The late Rom Tony was one of the best composers of the Konkani stage. He
mostly composed and sang duets/duos, trios, quartets, quintets, etc.
Besides composing powerful political songs, he also composed double-meaning
songs which he mostly sang in the form of a trio with Jr. Rod and his
daughter, Felcy, or Josephine. The following trio with double-meaning was
sung in a tiatro in Narvemkar mattov in Mapusa in 1980. The composition of
the song is superb. I would have liked to give a gist of the song but I
wont do that because the charm will be lost. I leave it to readers to
figure out the meaning of the title of the song. By the way, there are no
vulgar words or expressions in this song; it is just Rom Tonys way of
playing with words and presenting his songs with double-meaning:
Here are the lyrics of the song:
Legend: JR = Jr. Rod; J = Josephine; RT = Rom Tony
ICE CREAM ani THUMBS UP Sung by Jr. Rod, Josephine and the late Rom Tony:
JR&J: Amkam avoi-bapain College xikonk ghailim
Amchi College suttttanch bosir amkam gheilim
Mogak amchea forsod asonam, xikop amchea motint vochnam
Kamam ami fokot kortat bhailim
RT: Hanv jei tea hotelan him dogaim jeilim
Picture odezank mhunn dogaim mure him eilim
Ievn dogaim boslim kuxik
Dovlean falam martalim oxim
Hanvem ek bara don pikcheram poilim
Chorus
J: Mogan bonvchim ami sodankal,
JR: College moga amchi poddoum padd
J: Kya dekta hai re budde ka bal?
JR: Tum thinga tachem dorinakai val
RT: Dolleanchem oklu hanvem geilam kal punn dolleanche mojea zaleat hal
He vatten picture Natwarlal ani he kuxik picture College Girl
Hello Natwarla-a-l; hello College Girl!
II
J: Sang moga ami kazar zaviea kednam
JR: Poili College koriea zanvchinum ednam
J: Sangonk aiz-kal mog mellnam
Kombar ien zata kednam
Tujea xivai anik konn nam
JR: Maka ratchi pasun nid moga poddnam
J: Sangon bopke bestinch marinakai fonddnam
JR: Control sarko dornam, magonk pasun tond nam
RT: Hem picture suttot kai kednam
Chorus
RT: Adim maim pai korit pap him bhurgim diit zap
Atam maim pai ditat zap him bhurgim kortat pap
J: Kosiens tujem dovor sap, mogan bori dhi re zap
JR: Mogache tainnen zata gap, kalliz zata down-up
J: What do you like?
JR: Ice cream cup!
JR: What do you like?
J: Sweet Thumbs Up!
JR: What do you want?
RT: This sweet lollipop!
III
JR: Zantteank ice cream bori num, munis halta
Amkam ice cream top, khait kitlii cholta
RT: Zantteank limit asta, bhorpur khainant
Chodd khavn, kazar zavn
Respet aplo samballta
J: Ami Thumbs Up mhuttlear cheddvam rokddinch fulta
Kiteak don-tin pasun pionk amkam kovta
RT: Thumbs Up-an hath-paem suztat
Thoddeach tempan onkare sutttat
Chodd piet pott fulta
Chorus
J: Thumbs Up ruchik lagta don-tin battleo tonddak lavn
JR: Ek-don ice cream khatoch, tisreak pressure zata down
RT: Maim-paik aplea fulam mavn
College kortat ruman ravn
Ice Cream khaiat kazar zavn
Thumbs Up pieat Reicil zavn
Zantte sodanch Thumbs Up, adli ambil khavn
Ani atanche bhurge ice cream khavn, thumbs mhunnttat down
Ani atanche bhurge ice cream khavn, thumbs mhunnttat down
From Doms antique shelf!
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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