ATAM GHANTTI GOENKAR

"ATAM GHANTTI GOEMKAR"
- Sung by Olga Vaz, Humbert, Cassy Alfonso & Prince Jacob
(From Cassy Alfonso's (London) audio cassette "Mog Mhaka Goemcho")


"Hea ghanttieanchem padd poddom; atam ghantti Goenkar" (Curse be upon these
ghanttis; now Goans are ghanttis!):

Legend: Olga = O; Humbert = H; Cassey = C; Prince Jacob = P

Dialog:
O: Oh darling! At last we’re in Goa!
C: Come, darling come! This is our motherland and this is our house.
O: Is this home? Such a big house!
C: Hello! Hello!
H: Yenna-appa – yella yista bangoddi?

Pandemonium ensues between home owners and two occupants (ghanttis) living
in the house.

O: What darling? What people?
C: Darling, don’t worry. Ami London-ak asta mhunnttoch amchea ghoran ami
tankam amchem ghor samballunk dovorleat.
O: Oh-h!

I
H: Yenda puta swamy, I’m come from Hubili
P: Panch vorsam Goeam ravli ani xinkili Konkani
H: Goencho lok ekdom bori, ghor dhita baddeani
P: Goenkar Goeam ietoch ravtat hotelanim

Chorus
O&C: Ar’re Bal Subramanim, sangtam Pillai Kutti
Longi tuji soddun, martam tujer mutti
P: Hem ghor ravonk dil’li, mummy tuji zantti
H: Hem ghor moddon poddleli, bandli ami vontti

O&C: Ar’re Bal Subramanim, sangtam Pillai Kutti
Longi tuji soddun, martam tujer mutti
P: Hem ghor ravonk dil’li, mummy tuji zantti
H: Hem ghor moddon poddleli, bandli ami vontti

II
C: Ghor echea paichem, tuka ravonk divchonam
P Hem ghor moddun poddleli, ami sarki kelam
O: Tor sang poixe kitle, bill kitlem zalam
H Serkarachi kaido asa, bhair soronk zainam

Chorus
O: Darling, I am waiting, what’s the darn telling you?
C: Ravonk ghor dhilelem, apnnem bandlam mhunntta new
O: Ghantti soglle tumi chor, amcho khatat jiv
P Ami Goeam ravun kaddttat Fenni ani Cashew

O: Darling, I am waiting, what’s the darn telling you?
C: Ravonk ghor dhilelem, apnnem bandlam mhunntta new
O: Ghantti soglle tumi chor, amcho khatat jiv
P Ami Goeam ravun kaddttat Fenni ani Cashew

III
H: Goemkar baili ganvan, ozaranim zoddttat
P: Zoddleli zodd tumi folganch marunk moddttat
O: Poixe korunk amkam zaitech tras poddtat
C: Amchem ghor chortuch tumkam borem dista

Chorus
H: Goenkar kitli uxear, ghalta soreachi bar
P: Ami ghantti Goeam ievn zali MP, Minister
H: Tumi folganch marunk urli, show Maruti ghevn car
O&C: Hea ghanttieanchem padd poddom, atam ghantti Goenkar

H: Goenkar kitli uxear, ghalta soreachi bar
P: Ami ghantti Goeam ievn zali MP, Minister
H: Tumi folganch marunk urli, show Maruti ghevn car
O&C: Hea ghanttieanchem padd poddom, ami ghantti Goenkar

Here again, pandemonium takes place between the owners and occupants.

Dialog:
H: Ghor amchi zali, ami ravta. Cholai, tumi London-ak cholai
C: Darling atam anik rosto nam; ami khuimcheai hotelan vochon ravomiea.
O: Oh no!!!

(From Dom’s antique shelf)!

Moi-mogan,

Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA