XEMBU ani MALU

“XEMBU ani MALU”
Lyrics & sung by Kamat de Assolna & Sharon Mazarello

Legend: Kamat = K; Sharon = S



S: Khuim pavla zait aiz Xembu mozo
Hai! Kallzak mogacho pettla uzo
Tuje vinnem ravo nezo
K: Swadik aikon gho tavo tuzo
Mojeai kavzak mogacho aiz pettla uzo
Mojeanui ravo nezo

S: Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h sang re kiteak tum amger disonam
Tujem chintun mhaka jevonn ruchonam
Ha-a! Ratchi nid poddnam, bogor tim sopnnam
K: Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tujea dadak hanv ailear sonsonam
Hanv bai tumger ievun forsan ghusonam
Hoi atam dothi bogor lognu zainam

S: Magonk ailelet zaite dotor
Tankam ektteakui hanvem divunk nam utor
Soddunk assam dadachem ghor
K: Mog mozo bai gho tum samko visor
Tujea tonddar aichean ghalinam nodor
Bandinakai mogachem dor



K: Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h hanv bai Kristanv cheddvaku bul’lam
Amchea kazarachem sogllem tharlam
Hoi tanchem ghor nuim gho duddvanim bhorlam
S: Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tumchem dadleanchem vochot thuim dhorlam
Mojem jivit hea sovsaran sorlam
Hoi fokot jivuch mat divpachem urlam

K: Ha-ha-ha-ha!
Bexttench mhuttlelem tum roddonaka
Pixea moskoreo pasun gho fovnam tuka
Mojea kavzachea suka
S: Tujea vinnem sonvsar ho naka
Dadak soddun tumger ietam vor re maka
K: Kainch moga bhienaka



K: Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tum gho mojem gulabachem fulu
Mojea jivitachi choddti valu
K&S: Hoi amchea mogak povn lok zata gulu
Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h amchea mogachem injin hem chalu
S: Ho mozo Xembu
K: Hem mojem Malu
S: Ho poi re dolle modda mhaka Salu

K: Hei Salu, sambav ham!

K&S: Dolle moddun baba zainam mogu
Poilo mogacho genvcho poddta dhogu
Magir tuka zaitem magu
Mogaku amchea gho/re zait rogu
Vegin logn zaviea dogaim lavnu fogu
Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu - hoi
Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu - hoi
Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu

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'Ramacanta Kamat' whose stage name was ‘Kamat de Assolna’ was one of the
finest yesteryear artists of the Konkani stage. He passed away in Miranda
Hospital in December 1987. He is survived by his wife, Muriel, and four
daughters - Indira, Maya, Bina and Milan, the youngest, who is stationed in
the United Kingdom. Ramacanta was one of the few Hindus who embraced the
Konkani stage which is mainly dominated by Christians. Many people were
under the impression that he was a convert but he was a Hindu and died a
Hindu. He was well-liked by the tiatro fraternity and was very popular with
the public. He gave us many memorable songs but he will be remembered by
generations for his masterpiece song “KONKANI ULOI KONKANI” in which he is
immortalized. Over the years, the song has not only become popular among
Goans in Goa and abroad but it has also become an inspiration to one and all
for learning the Konkani language.

In the olden days and until recently if a tiatro did not include a
“Konknneanchem kantar” it was as if something was missing; it had become
part and parcel of a tiatro. The following duet is a classic one which is
sung by Kamat de Assolna and the nightingale of the Konkani stage, Ms
Sharon, who dominated the stage in the 1980’s and 1990’s and stole the
hearts of Konkani audience! She is one of the first Konkani actresses who
began to sing on the stage with a mike in her hand.


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>From Dom’s antique shelf!
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA