

 

…………”

 

Xanana Gusmão ho nia karakterístiku revolusionáriu, ne’ebé Timoroan barak tuir nia hanesan sira-nia matan-dalan iha luta ba libertasaun nasionál inspira João Aparicio atu fó sai nia hanoin iha poema Xanana –Mito tuirmai:

 

XANANA-MITO[27]

 

És o oan-mane-kmanek de todas as mães,

O maun Boot X dos nossos jovens,

O áman das crianças de Timor…

 

És a uma lulik dos velhos,

O lia-na’in dos sábios..

És o mito do povo de Timor-Leste.

…….”

 

Rezisténsia Timor-Leste nian tama fali iha faze nakadoko bainhira Xanana Gusmão tropa sira Indonézia nian kaer iha Dili iha loron 20, fulan-Novembru, tinan 1992. Timoroan sira laran taridu, laran susar, laran tanis tebes, konserteza. João Aparício hamrik filafali ho nia kaneta, dezafia Timor-Leste nia funu-maluk sira hodi dehan iha poema Xanana tuirmai,

 

XANANA [28]

 

Caíste nas mãos do inimigo;

Em angústia e luto está

O coração do teu povo amado…

Quem te traiu, meu irmão?

Que te traiu?

…….

…..

Toda a ilha chora…

Todos os homens de boa vontade choram..

Até os túmulos dos heróis choram por ti…”

 

Relevansia Obra Poétika sira Iha Kontestu Timor-Leste nian iha Loron-Ohin no Loron- Aban

 

Timor-Leste oras ne’e moris iha ukun nia laran. Desde 20 Maiu, tinan 2002 Timor-Leste restaura hikas nia indepéndénsia. Timor-Leste tama ona iha komunidade internasionál nia leet hanesan nasaun livre, independente no soberanu. Hanesan mós ho nasaun sira seluk, Timor-Leste iha nia pasadu ne’ebé nia hakat liutiha ona, iha prezente maka oras ne’e la’o daudaun ho intensidade, no iha nia futuru maka sei mehi atu alkansa.

 

Atividade dezenvolvimentu nian hala’o iha aspetu hotu-hotu. Pergunta ida maka mosu: oinsá relevansia obra literária poeta Timoroan sira-nian iha aspetu dezenvolvimentu kulturál iha oras ne’e, no iha aban bain rua?

 

Obra poeta na’in tolu: Fernando Sylvan, Francisco Borja da Costa no João Aparício nian, sein dúvida iha knaar boot atu hamoris nafatin valór sosiál, polítika, no kulturál ne’ebé sira fiar ba Timor-Leste nia vida-moris hanesan nasaun soberanu ida iha mundu rai klaran.

 

Hanesan indivíduu ida, Fernando Sylvan mehi atu harii buat foun. Nia hakarak hadomi ema, idea no sasan sira. Nia iha serteza ba pás iha futuru. Mehi ida-ne’e bele partilla mós hosi nia maluk Timoroan sira, ne’ebé halo parte hanesan sidadaun sira mundu nian. Iha liña poema ida maka lahó títulu, nia hananu:

 

“…… Quero só ajudar a propor a outra vida/Quero só ser mais um a fazer novo mundo.

Tenho de amar pessoas e coisas e ideias.

Tenho de ter certezas na paz do futuro.”[29]

 

Labarik sira nu’udar futuru nasaun nian ne’ebé sei kontinua luta foun ida mundu modernu nian kontra buat sira maka hanesan: kiak, hamlaha, analfabetizmu, n.s.t.. Nia husu ba labarik sira atu hadeer ona:

 

Acorda [30]

Meu filho

Acorda..

Não podes

Dormir sonhar:

Guerrilheiro tens de ser

Que o povo

Tem de lutar!

 

Valór unidade nu’udar valór klasiku ne’ebé sei kontinua relevante iha prosesu harii nasaun. Lia fuan cliché dehan, “A união faz a força” kontinua sai matan-dalan ida-ne’ebé bele konsolida vida nasaun nian. Unidade nasionál Timor-Leste nian maka metin sei lori Timor-Leste atu alkansa estabilidade iha oras ne’e no aban bairua. Borja da Costa, dezde tinan 1974, halo tiha ona apelu ba Timoroan sira atu hamutuk. Poema Kdadalak espresa nia vizaun poétiku:

 

Kdadalak [31]

 

Kdadalak suli mutuk fila ué inan

Ué inan tan malu sá ben ta’han

 

Nanu’u timur oan sei hamutuk

Hamutuk atu tahan anin sut taci

………

KDADALAK SULI MUTUK FILA UÉ INAN

TIMUR OAN HAMUTUK TANE ITA RAIN 

 

Iha mundu ohin loron, tenke halakon opresaun iha forma oioin. Iha Timor-Leste ne’ebé livre no independente, tenke iha mudansa mentalidade ba nia ema sira. Poema Povu Maubere Sei La Sai Atan ba Ema Ida kontinua fó hanoin Timoroan sira kona-ba buat sira-ne’e:

 

“…..

