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Sao Francis Xavier


Sao Francis Xavier

Sao Francis Xavier, Another devotional song in honor of our

Goencho Saib, from late William De Curtorim. It has an ole ancestral feel, when voices and music will emanate from records that revolved and crackle to life. We played them as kids.

Credit: rensons.konkani songs

Snippets of lyrics with translation for global audience, vid will load in few secs.

 

kobor sangunk Goenkar putani kalliz khuxaen bogta

to tell the story the sons of Goa fills their heart with happiness

sabar gavncho lok evun paine tuzea podta

people all over come and fall at your feet

kudde bhera thonta santa tuea paim lagim rodta

blind, the deaf and the lame cry at your feet

churchure tanchem polluen saiba tum borem korun re dadta

having pity on them, you send them away cured .

Podvedar koro milagros sant jive kuddicho

mighty true miraculous saint of living body

Sonvsar famile soddun Santa tuem mog kello Jezucho

leaving the world and family behind saint, you loved our Lord more

Francis sobit nanv santa tho tuzo espaniacho

Francis, how sweet your name Saint from Spain.

Mankullem Goem tuka mog zallo pute duvacho

You loved our little land, her sons and daughters


jivit tujem chintit tor birankul ek sopon

if you think about his life, it is like a heroic, yet fearful dream

Ghorib padriponn putancho tum somest gevun ailo utton

.. bhavarte converter korun dhuk khadi apon

he will sacrifice and suffer in spread of the faith

bori rithi tuem dusreank dhakoile chakon

with your service you showed others good example

sobit tache nanv malacaa dongar jiv sodlo

in a a hill in Malacca you breathed your last.

voddem bhond godhu kunn roddun dongrar pullo

halting the ship they buried him with tears on a hill

porot vattana Francisco ugdas korat mhunn pran soddlo

porot vocchun funddar poishi fullancho mollo fullo

When they exhumed your body, there was a bloom of flowers


bonn jezuchem ghor Santa tuzen soddanch kuim sassnachem

Your house in Bon Jesus convent will always be eternal

zolmancho tuzo ganv soddun nanv voir kadlem goenkarachem

your left your birth home behind and lifted up the Goan name

Francis sobit nanv tujem aktem adaarchem

Francis, sweet your name full of aid

tim pakleachem full goenchem tujea gopant samballchem

three white men's flower Goa, always guard in your embrace

hath tuzo katrunk gello punne tuevem milagris dillo

your hand they wanted to separate but you proved it with miracle

uparant tuzo hath milagros mhunn roma sharar vello

because your arm was miraculous, it was taken to Rome.

koro sant zallear sign mann dhakoi zabab kello

If you are the true saint then your sign was requested

sant francis sign bhukar zatoch sonvsar tuka bhillo

Saint Francis when he signed the book, the world trembled


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