Kalchi Kodi (yesterday's curry)

Kalchi Kodi ( yesterday's curry) This Alfred Rose song highlights our peculiar food habits, especially our fondness for yesterday curry or "Kalchi Kodi". It brings back memories of Grandma in our ancestral home cooking in earthenware pots, with firewood, the kanji, boiled rice with water and serving us, the remainder of yesterday's curry, of life's simple pleasures.

Original singer/ Composer; Alfred Rose. Credit : SFernandes

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Lhan astanam anv ankuddtam mhunn thonddien,

when I was little I would feel cold in winter

Maim maka guttlaitali aple unttien,

My Mom will cuddle in her arms

Bonvonk voro maka ghoddeanche gaddien,

She would take me riding on a horse carriage

Maim moji pollounk sobit disot saddien,

my mom looked beautiful in her saree

Pai borim passoiek vetali zoddien,

she would go together with Dad for strolls

Sodanch maka vaddtali kalche koddien.

She always raised me up on yesterday curry

Kalche koddien xitui borem lagtalem,

yesterdays curry the cooked rice was tasty

Kuddneant jeit zalear vodik ruchtalem,

if coked in earthern ware it was even more delicious

Kunddnea bogor mojean jeunk zai naslem,

without earthern ware cooked food I would not eat.

Nistem tonddak launk nam zalear choltalem,

If it was ok if there was no fish dish

Pai mozo hem polloun maka mhunttalo,

my dad observing all this would tell me

Kazarak puta tujea paus poddtolo,

on your wedding day son it will rain

Uttram aikon, jiv mozo murgottalo.

hearing this words I would be pleased

Hea acharamchi porva korun toddi,

I could care less about this behavior

Xitar sodanch getalom kalchi koddi,

I will always use yesterday curry with the rice

Punn chodd korun, tem xitt anv kuddnean kaddi,

but all the more the rice must be cooked in earthenware pot

Vhoddlo zatoch Bomboi eunk dhorli ghaddi,

when I grew up I caught the train to Mumbai ( Bombay)

Bomboi eun anv kuddachi choddlom xiddi,

when I reached Mumbai I climbed the stairs Of Kudd ( male boarding)

Kuddan pavtoch mevlli nam kalchi koddi.

when I settled in the Kudd, I could not get yesterday Curry

Paichi moji bomboi ek vosti asli,

my Dad had a small dwelling place

Sirvis meutoch maink rokdich bomboi adli,

when I got the job, I sent for my mom

Eetanam don kuddni add mhunn chitt daddli,

I wrote to her when you come get the earthen ware pots

Maim yetoch jibechi moji ruch vadli.

when mom arrived my taste buds were quenched

Kalchi koddiechi ruch sabar Goemkarank,

yesterday curry is favourite of many Goans

Kunddneank xitt jeunk ruch Goemche ganvkarank,

the rice cooked in earthenware is appealing to village Goans

Kalchi koddi ruch addta pez jeunarank,

Yesterday curry adds taste to kanji

Pai maka kazar korunk fuddem sorlo,

My dad was all set to get me married

Open air hallan vhor bitor kadlo,

In a open air hall, he took me inside

Poileach nachak, koslo goddghoddo marlo,

at the first dance , there was such a thunder

Avoi nachtam nachtam koslo saiba paus poddlo,

while my mom was dancing a heavy rain poured

Kazarak ailolo lok mhunnonk laglo,

the wedding guest began to murmur

Novro mista, sodanch kuddnean jeutalo.

the bridegroom likely was cooking from clay pots

Lok poita ansonk meuta zalear rosto,

the people await to find a way to laugh

Mayachea moineant to paus podlo noxtto,

In may month it would never rain

Pausache disani paus jurul poddto,

in rainy season it would definitely rain

Punn anv kunddneant jeutalo mhunnon bobau bexto,

But I was harangued about eating from earthen clay pots

Oslea acharanchi porva thoddi,

this kind of behavior I do not care

Ruch kaddi nezo ek pautt lagot tori ghoddi,

you cannot remove the taste, once you find it delicious

Sogleank ruchta, kalchi samarachi koddi,

everyone aches for yesterday.spicy ... curry.