Ita tenke hamosu

Moris foun ida

Atu haluha tiha

Katak povu ne’e sei sai atan

….

Ita tenke hamosu

Ema foun ida

Husi rai ne’ebé ita hamrik ba ne’e

 

Ita tenke harahun

Tauk no todan

Opresaun koloniál”[32]

 

Hanesan mós Fernando Sylvan hananu iha nia poema Manifesto Povo Maubere, atu marka identidade kulturál Timoroan sira-nia rasik, Borja da Costa mós hakarak Timoroan labele tan sai atan ba ema ida iha oras-ne’e, bainhira sira goza namanas sira-nia ukun-an:

 

ITA TENKE HAKILAR HO LIAN MAKAS TEBES [33]

KATAK POVU TIMOR

POVU MAUBERE

LA SAI ATAN

BA EMA IDA

 

Funu-na’in sira-nia luta iha pasadu atu ukun rasik an la saugati. Sira-nia rezultadu luta nian maka ohin loron Timoroan sira hetan ona liberdade, maka sira hein iha tinan barak.

Nu’udar nasaun ida, nudar povu, Timoroan sira labele haluha sira-nia aswain sira. Borja da Costa fó hanoin Timoroan sira atu hamutuk ho nia iha “Um Minuto de Silêncio” hanoin hikas aswain sira-nia knaar:

 

“….Hakmatek ba,[34]

Imi-nia hakmatek, ita-nia hakmatek

BA MINUTU IDA

Oras atu hakmatek

Ba hakmatek tempu nian

Ba moris nian

Ba ema hirak be saran an

 

BA RAIN

BA NASAUN

BA POVU

BA

ITA-NIA LIBERTASAUN

HAKMATE BA-MINUTU IDA ATU HAKMATEK

 

Dezde tinan 1976, João Aparício hakarak mós konvida maluk Timoroan sira, bainhira moris ona iha ukun-an nia laran, atu simplesmente moris ho hakmatek, lakohi iha funu, no hakarak kabun bosu:

 

MINHA PAZ [35]

 

Sou rouxinhol do Oriente,

Alma de rosas…

 

Não querro guerra

Porque me rouba a paz

 

Quero mais arroz

E uma simples guitarra

 

LIAFUAN IKUS

 

Hanesan mós povu iha rai ne’ebé de’it atu bele sobrevive iha aspetu hotu-hotu, ema Timoroan sira tenke, hamutuk ho nia poeta sira, halo beibeik reflesaun: hateke ba pasadu hanesan lisaun boot atu aprende, moris iha prezente ho fuan no laran tomak, no hein atu hakoak loron-aban ho laran ksolok no kmanek. Atu reforsa kompromisu ida-ne’e, Kahlil Gibran hakerek tiha ona katak, “But if in your thought you must measure time into seasons, let each season encircle all the other seasons, and let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing.”[36]

 

Referénsia:

 

APARICÍCO, João—A Janela de Timor, Editorial Caminho, Lisboa, 1999

 

BREYTENBACH, Breyten --End Papers, McGraw-Hill, 1987

 

CAMÕES--- Revista de Letras e Culturas Lusófonas,  Julho-Setembro, 2001

 

EVANS, Boddy Alistair-- Internet (About.Com), “Biography: Antonio Agostinho Neto

 

FERRIS, Anthony—Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran, New York, 1962

 

INSTITUISAUN SAHE BA LIBERTASAUN--Poezia Borja da Costa iha Luta

                                                                              Hasoru Kolonializmu, Dili, 2005

 

GIBRAN, Kahlil – The Greatest Works, Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, 2003

 

JOLLIFE, Jill—EAST TIMOR Nationalism & Colonialism, Queensland, 1978

 

SYLVAN, Fernando—A Voz Fagueira de Oan Timor, Colibri, Lisboa, 1993

 

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[1] Haree ‘definisaun’ “Poezia”, End Papers, Breyten Breytenbach, 1987, pájina 156

