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Lyrics of Konkani song ATANCHO SONVSAR by the late Alfred Rose
It is three years today, October 21, since our beloved Rosario Alfred
Fernandes (1932-2003) known to all as Alfred Rose bade us final goodbye,
but it does not seem so because of the legacy of his songs which continue to
be played on radio stations, including Live365 which has recently added many
of Alfred Roses songs. Hats off to Ulysses Menezes and Gaspar Almeida for
giving us round-the-clock Internet-based Konkani songs at
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/music via 'Live365'!
I have no words to express Alfred Roses contribution to Konkani. The more
we write about him the less it is. He was Goas foler (lighthouse) which
flashed in all directions. He was a rare character a writer, director,
singer, actor and musician. He entertained Goans and Konkanis around the
world for over half a century with a variety of entertainment songs,
tiatros, musical plays you name it; he also wrote novels. He was one of
the few Goans who was equally famous in Mangalore. Throughout his career,
he never presented himself as a Goan artist rather he was always proud to
present himself as a Konkani artist. Do you remember the following line
from one of his songs - Nuim hanv Goenkar, nuim hanv Munglurkar, bogor hanv
ek Konkankar? (I am neither a Goan nor a Mangalorean but a true Konkan.)
Some of the titles and sobriquets popularly conferred upon him are: Goas
Melody King, Man with a Golden Voice (by the HMV recording company),
Konkanis ambassador, International Konkani superstar, Legend of Konkani
music, etc. He is also credited with having sung for Bollywoods film
industry. Alfred Roses songs always carried a moral.
Here are meaningful, classic lyrics of Alfred Roses song titled Atancho
Sonvsar (Modern World) in which he depicts the behavior of a son who has no
feelings for his father who sacrificed his life for him:
ATANCHO SONVSAR by the late Alfred Rose
I
Ek vat soglleak uzvadd dita punn apunnuch ulpota
Eok maim-pai tosoch aplea bhurgeak voir kaddunk tench bhogta
Aplea rogtacho bhurgo mhunn taka tim mogan vaddoita
Magonastannam tea bhurgeak sogllem haddun dita
Chorus
Aplea pottak unnem korta, bhurgeank kainch unnem korinam
Punn to bhurgo vhoddlo zatoch, koixtt mandun genam
Voilean mhunntta hanv lhan astannam, tuvem kelaim tem hanvem dekonk nam
Ani jem hanvem dekonk nam, tem hanv soth mandchonam
II
Avoi-bapaichem tondd kotta hem aikotoch ambott zata
Dantui aple, vonttui aple mhunn tim sogllem sonsun ravta
Xikop kortoch, sirvis mevtoch, bhurgim tanchim kazar zata
Cheddvam ghovacher vetat, chedde maim-paixim astat
Chorus
Avoi-bapui zanttim zatoch, tanche hathui mottve zatat
Zanteaponnar tim sovostkaien jieonk axetat
Punn ghoran sovostkai nam, teach ghoran sosnnikai nam
Ekttaim ravtat mhunnttoch, xingak-xingam adovtat
Dialogue:
Pai: Baba! Don rupia asat zalear dhi re put
Put: Don rupia? Kiteak zai gha tuka?
Pai: Tan laglea baba, tan laglea
Put: Aam! Boreo tano lagtat tuka; rav, bolsan purse asa; poitam.
Mojea lagim xembor rupia asat; ponas rupia asat; vis rupia asat; dha rupia
asat;
panch rupia asat. Chol-chol, mojea lagim don rupia sutte nant.
Pai: Don rupia sutte nant! Don rupia sutte nant! Kaimnozo; kaimnozo;
kaimnozo baba, kaimnozo
III
Magonastannam hea putak to sogllem haddun ditalo
Toch put don rupia sutte nam mhunn aplea paik sangonk laglo
Hem soth tumchea mukar poddlam, tumkaim eok doko bostolo
Hea paik sangat bhav-bhoinnanim, ho inam koslo?
