Panyam' Painzonnam - Dekhni
“Let’s keep the Goan tradition and culture alive, worldwide”
बदलPanyam' Painzonnam
Anklets on the feet
Type: Deknni
Source: José Pereira/ Micael Martins. A Sheaf of Deknnis,
Musical form: Binary
Literary form: Ethnological aspects
Translated by José Pereira
Panyam' painzonnam,
Anklets on the feet,
Nakako notem.
A ring on the nose.
Sor' sor' sor' kon-nak' bai,
Don't make that scraping noise (so, sor, sor) on the ground, my dear lady.
Panyanchem karhi (kaddi) zotem.
Take your sandals off.
Ailol' Kuxttoba
Kuxttoba had come