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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