Chorus
Bhurgeank ami zolman haddtoch, martanv fogotteanche morann
Magonastannam sogllem tankam ditanv, khoxechea bharan
Gorjek poddon main-pain kiteim maglear, thoddeam bhurgeank Saiba lagta
girann
Oxem ghoddonk Dhoniam, kitem hachem karann?
(From Doms antique shelf)
In todays world, the education level has reached new heights. In short,
the whole world has advanced but not without problems, which keep increasing
by the day. As we all know, there is something called the basics which
apply to everything, including our lives. The basic obligation for children
is to honor their parents and to look after them in their old age. There
is, however, a big difference between the old and new generation. Children,
in the past, followed the Ten Commandments, respected their parents and
always craved for the elders blessings. Today, once children finish their
education and take up a job, not only do they disrespect their parents, but
they immediately begin to question them on various subjects. They openly
tell them that they wanted to ask those questions a long time ago, but
didnt have the courage to do so. They forget the sacrifices parents
underwent to bring them up, disrespect them and reject them. The moment
they begin to work, although they may earn only a couple of thousand rupees,
they feel they have won the whole world. Next, they deny existence of God.
If they cant recognize and accept the parents who spent their life time to
bring them up, how can we expect them to accept God whom they have never
seen? Lord, forgive them for they know not what they do!
It is a pity nobody cares for the elderly people these days. The very baby
who was cared for by its parents now disowns his/her parents and throws
him/her out of his/her house. What ungrateful children! They dont realize
they, too, will have to pay with the same coins!
Dear readers, when we were helpless babies, our parents did not abandon us
but they gave us their strength, went through lots of hardship, sacrificed
everything for us, burnt the midnight oil and brought us up. Just as we now
show affection and care for our babies, our parents, too, did it for us.
They even took loans from various sources in order to support and educate
us. Whenever we fell ill, our parents kept awake nights after night, placed
us on their lap, fondled us with their love and affection and looked after
us. If they had abandoned us when we were born, God alone knows what would
have become of us and whether we would still be alive or not. Isnt it,
therefore, our duty now to look after our feeble parents? How on earth can
sons and daughters of today drive their parents out of their homes and
mercilessly dump them in old age homes? If we hurt our parents, the wound
may heal but the mark will remain forever. To say that wife gave me an
apple and I ate it is nothing but childishness. We are not still sucking
the breasts of our mothers; we are adults now. Children must never hurt
their parents because it is they who brought us into this world. Our
parents always want the best to happen to us. Whatever piece of advice they
give us, it is for own good. Hence, we must obey them and care for them as
long as they live. Once dead, we will never again get to see them. Just as
our parents brought us up in their loving arms, it is also our parents wish
to breathe their last in our arms.
Let us ask God in our daily prayer to grant us strength to take care of our
parents just as they did when we were born. Let us make use of our
God-given brain, step out of darkness, give due respect to our parents and
always hold them in high esteem. There is a saying in Konkani zadda voilem
pan dornir poddlelea panank hansta (the leaf on a tree laughs at the one
fallen on the ground.) It does not realize that it, too, will one day fall
down!
Let us dig into our conscience and if we have ill-treated our parents, let
us beg their forgiveness, bring them closer to us and fulfill our duty.
Only then will we be able to live a good, peaceful life. Otherwise, our
parents curse will always be upon us. I heard the elderly say many times
that a parents curse is the worst because it comes from the core of their
heart. One may beat his/her chest and go around boasting his/her
educational qualifications and the position he/she holds, but that will mean
nothing if he/she does not respect his/her parents and look after them in
their old age. What is the use of bragging that we are first class citizens
when our parents live a third class citizen life? Anyone who forgets his
roots cannot be a rational person. If we fail to recognize our parents who
gave us birth, how can we expect God to recognize us?
As we commemorate Alfred Roses third death anniversary, let us emulate his
exemplary life and remain united in our dear maim bhas Konkani.
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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