Goenkarponn (the Goan essence or the Goan soul), a masterpiece of composition to traverse deep into our consciousness, and nudge our love, peace and goodness within to offer to the gnawing world.
Choir of 26 Vocalists, the best among us, to lend their voices. Music Director?composer: Ronnie Monsorate lyrics: Roque Lazarus
Credit: Goa ForGiving Lyrics with English translation for global audience, vid will load in few secs.
Goe(m)chi tambdi mat(h)i amchi
Fair Goa's red soil is ours be
Purvozani amka(m) dil’li mat(h)i
Our ancestors have given us this red soil
Goemchea xivai anik dusri, khui(m) nam amkam mevchi
Besides Goa, we 'll never get another land
Itlo moipas ani itli azadi… sodanch aschi
Our affections and our love must always remain
Sodhlear anik mevchem nam oslem xaar
if you search, you will not find a place like this
Somdirantlean Sonvsar poita Goemchem daar
oceans and the land gaze upon Goa's door
Xantichi khobor gheun eta polloi doriachem lhar
Peaceful tidings the ocean waves bring forth to us
Mog amkam Goemcho hanv sangta(m) sobhemazar
Love for Goa We proclaim to the world
Chorus
Koxtamnim, dukhanim, sangata vavurle,
with hardship, in pain, together we worked
Bhavamnim, bhoinanim, Goem bandlem,
brothers and sisters built Goa
Sogle dhorm ek zalele, tyag kortale,
all religion became One
Goemche mat’tie paso(h)t jivi(h)t bhettoilem
For sake of Goa's red soil, dedicated their lives
Kallzamcher kantoila dis ho aicho,
In our hearts engraved this day
Monachea pustokar jivo urtolo,
In minds library will remain alive
Purvoza(m)nim amkam dil’lo sobith ganv ho amcho
Our ancestors have given us a beautiful and
Bhurgeamni(m) amchea samballun dovl’ear puro
Our young ones hopefully will preserver it
Disan dis udorgoth zata Goe(m)chi
Everyday resounds the name of Goa
Akhea sonvsarak apurbai tichi
All world favors her
Na anik khoimsor sovostkai zoshi Goemkara(m)chi
there is no tranquility like that of Goans
Chintnam sufoll zanvd(h)I puta dhuvanchi(m)…Bessanv poddonv
the dreams will be fruitful of her sons and daughters, may blessings befall
Goemkarank mana(u) lekhtat(h) keddhem bhaag
for Goans, writers felicitate with great honor
Sogle mogan(u) jietah dhornam raag
all live in love, never in anger
Ghara eun poroth visov ghe bhovon bhailea terrak
return home again and soak in its repose after sojourn in foreign lands
Goemchi osmitai samballia fuddarak
preserve her identity for posterity.
Chorus:
Koxtamnim, dukhanim, sangata vavurle,
with hardship, in pain, together we worked
Bhavamnim, bhoinanim, Goem bandlem,
brothers and sisters built Goa
Sogle dhorm ek zalele, tyag kortale,
all religion became One
Goemche mat’tie paso(h)t jivi(h)t bhettoilem
For sake of Goa's red soil, dedicated their lives
Goenkaranchem Nanv sonvsarak fanktelrm
Goan name will reverberate through out the world
Goenchem songit sodankall vaztelem
Goan songs will always play
Ekcharan sogot ami Nettan Vavurtele
together all of us we'll work inspired
Ontrollar neketrank Goem tenktelem.
then Goa will soar among the stars in heaven
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