“Dikuna men, I’m not Rehman Dakait, as you may have thought, I am Raymond Dacosta… my screen name, my alter ego… hello.”
Illustration/Uday Mohite
As evening descended into night, a powerful Portuguese-type music, coupled with African beats rent the air, the music seemed to emanate from an automobile that soon came to a halt, and the music was loud and reverberating. As I opened my front door, a gentleman stepped out of the black car, he was dressed in all black with dark shades, he danced slowly with a tremendous amount of swag. He came towards me, arms outstretched, a half smile on his lips, and then he spoke —
“Dikuna men, I’m not Rehman Dakait, as you may have thought, I am Raymond Dacosta… my screen name, my alter ego… hello.”
“Ah Lobo Lobo… sorry Raymond Dacosta, what’s this all about?”
“See men, wid de latest viral sensations — Akshaye Khanna has done dis one jhakaas dance in dis movie, Dooor-under… you know na it?
“Yes Dhurandhar, it’s a huge hit this movie, and Akshaye Khanna is the talk of the town.”
“You know dat in dis modern age of ours, sumting once it catches viral fire it spreads — and Akshaye’s entry is too ‘cool’ men, all de ladies and girls have gone total bananas on him, full paagal — dis song is called ‘FA9LA…by rapper Libberachi —
Yah Akki do, yeah bro keep it coming
Yakhi Doos Doos 3indi Khosh Fasla
Yakhi Tafooz Tafooz Wallah Khosh Raqsa
Yakhi Doos Doos 3indi Khosh Fasla
Yakhi Tafooz Tafooz Wallah Khosh Raqs, Bro keep it comin
It is dis Arabic song, Bahraini actually so they have made Arabzi lyrics.”
“What is Arabzi?” I asked, “What are Arabzi lyrics?”
“Arabzi language is de Arabic chat-alphabet, you know what is chat-alphabet na, men, it is…”
“Yeah yeah, Lobo Lobo.”
“So I’m looking to create a language, which is de chat alphabet of Konkani, which is Konkanzee… I want to make Konkanzee lyrics to Goan music.”
“But why Lobo Lobo. Why?”
“Let me tell you my plan. I’m tired of being an anonymous cable TV guy, I want to walk around Virar, everyone must know I’ve come. I want to show dem my rizz, my charizzma.
See boss Dikuna, dis is used to portray someones’ rizz, you got it na, rizz is de last year Oxford word of de year. Rizz is shot form for charisma. So I’m tinking, I am also a musician, I specialize in Konkani music… with African beats and little ‘faados’ from our side only in Goa
I have written this song, see the lyrics —
Yeh bro yeth rao,
Yoh eka killer nacha, gabbat kara, maja asa,
yeh bro yeth rao,
Yeh eka kiler nacha,
Yo bro dude,
You are xacuti, bekti, chorizo..chorizzzzzo
Bibinca, Shibinka, Casablanca, haaw asa Don, Donny, Danardhan, trummupum rump um, Naach Bibinka Bianca Paul Anka,
yo unc, uncle, Maa Naka Go
dance, ok ok take chance..go to France..in a trance..
Flipperachi, konachi, machhi, devachi, Goenachi
Tamdi chamdi…yum yum…
La la la Bamba la la Bambolin, Siolin, tonic and gin
Mando mando mando
Mandovi
Yayayayyay Mayayayyaay..ayayyayya mayyayayya
Mandovi Margao Mapusa
“You like my song, Dikuna men? Chalo, Dikuna men, Raymond Dacosta will take your leave, I must go now to meet my hero…”
“Who? Akshaye Khanna?”
“No no men, not Akshaye, no no, the one and only Argentinian star… Lionel Messi. I will approach in my car and sing my song, my Konkanzee song, with Spanish and English-type lyrics —
Hola Hola Hola Leo
Deo Deo Deo Deo
Messi Hassi Jassi Kaisi
Arshad Warsi
Wear the jersey
Blue and white stripe
Goaaallllllllllll… Goal guppa
Goaallllllllllll… Goal guppa
Youre the GOAT... Vamos
Take the boat… wear your coat
Wear the jersey
You’re the GOAT
Vamos Hola
See Dikuna men, de Kolkata fans are bald ragged dat dey paid so much dosh, and de could not see dere hero, so I’m writing a song for dem, to calm dem.
Hey hey Bangali babu
Don’t be sad
You could not see your hero
The experience was zero
Mr Ray, Mr Basu Mr Chaterjee, Banerjee,
My Bandopadyaya, Mr Mukopadyaya
Mr Bose
Don’t be sad
Even though the event was messy
Messi Messi
Rahul daCunha is an adman, theatre director/playwright, filmmaker and traveller. Reach him at rahul.dacunha@mid-day.com
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