Thanks Rajan, for posting the link to that recording of Channeachya raati. The words are truly poetic and a far cry from the juvenile rhymes that masquerade as lyrics in contemporary Konkani songs.
Perhaps someone could transcribe and even translate the lyrics for everyone to appreciate? I also know there was a controversy and court case regarding the ownership of the lyrics / tune. Has that been resolved? Uday Bhembre lost a lot of credibility when he made a convoluted argument against the use of Konkani in the Roman Script. His only point was publishing and printing statistics which were obviously not well researched and definitely not providing any logical conclusion to favour his viewpoint. He has subsequently compounded his error by continually repeating the same argument and digging an even deeper hole for himself. How the mighty have fallen. But I stray. Let not this be the seed for another Devnagri-Roman debate. Uday Bab's lyrics were brilliant. Let's acknowledge that. Cheers! Cecil =========== ---------------- To Goanet - Ulhas Buyao expressed his love for Goa during the height of the Opinion Poll crisis 40 years ago through his famous song - http://www.parrikar.org/misc/channeachya-raati.mp3 The female voice is one Gavaskar (I forget her first name). The lyrics are by Digu's confidante Uday Bhembre, now pen&tongue-tied as Goa is being taken to the knackers by his pals. Recording courtesy of Sidhanath Buyao. The audio quality is not very good and I haven't had the time to haul it to the digital laundry. The copy at AIR Panjim is as bad (both, I presume, are transfers from 78s). Warm regards, r ------------------------------
