Ede Raticho Konn Re Menddo - Dulpod

Edê Raticho Konn Rê Menddo

So late in the night who is that lover

Source: Lourdinho Barreto. Goemchem Git. Pustok 1,

Musical form: Binary

Literary form: Dialogue

Translated by Lourenço de Noronha, Vienna, June 2005

Lady:

Edê raticho konn rê menddo,

So late in the night who is that lover,

Daram fapaitalo. (bis)

Knocking (lit. beating) at the door.

Lover:

Hanvum gê kumar sodancho kupar,

I (male) am your lover, your usual lover,

Dar(u) vegim mhaka kadd. (bis)

Kindly open the door for me quickly.

Lady:

Dar tuka hanvum kaddttim ga kumpar,

I would have opened the door for you, my Lover,

Maim asa mukhar. (bis)

But my mother is there.

Lover:

Aslear(u) asum ugodd gê kumar,

Be she there or not, my Lover (female), open the door,

Rabona hi mhoji lall. (bis)

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