[2] Haree artigu “Biography: Antonio Agostinho Neto”, hosi Alistair Boddy Evans; Internet (About.Com)

 

[3]  Haree Wikipédia; Fernando Sylvan

[4]  Haree poema “Mensagem do Terceiro Mundo”, A Voz Fagueira de Oan Tímor, 1993, pájina 25

[5]  Haree poema “Timor-Leste”, Ibid, pájina 70

[6]  Haree poema, “Funu”, Ibid, pájina 131

[7]  Haree poema, “Manifesto Maubere”, Ibid, pájina 71

[8]  Haree poema “Vozes Mauberes”, Ibid, pájina 74

[9]  Haree poema “Poema a Xanana Gusmão”, Ibid, pájina 131

[10]  Haree poema “Pedem-me um minuto.../Respondo.... nem por um minuto me calarei”, Ibid, pájina 132

[11]  Haree “Poezia Borja da Costa Iha Luta Hasoru Kolonializmu”, Institutu Sahe ba Libertasaun, 2005,

    pájina 9

[12] Ibid, pájina 9

[13]  Haree Camões, Revista de Letras e Culturas Lusófonas, Julho-Setembro, 2001.

[14]  Haree filafali Institutu Sahe ba Libertasaun, pájina 10

[15]  Ibid, pájina 10

[16]  Haree Jill Jolliffe, East Timor: Nationalism & Colonialism”, Queensland, 1978, pájina 5

[17]  Haree filafali Institutu Sahe ba Libertasaun, pájina 10

18 Ibid, pájina 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[18] 

[19]  Ibid, pájina 26.

[20] Ibid, pájina 18

[21] Haree situs-web Editora Caminho, Autores: João Aparicio

[22] Haree Diskursu Lansamentu hosi João Aparicio ba livru A Janela de Timor, Abril 1999

[23] Haree Spritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran, Editor: Anthony Ferris, New York, 1962, pájina 51

[24]  Haree livru poezia, A Janela de Timor, João Aparicio, Lisboa, 2000, pájina 92

[25]  Ibid, pájina 52

[26]  Ibid, pájina 56

[27]  Ibid, pájina 51

[28]  Ibid, pájina 70

[29] Haree filafali A Voz Fagueira de Oan Timor, pájina 77.

[30] Ibid, pájina 68.

[31] Haree filafali Institutu Sahe ba Libertasaun, pájina 23.

[32]  Ibid, pájina 18

[33]  Ibid, pájina 19

[34] Ibid,  pájina 24

[35]  Ibid, pájina 19

[36]  Haree The Greatest Works of Kahlil Gibran, Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai, 2003, pájina 74

Printing progress - Hau Maka Lucas

We are slowly making our way towards publication of the first winner of the first Istoria Timor writing competition. If I am right (and I think I am) Maun Teo can publish this himself on commercial terms and can make a tidy little profit on the venture; not a huge one, but enough of one to make it worth his while.

At the moment we are looking at selling the books for a wholesale price of $1.50 per book with a minimum purchase of 100 books and a recommended retail price of $2.00. We figure that if we can convince different organisations to pre-order, in aggregate, 2,000 copies of the book then we can go to print.

Once we have these committments, we will be looking for a local bank to provide a working capital loan to fund the printing. Of course, I could provide the loan, but the more comfortable that we can make local financial institutions with this sort of risk, the easier future publishers will have it.

Now, I said that this would be done on commercial terms. Of course, the most likely institution to purchase a large number of the books is the government. Following that, it would be the NGOs with literacy programs. Following that, quite a ways down the projected purchasers will be private enterprises that sell books. In the rest of the world, that doesn't look much like a project run on "commercial terms", but I figure that - considering what a big part of the economy government and development spending is - this is as close as we're going to get in Timor-Leste in the short-term. Also, given how poor the private sector supply chains are out to the districts, government and NGO supply chains are the only way that we will be able to get books to those who need them most. There are over 400 junior and senior high-schools in the country, if we can convince the government to purchase five books per school (at a total cost of around $3,000), then we're in business.

Government and NGOs aside, it will be very interesting to see how willing local booksellers will be to take a punt on this. I suspect that Teo will find it pretty hard to find shops outside Dili or Baucau that will be willing to drop $150 on a package of 100 Tetum novels, but I've been pleasantly surprised many times throughout this project...

