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'Ramacanta Kamat' whose stage name was ‘Kamat de Assolna’ was one of the finest yesteryear artists of the Konkani stage. He passed away in Miranda Hospital in December 1987. He is survived by his wife, Muriel, and four daughters - Indira, Maya, Bina and Milan, the youngest, who is stationed in the United Kingdom. Ramacanta was one of the few Hindus who embraced the Konkani stage which is mainly dominated by Christians. Many people were under the impression that he was a convert but he was a Hindu and died a Hindu. He was well-liked by the tiatro fraternity and was very popular with the public. He gave us many memorable songs but he will be remembered by generations for his masterpiece song “KONKANI ULOI KONKANI” in which he is immortalized. Over the years, the song has not only become popular among Goans in Goa and abroad but it has also become an inspiration to one and all for learning the Konkani language.

In the olden days and until recently if a tiatro did not include a “Konknneanchem kantar” it was as if something was missing; it had become part and parcel of a tiatro. The following duet is a classic one which is sung by Kamat de Assolna and the nightingale of the Konkani stage, Ms Sharon, who dominated the stage in the 1980’s and 1990’s and stole the hearts of Konkani audience! She is one of the first Konkani actresses who began to sing on the stage with a mike in her hand. Here are the lyrics of the song:

“XEMBU ani MALU” by Kamat de Assolna & Sharon

Legend: Kamat = K; Sharon = S

S:      Khuim pavla zait aiz Xembu mozo
        Hai!  Kallzak mogacho pettla uzo
        Tuje vinnem ravo nezo
K:      Swadik aikon gho tavo tuzo
        Mojeai kavzak mogacho aiz pettla uzo
        Mojeanui ravo nezo

S:      Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h sang re kiteak tum amger disonam
        Tujem chintun mhaka jevonn ruchonam
        Ha-a!  Ratchi nid poddnam, bogor tim sopnnam
K:      Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tujea dadak hanv ailear sonsonam
        Hanv bai tumger ievun forsan ghusonam
        Hoi atam dothi bogor lognu zainam

S:      Magonk ailelet zaite dotor
        Tankam ektteakui hanvem divunk nam utor
        Soddunk assam dadachem ghor
K:      Mog mozo bai gho tum samko visor
        Tujea tonddar aichean ghalinam nodor
        Bandinakai mogachem dor



K:      Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h hanv bai Kristanv cheddvaku bul’lam
        Amchea kazarachem sogllem tharlam
        Hoi tanchem ghor nuim gho duddvanim bhorlam
S:      Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tumchem dadleanchem vochot thuim dhorlam
        Mojem jivit hea sovsaran sorlam
        Hoi fokot jivuch mat divpachem urlam

K:      Ha-ha-ha-ha!
        Bexttench mhuttlelem tum roddonaka
        Pixea moskoreo pasun gho fovnam tuka
        Mojea kavzachea suka
S:      Tujea vinnem sonvsar ho naka
        Dadak soddun tumger ietam vor re maka
K:      Kainch moga bhienaka



K:      Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h tum gho mojem gulabachem fulu
        Mojea jivitachi choddti valu
K&S:        Hoi amchea mogak povn lok zata gulu
        Oh-h-h-h-h-h-h amchea mogachem injin hem chalu
S:      Ho mozo Xembu
K:      Hem mojem Malu
S:      Ho poi re dolle modda mhaka Salu

K:      Hei Salu, sambav ham!

K&S:        Dolle moddun baba zainam mogu
        Poilo mogacho genvcho poddta dhogu
        Magir tuka zaitem magu
        Mogaku amchea gho/re zait rogu
        Vegin logn zaviea dogaim lavnu fogu
        Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu - hoi
        Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu - hoi
        Tuzo-mozo zalo mogu

From Dom’s antique shelf!

Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA

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