Amar sonar Bangla

Amar sonar Bangla,
Ami tomay bhalobashi,
Ciradin tomar akash, tomar batash, amar prany,
O-ma amar prany bajay basi.
Sonar Bangla, 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.
Sonar Bangla, Ami tomay bhalobashi


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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 mewild 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!

Oh mother mine, words from your lips
Are like nectar to my ears!
Ah, what a thrill!
If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,
My eyes are filled with tears!


Adopted in 1971
Words and Music by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)