Bangladesh
আমার সোনার বাংলা
Amar Shonar Bangla
My Golden Bengal
1905
1972
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
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Context
Written 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.
Lyrics
আমার সোনার বাংলা
আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি
চিরদিন তোমার আকাশ
তোমার বাতাস
ও মা, আমার চোখে লাগে জল
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Interesting facts
- • Rabindranath Tagore is the only person to have written the national anthems of two countries: Bangladesh and India
- • The song was written as a protest against the British partition of Bengal in 1905
- • Its melody is influenced by Baul folk music, a tradition of wandering minstrels in Bengal