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The word amar is a possession meaning "my" or "mine" and the word sonar is the adjectival form of the root word sona, meaning "gold". sonar literally means "made of gold" or "golden", but it is used as a term of endearment meaning "beloved", but in the song the words Sonar Bangla may be interpreted to express the preciousness of Bengal.
Musical notes for Bangladesh's national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla, which is based on Baul song Ami Kothay Pabo Tare. The music of the Bauls, Baul Sangeet, is a particular type of folk song. Their music represents a long heritage of preaching mysticism through songs in Bengal.
"Akti Bangladesh" - written by Noyeem Gahar and sung by Sabina Yasmin and Konok Chapa in different versions "Amar Desher Matir Gondhe" "Amar Shonar Bangla" - National anthem of Bangladesh, written by Rabindranath Tagore "Amar Vaier Rokte Rangano" - written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury and composed by Altaf Mahmud during 1952 Bengali language movement.
Nazrul Geeti or Nazrul Sangeet, literally "music of Nazrul," are songs written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, a Bengali poet and national poet of Bangladesh and active revolutionary during the Indian Independence Movement. Nazrul Sangeet incorporate revolutionary notions as well as more spiritual, philosophical and romantic themes.
The song, as well as Anandmath, were banned under British colonial rule under threat of imprisonment, making its use revolutionary. The ban was ultimately overturned by the Indian government upon independence in 1947. [17] [18] On 24 January 1950, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Vande Mataram as the Republic's national song.
"Prothom Bangladesh" (Bengali: প্রথম বাংলাদেশ, lit. 'The First Bangladesh') is a patriotic song by Shahnaz Rahmatullah. [1] Moniruzzaman Monir wrote and Alauddin Ali composed the song. The song was first broadcast in a TV program on Bangladesh Television in the late 1970s. [2]
Notuner Gan" (Bengali: নতুনের গান [ˈnotuneɾ gan]; "The Youth Song"), more popularly known by its incipit as "Chol Chol Chol", [a] is the national march (Bengali: রণ-সঙ্গীত) of Bangladesh, [1] [2] whose lyrics and tune were written by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1928.
Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. She began her career in Mumbai singing Hindi songs, starting with a song in the film Taarana in 1950. She sang, as a playback singer, in 17 Hindi films. She decided to come back to and settle in her home city Kolkata in 1952 for personal reasons.