Seeta Suddhi

 Print This Post हनुमन्तु गेल्लो सीते सुद्धि-रामचन्द्रान् दिल्ली मुद्दी समुद्र उलंखन कोर्नु-हनुमन्तु पावलो लंकेरि ।।१।। hanumantu gello sīte suddhi-rāmacandrān dillī muddī samudra ulaṃkhana kornu-hanumantu pāvalo laṃkeri ।।1।। घेत्ता सीते सुद्धि-दिकीली मण्डोदरी पावला अशोक वृक्षारि बेसूनु चोयता चारि दिकारि ।।२।। ghettā sīte suddhi-dikīlī maṇḍodarī pāvalā aśoka vṛkṣāri besūnu coyatā cāri dikāri ।।2।। रामाल दूतु बेसला रुखारिर्यो … Read more

Akka makka

अाक्का माक्का ताक नाक्का तळ्ळल फोडी वाडी माक्का अाक्का गेल्ली ताक्काक सुणेन धरले नांकाक घे तुगेल ताक सोडि मेगेल नाँक aākkā mākkā tāka nākkā taḻḻala phoḍī vāḍī mākkā aākkā gellī tākkāka suṇena dharale nāṃkāka ghe tugela tāka soḍi megela nām̐ka

Bobbo deva

‘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 … Read more

Udda ghaal

उद्दा घाल उद्दा घाल भुड्भुड्भुड् । गांदा साबुन घेय्या ।। बाब्बाल आंगा लाय्या । चिक्कोल वचून थळ्थळी ।। बाब्बाल आंग पर्मळी । गंगा भागीरथी तुगेल तीर्थ भुड्भुड्भुड् ।। uddā ghāla uddā ghāla bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ । gāṃdā sābuna gheyyā ।। bābbāla āṃgā lāyyā । cikkola vacūna thaḻthaḻī ।। bābbāla āṃga parmaḻī । gaṃgā bhāgīrathī tugela tīrtha bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ … Read more

Tete ragadi

तेत्ते रगडी बाळाक तेल रगडी । हातांत रगडी बाळाळ पायाक् रगडी ।। तेत्ते केल्ला पर्मळी । बाळाळ आंग थळ्थळी ।। तेल लावनु सट्सटी । बाळाळ आंग गुट्गुटी ।। tette ragaḍī bāḻāka tela ragaḍī । hātāṃta ragaḍī bāḻāḻa pāyāk ragaḍī ।। tette kellā parmaḻī । bāḻāḻa āṃga thaḻthaḻī ।। tela lāvanu saṭsaṭī । bāḻāḻa āṃga guṭguṭī … Read more

Bala jo jo re

“Bala jo jo re” is a traditional lullaby describing the story of Shri Ram. There is a lot of debate around the language used in the song. Some have asserted it is in Marathi while native Konkani speakers can identify Konkani in it and have grown up hearing this song from their grandparents and parents. … Read more

Yashoda gayek dhar kadta

यशोदा एक गायेक धार काडता । खोल्लो धोर्नु एक चेर्डु रडता ।। दूध मागूनु पिवचाक् आशा काडता । यशोदा गाल्लाक् उम्मदित्ता ।।१।। yaśodā eka gāyeka dhāra kāḍatā । khollo dhornu eka cerḍu raḍatā ।। dūdha māgūnu pivacāk āśā kāḍatā । yaśodā gāllāk ummadittā ।। धार काडलेले दूध अाम्मा दित्ता । तेंवय पीव्नु चेर्डु दिस्ता ।। … Read more

Yashoda sundari

यशोदा सुंदरी कृष्ण लूटी भारी । कर्तगो मुरारी सांग ताका । अशी म्हणु गोप्यो सांगता यशोदेक । व्रत करी एक बुद्धि चांगी ।।१।। yaśodā suṁdarī kr̥ṣṇa lūṭī bhārī । kartago murārī sāṁga tākā । aśī mhaṇu gopyo sāṁgatā yaśodeka । vrata karī eka buddhi cāṁgī ।। वायट ते गुण वत्तले तेजान । करी तू पूजन … Read more

Ta Tingan

A beloved rhyme known in most Konkani households. The word  ता तिंगण has to be enacted as if you are holding something with all your fingers and then moving it. काोक्को is a childish word for meals, तोंगण for kiss and रंगणे for rattle. Reference: Ta ta tingana: Paramparagata Konkani janapada kavya sangraha by Santosakumara Gulvadi. ता तिंगण बाब्बा … Read more