Teo Ximenes wins first Istoria Timor fiction writing competition

The first ever Istoria Timor Award Ceremony was held on the afternoon of Saturday, August 1, 2009. The event was hosted by John Holdaway and Abe Barreto at sunset in the beautiful beachfront Memorial da Paz and was attended by around 80 people.

In addition to the presentation of the awards to the authors, the afternoon was a celebration of Timorese arts and featured a theatrical performance by Klibur Artista no Muzika Timor-Leste (KAM-TL), poetry readings by Naldo Rei, Sandra Tilman, Osme and Mena Reis, and music from Mely and Abe Barreto.


The judges repeatedly commented on the high quality of entries and spoke at length about the difficulties in choosing between the top two contenders: Ha'u Maka Lucas by Teo Ximenes and Tinan Ikus iha Kolegio by Marci Fernandes. At the end of the day, however, the judges settled on Ha'u Maka Lucas - a coming of age story that takes place through and deals with some of the most violent periods of Timor-Leste's recent history - as the winner of the competition and the US$500 prize money. An additional US$800 in prize money was handed out to the runners up.

Project organisers were also very pleased to announce that funding has been secured from Timor Aid for the competition next year. Furthermore, the Alola Foundation has committed to provide additional funding for the Alola Prize, for the best female entry in the Istoria Timor competition starting in 2010.


Yet, the work of Istoria Timor in 2009 is far from over. Authors and project volunteers are still in talks with a range of local NGOs to secure funding and project management resources to print and distribute copies of a selection of the entries to schools and libraries all over the country. The hope is that funding can be secured for this and editing and layout can begin before December.

Istoria Timor Inaugurual Competition Results

Winners:

1. Ha'u Maka Lucas - Teodozio Batista Ximenes


2. Tinan Ikus Iha Kolegio - Marciano da C. Fernandes


3. Tuku 11 - Irim Tolentino


4. Tinta Nurak - Edmundo Corbafo


5. Loron Abang Nakonu ho Esperansa by Atanasio Maria Pinto


6. Matan Ben ho Esperansa - Betty Reis

Runners up (in no particular order):

• Atauro by Amelino Fernandes


• Subar Domin Sai Realidade - Maria Madalena


• Harohan Ida hose Matebian Sira - Fransisco Pinto Amaral


• Lalaok Domin - Flash C. Guterres (Preman 69)

A proper write-up of the event last Saturday will follow.

Invitation: Istoria Timor Award Ceremony - Memorial da Paz, Lecidere. Saturday, August 1, 16:30

Friends,

You are all invited to the Award Ceremony for the inaugural Istoria Timor Writing Competition.

The Istoria Timor project received 10 entries during the competition run in 2008-2009. The novellas, each between 10,000 and 20,000 words, are from a range of genres and were Timorese men and women of all backgrounds and ages. These novellas represent (as far as we are aware) the first long-form, written fiction ever to be widely disseminated in Timor-Leste's indigenous national language: Tetum.

There is $1,300 in prize money to be awarded.

The afternoon will include a theatrical performance by Klibur Artista Teatru no Muzika Timor-Leste, poetry readings by Abe Baretto, Sandra Tilman and Naldo Rei and music from Melchior Dias Fernandes (Mely).

The ceremony will be held at Memorial da Paz, Lecidere (in front of the Bishop's house) from 16:30 to 18:00 on Saturday, August 1, 2009.

Please come and forward this to any and all who may be interested.

John
Istoria Timor

Seeking staff for Timor-Leste's first major soap opera...

English

IOM is making an ambitious 20-episode soap opera for Timor-Leste, with the intention both to 1) entertain and 2) generate reflection about community conflict following the 2006 crisis. Soap operas have been used with great success around the world for spreading information, and now Timor Leste will have it's own!

As such we are looking to fill the following positions for our Production Unit. We are looking for creative, technical and administrative roles, with preference (but not limited to) Timorese nationals. The roles are as follows, with much more detail in the attached job descriptions:

• Television Director


• Production Manager


• Writer/s


• Assistant Director


• Television Editor


• Camera Operator


• Second Camera Operator/Gaffer


• Sound Recordist/Continuity


• Art Director


• Production & Outreach Assistant/s

If you have any ideas for people that might suit these roles, please have them submit their CVs to telenovela@iom.int with the subject line "Telenovela – (Position)" or left for Toby Gibson at the IOM office in Palopaso, Farol before June 25th, 2009. Feel free to forward this message onwards.

