Pap Said Paul Indiek (POPE JOHN PAUL)

M. Boyer is one of the best and fastest composers of Konkani songs. Here is
a song he composed and sang on late Pope John Paul’s visit to Goa:



I
Pap Saib Paul Indiek ievun ghelo mhunn kalliz sontoslem amchem
Italiak, Romank, Sam Pedruchi igroz thikannem tachem
Tea Roma pattlean Goa xarak mhunntat Roma udentichem
Aplea Romank thaun to amchea Romank ievun ghelo noxib Goenkaranchem

CHORUS
Adlea tempar Pap Saib Romantle kednanch bhair soronk nam
Adlea lokan konnem Rom pollounk nam tor Pap Saib dekonk nam
Adle Pap Saib Indiek ievun ghelet punn Goeam pavonk nam
He pautt Goenkarank oslem bhag mevot mhunn konnench chintunk nam

II
Deva pattlean Dev, bhett divn amkam ghelo khuxealkai motti
Indiecho serkarui vavurlo taka divunk bori security
Kitle ganv vavurlet thoddoch vell taka voronk kitleoch keleot ratti
Punn Pap Saib aple khoxen Goeam ievun raulo ek dis don rati

CHORUS
Pap Saib bonvta, zaina zavn xevott hea sonvsaracho
To zogddim nakat, zuzam nakat mhunn hath zoddpacho
Veta tea ganvanim tea ganvcheo bhaso ulovn magnnim korpacho
Goeam Konkanin uloun jiv dadus kelo amcho Goenkarancho

III
Gela tea ganvanim lakanim duddu moddun tachi xeva keli
Cristanvam poros dusrea dhormancho lok taka fulam ghali
Thodde vavurtalet add morchea tacher kaddunk, maruncheak ueli
Punn Pap Saibachim utram aikon team munxeanchi zapuch bond zali

CHORUS
Pap Saibacho fottu astolo kitleancheach ghoran
Punn noxib amchem taka porxim pollovnk Goa xaran
Bispu Saib vavurlo, adharui dilo Goenchea serkaran
Konn addkoll haddit tanchea gomteak dhorlet San Francis Xavieran.


Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA