Red Rose Konkani classic, original singer:Lorna Cordeiro and a natural rendering and enacting of the song with sea behind, Cover by : Anoushka Fernandes
Credit: Aubern Fernandes
Lyrics with translation for global audience, vid will load in few secs.
Ghoru mugelem Kuddtore saxtti, Rozalin muj' nanvum
my home is in Curtorim, Salcette and Rosaline is my name
Tambddelem rozu mhunnit tor sogllo ollkhot' mhaka ganvum
Red rose is my nickname, the village knows me by
Walkisher vhoddlea Parxeange bongleant kam' kortam hanvum
in walkisher in big Parsee bungalow, I work there
Rostean choltana fattlean re lagta cheddeanchem pursanvum
when I walk on the streets, three is a line boys who follow me
Konn mhaka choklett haddun ditai
some of them offer me chocolates
Konn mhaka pich'cherak apoitai
Some call me movies
Konn mhaka besttech zapaitai
some tease me
Konn mhaka poixe dakhoitai
Some show me money
Zaite amgele goemcar chedde, fatlean moje ietai,
Many Goan boys come after me
Fuimsorui osonk suseg mak dinai, jivu mozo hatai
wherever I go, they do not give me peace, they make my life miserable
Kazar zata mhunn kitle zann maca, utor pasun ditai
many boys have promised to marry, have given their Word(vows)
Tesole nouvre nakai baba te, contri soro pitai
I do not want such husbands, they drink booze (feni)
Aikon hem ghotti motin dhori,
Please listen and keep in mind
Aichen tum boro nicheu kori,
from now make a good resolution
Soreak tea dorian voron mari,
to cast that booze into the sea
Kazar muko zachea zai zaleari,
If you want to marry me.
Parxeam ghe passun chedde re maka, bestech moddtai dolle
even the Parsee boys, unnecessarily wink at me
Red rose mhunnon apoitai maca, fokann kortai thodde
they call me Red Rose and invite me, and some make fun of me
I love you mhunnon, kissu re mujo magtai mojea kodde
They say" I Love you" and beg of me for a kiss
Dusre mac nacai kazar zato anv focot goemcaram kodde
I do not want anyone else, except our Goan boys
Parxi maca duddu ditole
Parsee will give me money
Ghoddie tea bangar ghetole
Perhaps purchase Gold for me
Melear maca kanvlle khatole
But if I die, they will feed me to the crows
Goemcar moje matie etole
Our Goans boys will bury me instead.
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