Thanks for your time,

Toby Gibson
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Dili, Timor-Leste

Tetum

IOM daudaun ne’e halo hela telenovela ambisioza ida ho epizodiu hamutuk 20. Telenovela ne’e halo ho hanoin rua, maka hanesan: 1) atu fó haksolok, 2) atu hamosu reflesaun ida kona-ba konflitu iha komunidade laran tan krize 2006. Durante ne’e telenovela ema uza iha mundu rai-klaran nu’udar dalan suksesu makaas ida ba halekar informasaun, no loron ohin rai Timór sei iha rasik ninian!

Ne’e-duni, ami daudaun ne’e buka hela ema atu hakonu ami-nia Unidade Produsaun ba pozisaun hirak tuirmai. Ami buka daudaun ema ne’ebé bele hala’o knaar sira be kreativu, tékniku no administrativu liu-liu ba ema Timór-oan, maibé ema rai seluk mós bele aplika. Pozisaun sira ne’e maka hanesan tuirmai (informasaun klean liután bele haree iha Deskrisaun Knaar sira nian nu’udar aneksu):

• Diretór Televizaun (Sutradara)


• Xefe Produsaun


• Hakerek-na’in (Eskritór/Penulis)


• Diretór Asistente (Sutradara Asisten)


• Editór Televizaun


• Operadór Kámera


• Operadór Kámera Segundu/Gaffer


• Rekordista Lian/Kontinuidade


• Diretór Arte (Sutradara Seni)


• Asistente Produsaun & Sensibilizasaun

Se imi hatene ema ruma karik ne’ebé serve ba pozisaun hirak-ne’e, favór haruka sira e-mail sira-nia CV ba telenovela@iom.int ho títulu “Telenovela – (Pozisaun)” ka lori de’it ba Toby Gibson iha eskritóriu IOM, Palapaso - Dili molok loron-20 fulan-Juñu 2009. Halo favór boot ida hatutan informasaun ne’e ba ema seluk.

Obrigadu ba imi-nia tempu,

Toby Gibson
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Dili, Timor-Leste

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Writer

#003
Grade: GU
Type of Appointment: 12 months, 100%
Estimated Starting Date: June 2009

General Functions

Working closely with the IOM Telenovela Producer and the Director, and in collaboration with a team of Actors, the selected candidate will work towards the production and broadcast of an educational soap opera that will air for one year on television and radio. The educational soap opera will provide a medium of entertainment through which serious issues relevant to national stability can be presented and addressed. Within the post-conflict environment in Timor-Leste, these issues can range from questions of regionalism, the experience of displacement, political partisanship, and the role of youth in society.

Under the supervision of the IOM Telenovela Producer and Director, the selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Writing the scripts for a 20-espisode Timorese soap opera


• Creating vivid characters and dramatic stories that address the two goals of entertainment and education


• Writing original story scenarios for focus-group testing


• Work with other writers to form a cohesive team


• Working with key Actors to 'workshop' and develop characters and story


• Managing extended, complex stories using multiple characters


• Manage the incorporation of differing themes into dramatic material


• Assisting with other aspects of the production where necessary

Desirable Qualifications

(Education, Experience, and Competencies)

a) University degree, diploma or equivalent experience in creative writing or scriptwriting for film or television; b) knowledge of the film-making process; c) demonstrated capacity to create scenarios and dialogue that accurately reflect the fabric of Timorese life; d) thorough knowledge of the Timorese urban environment is highly desired e) Timorese candidates will be preferred.

Excellent communication, writing and imaginative skills. Must be resourceful, creative, efficient and decisive. Ability to effectively multitask and work within a team in order to achieve the designed goals. Ability to find creative solutions to a range of difficulties that can be encounter within a complex and challenging production.

Languages: Fluency in Tetum. Proficiency in English or Bahasa Indonesia a strong asset.

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Hakerek-na’in ka eskritór

#003
Grau: GU
Tipu Nomeasaun: Kontratu special all inclusive contract
Estimasaun Data Hahú: Juñu 2009
Durasaun: Fulan tolu ho posibilidade hanaruk

Funsaun sira Jerál

Kandidatu be liu sei servisu hamutuk ho Produtór no Diretór Telenovela IOM nian no kolabora ho ekipa Atór sira, sei servisu to’o prosesu produsaun novela edukativu ida hodi ikus fó sai iha televizaun no rádiu durante tinan ida nia laran. Telenovela edukativu ida-ne’e sei sai hanesan meius fó ksolok ida ne’ebé liuhosi meius ne’e maka ita bele aprezenta no responde kestaun sériu relevante kona-ba estabilidade rai-laran nian. Ba situasaun pós-konflitu hanesan Timór, kestaun hirak-ne’e bele kona-ba rejionalismu, esperiénsia moris hanesan dezlokadu, partidarismu polítika, no mós knaar foin-sa’e nian iha nia sosiedade. Sei iha períodu probatóriu fulan rua.

