Bangladesh
আমার সোনার বাংলা
Amar Shonar Bangla
My Golden Bengal
1905
1972
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
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Key Facts
- 1. Only the first ten lines of the original poem are used as the anthem; the full work has 25 lines and paints a vivid seasonal portrait of the Bengali landscape.
- 2. The anthem contains no mention of religion, government, or military strength, focusing entirely on the natural beauty of Bengal, which is rare among national anthems.
- 3. In 2014, over 300,000 Bangladeshis gathered in Dhaka to sing the anthem simultaneously, setting an unofficial world record for the largest chorus.
Lyrics
আমার সোনার বাংলা,
আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি।
চিরদিন তোমার আকাশ,
তোমার বাতাস,
ও মা, আমার প্রাণে বাজে বাঁশি।
ও মা, ফাগুনে তোর আমের গানে হাসি
কি শোভা, কি ছায়া গো
কি স্নেহ, কি মায়া গো
কি আঁচল বিছায়েছি
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialWritten by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905 during the Bengal partition movement, the song became Bangladesh's anthem after independence in 1972. Tagore also wrote India's anthem, making him the only person to author two national anthems.