--Amar Sonar Bangla

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Latin Transliteration


Ami tomay bhalobashi,

Ciradin tomar akas, tomar batas, amar prane

Oma amar prane, bajay basi.

Sonar Bamla, Ami tomay bhalobasi.

O ma, Fagune tor amer bane ghrane pagal kare, mari hay, hay re

O ma, Fagune tor amer bane ghrane pagal kare,

O ma, aghrane tor bhara ksete ki dekhechi ami ki dekhechi madhur hasi

Sonar Bamla ami tomay bhalo basi, ki sobha, ki chaya go ki sneha,

ki maya go ki acal bichayecha

bater mule, nadir kule kule.

Ma, tor mukher bani amar kane lage suhar mato,

mari hay hay re ma,

tor nadankhani malin hale, o ma, ami nayanjale bhasi.

English Translation



My Bengal of gold, I love you.

Forever your skies, your air set my heart in tune

As if it were a flute.

In spring, O mother mine, the fragrance from your mango groves

Makes me wild with joy

Ah, what a thrill!

In autumn, O mother mine,

In the full blossomed paddy fields

I have seen spread all over sweet smiles.

Ah, what a beauty, what shades, what an affection

And what a tenderness!

What a quilt have you spread at the feet of Banyan trees

And along the banks of rivers!

O mother mine, words from your lips

Are like nectar to my ears.

Ah, what a thrill!

If sadness, O mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,

eyes are filled with tears!

Lyrics and Music: Rabindranath Tagore
Adopted: 1972