Bobbo deva – GSBKatte

‘Bobbo Deva’ is a beautiful rendition of an old song from a 1973 Konkani Drama ‘Trisandhya’. The music is composed and sung by the famous Kuldeep M Pai.

The music is soothing and the lyrics will touch the heart of any father with a daughter. Some of the words used in the song are not part of my regular Konkani vocabulary. Like ‘in the temple’ here is referred to as Devlant (Possibly derived from Devalayantu) whereas I use ‘Devasthanantu’. Araat is similar to Teru – the chariot festival and I believe here it is specific to the one held in the Kochi Thirumala Dewaswom. There is a very good article on Araat here. Chaunchak is ‘Chamkuchak’ means walking. Satteli is Umbrella. Gomtek means ‘On the neck’. Bobbo means any eatable but I think its the soft dosa in particular.

बोब्बो देवा बोब्बो दि रे
बोब्बो क्हाव्चाक् बाइ दि रे

आप्पाक् गोरी बाइ दी रे
बाइलेक खेळुक् बाउलि दि रे

देवाले आयले आराट
बाइ गेल्ली चौन्चाक्
हस्ती भांडी शिवेल्ली
भाये धावली सात्तेली

बाय्येक भांग्रा पाळ्ळे जाय्ले
खेळूक् एक किल्किलो जाउका
नीळा पाट्ट्या घाघरो जाउका
गोम्टेक पदक माळो जाउका