| "O Amar Desher Mati" | |
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| Song by Rabindranath Tagore | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Written | 1905 |
| Genre | Rabindra Sangeet |
| Songwriter(s) | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Composer(s) | Rabindranath Tagore |
"O Amar Desher Mati" (Bengali: ও আমার দেশের মাটি) is a Bengali patriotic song written by Rabindranath Tagore.[1][2] It was written against the Partition of Bengal in 1905.[1][3][4][5][2] Indira Debi Chowdhurani provided the notation of the song.[1] This song belongs to the "Shawdesh" (patriotic) group of Rabindra Sangeet. It was composed in Pilu-Baul Raga and Dadra Taal.[6]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Bengali revolutionary Krishnagopal Chowdhury sang this song on his way to death sentence given by the British Raj on charges of sedition in 1934.[7] The song inspired the Bengali fighters during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[8] The song was used in the Bengali film Ora Egaro Jon directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam.[citation needed]
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
The song recounts the narrative of the motherland's role as a nurturing entity towards her people, as well as the lamentable realization of their failure to reciprocate in kind.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Song o amar desher mati | Lyric and History". www.geetabitan.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "রবীন্দ্রনাথের সঙ্গীত ও কবিতায় স্বদেশপ্রেম". www.bhorerkagoj.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ Sen, Krishna (2017). "1910 and the Evolution of Rabindranath Tagore's Vernacular Nationalism". In Tuteja, K. L.; Chakraborty, Kaustav (eds.). Tagore and Nationalism. Springer. p. 42. ISBN 9788132236962.
- ↑ Sengupta, Tapati; Roy, Shreela (2007). Contesting Colonialism: Partition and Swadeshi Re-visited. Macmillan India. p. 69. ISBN 9781403931986. Retrieved 6 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Silva, Neluka (14 April 2004). The Gendered Nation: Contemporary Writings from South Asia. SAGE Publications India. p. 139. ISBN 9788132103172. Retrieved 6 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Rabindranath Tagore - Songs - স্বদেশ - ও আমার দেশের (o amar desher mati)". www.tagoreweb.in. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ জনকণ্ঠ, দৈনিক. "বিপ্লবীর রিভলবার". দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ || Daily Janakantha. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ Ahsan, Syed Badrul (1 December 2013). "1971 and the songs we sang". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
- rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (Bengali)
- kotharsur.com (Bengali)
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