Ho Produtór no Diretór Telenovela IOM nia supervizaun, kandidatu be liu sei responsabiliza ba:

• Hakerek istória ka manuskritu (naskah) sira filme nian ba telenovela ida ho epizodiu 20


• Kria karakter sira be moris no istória sira drámatika ne’ebé responde ba objetivu rua dala ida katak fó haksolok no edukasaun.


• Hakerek senáriu istória (skenario cerita) nian ne’ebé orijinál para halo prova ba grupu foku


• Servisu ho hakerek-na’in ka eskritór siraseluk atu forma ekipa ida be koesiva ka kompak


• Servisu ho Atór sira prinsipál atu ‘aprezenta’ no dezenvolve karakter sira no istória


• Jere istória sira naruk no kompleksu ne’ebé uza karaktér sira barak


• Jere enkorporasaun tema sira diferente ba iha matéria drama nia laran


• Tulun ho aspetu siraseluk produsaun nian bainhira presiza

Kualifikasaun ne’ebé Buka liu

(Edukasaun, Esperiénsia, no Kompeténsia)

a) Lisensiatura, diploma ka esperiénsia ekivalente iha hakerek kreativu ka hakerek istória ba filme ka televizaun; b) hatene kona-ba prosesu halo filme; c) hatudu kapasidade atu kria senáriu no diálogu ne’ebé ho loloos reflete Timór-oan sira nia moris; d) hatene klean situasaun moris Timór-oan nian iha sidade e) kandidatu sira Timór-oan maka ami buka liu.

Iha abilidade komunikasaun, hakerek no imajinativa. Tenke ideia barak, kreativu, efisiente no desisivu. Iha abilidade ba hala’o knaar barak ho efetivu no servisu iha ekipa ida atubele atinje objetivu sira be hatuur ona. Abilidade atu buka solusaun sira kreativu ba problema oin-oin ne’ebé hasoru iha produsaun ida be kompleksu no nakonu ho dezafiu.

Lingua: Hatene ko’alia no kompriende moos Tetun. Hatene lian Inglés ka Indonézia hanesan buat di’ak mós.

Australia East Timor Friendship School Project

In response to the concept note I sent out a few weeks ago, I received an email from Jan Hayes of the Australia East Timor Friendship School Project (FSP) saying that we should apply for funds.

A little more information on FSP follows:

Dear Supporter,

The Australia East Timor Friendship School Project (FSP) was established in Australia in 2003 to create mutual learning opportunities for primary and secondary school communities in Australia and schools in Timor-Leste. Through these activities the project aimed to build generations of international friendship by creating lasting connections and understanding between the students from both countries. Close to 100 Australian schools have taken part in the project, many partnered to a school in Timor-Leste.

For reasons that have been advised previously, we have regrettably come to the conclusion that, due to ongoing difficulties with program delivery in Timor, it is appropriate to wind up AETFSP Ltd activities in Australia. This means that the co-ordination role played by staff in our office at AEU has been discontinued. We know that some schools will continue their relationships with partner schools in Timor-Leste via their local Friendship Group. We are confident that relationships between schools, communities, teachers and students in Australia and Timor-Leste will continue, but in a different form.

Australia East Timor Friendship School Project Ltd currently holds approximately A$40,000, which we intend to distribute as part of the process of winding up the organisation. This document invites groups and organisations working in Timor-Leste to apply for access to this pool for one-off funding for education-related projects.
Details of criteria and the application process are contained in the attached document. Feel free to distribute it to others you feel may be interested in applying.

As you may be aware, the project also generated and distributed a range of curriculum materials and resources. Most of this material is available on line either from the Alola Foundation (see http://www.alolafoundation.org/fsi.php) or the Asia Education Foundation (see http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/public_html/online_resources.htm). There are a few hard-copy resources (books, DVDs etc) in the office. We will be going through those in the next few weeks so if you are interested in taking these types of resources for your future school activities, please let me know.

Thanks for your interest and involvement in the project.

Yours sincerely,

Jan Hayes
Chair
Australia East Timor Friendship School Project Ltd

I'm still looking for an organisation to take over the project for when we leave Timor-Leste in December, but I would happily assist any such organisation in applying for funds through FSP.