Marathi Children's Songs and Nursery Rhymes

किती वेळा सांगितला हो बाप्पा तुम्हाला...

See how this young girl describes the ten-day Ganesha (Ganpati) festival in her innocent manner. She requests Lord Ganesha to take care of his health and not to eat too many sweets. She advises Bappa to take care of his health as sweets will give him a stomach ache.

She lovingly calls him a voracious eater hinting at the large amounts of modaks offered to the Lord. She knows that Ganapati loves modaks and gobbles up everything that is offered to him.

The girl advises the lord to eat simple food such as varan bhaat which is easy to digest rather than oily and rich sweets. She tells him it is more nutritious and beneficial as compared to calorie-rich modaks.


Lyrics

किती वेळा सांगितल हो बाप्पा तुम्हाला
इतक गोड खाऊ नका, जपा जीवाला

दहा दिवसासाठी येता, रोज रोज मोदक खाता
हवा वरुन हो दुधाचा घोट कशाला

इतक गोड खाऊ नका जपा जीवाला

गोड गोड खाउन हो किडेल तुमचा दात
गोड गोड खाउन हो किडेल तुमचा दात

का नाही खात तुम्ही साधा वरण भात
का नाही खात तुम्ही साधा वरण भात

साध्या वरणभाताची हो भीती कशाला
इतका गोड खाऊ नका जपा जीवाला