Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (5)- Ami to Tomare Chahini Jibone

Today in the fifth part of the series, I am writing about another famous composition by Rajanikanta Sen, 'Ami to tomare chahini jibone.

Ami to Tomaare Chahini Jibone

Tumi obhaagaare cheyechho

Ami na daakite hridoyo maajhaare

Nije eshe dekha diyechho

 

Chiro aadorer binimoye shokha

Chiro obohelaa peyechho

Ami dure chhute jete du haato poshaari

Dhore tene kole niyechho

 

Ami to tomare...

 

 

O pothe jeyo na fire esho bole

Kaane kaane koto koyechho

Ami tobu chole gechhi firaaye aanite

Paachhe paachhe chhute giyechho

Ami to tomare...

 

Ei chiro oporadhi paatokir bojha

Haanshi mukhe tumi boyechho

Amar nijo haate gora bipoder maajhe

(Amaye) buke kore niye royechho

Ami to tomare....

 

I have listened to the rendition by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. Many other artists have also sung this famous song.

In this song, the poet says God's love is unconditional. He stays with us always, protects us, guides us and accepts us each time whenever we move towards Him. It is the Lord who does all our work taking away all the burden from us.

This song reminded me of two songs from Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan.

1. During the Setu Bandhan song, the lyrics are-

Har kaarajme, nij bhakton ka, haath bataa dete hain,

Haath bataa dete hain,

Baadhaaon ke saare patthar Raam hata dete hain,

Apne upar le kar unka bhaar ghataa dete hain.

2. And the other song is when Ravan attacks Vibhishan with Shakti astra and Shri Ram takes the blow of the fierce weapon upon Himself. The lyrics of that song are-

Nahi Raghuveer sa mitra koi

Nahi Prabhu sa pratipal

Mitro ke sankat sahe

Bankar unki dhaal

May our mind always dwell in the thoughts of the lotus feet of the Lord.

Jai Shri Krishna.

Previous posts-

 (3) Keno Bonchito Hobo Chorone

(2)- Tumi Arupo Shwarupo Shaguna Nirguna

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (4)- Paatoki Boliye Ki Go

Today in the fourth part of the series, I am writing the lyrics of the song- 'Paatoki boliye ki go, paaye thela bhalo hoy'.

Paatoki Boliye Ki Go

Paaye thela bhalo hoy

Tobe keno paapi taapi

Eto aasha kore roy

Korite dhulaakhela oboshaano holo bela

Jara eshechhilo shaathe phele gelo oshomoye

Tobe keno...

 

Harayiye laabhe mule moronero shindhukule

Pothosraanto dehokhaani taaniyaa enechhi haaye

Jibone kokhono ami daakini hridoyoshwaami

E odeene e odheene tyejibe ki doyaamoy (tai)

Tobe keno...

 

In this song the poet asks the Lord to save him. He also realises that he has wasted his life in this world of Maya and at last has come to the Lord. He knows that the Lord will never refuse him, with this belief he has come to take refuge in the Lord. The last line- "E odeene e odheene tyejibe ki doyaamoy"- is wonderful!

I have heard the version of this song by Krishna Chattopadhyay and Chhabi Bondyopadhyay.

 Do listen to this wonderful song :)

Jai Shri Krishna.

Check out the previous part of this series-

Songs of Rajaniaknta Sen (3)- Keno bonchito hobo chorone-

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (3)- 'Keno Bonchito Hobo Chorone'

Today, in the third part of the series, I am writing about the famous song- 'Keno bonchito hobo chorone'.

Keno bonchito hobo chorone

Ami koto aasha kore boshe achhi

Paabo jibone na hoy morone.

Aha tai jodi nahi hobe go

Paatoki taaron torite taapito

Aature tule na lobe go

Hoye pother dhulaaye ondho

Eshe dekhibo ki kheya bondho

Tobe paare boshe paar koro bole paapi keno taake deeno shorone?

 

Ami shunechhi hey trishahaari

Tumi ene daao taare prem omrito trishito je chaahe baari

Tumi aapona hoite howo aaponar

Jaar keho nai tumi achho tar

E ki shob michhe kotha bhaabite je betha

Boro baaje Prabhu morome

In this song the poet portrays the Lord as the Saviour of the sinners. He is the only hope for the persons who had trodden a wrong path in their life. The Lord never refuses anyone so the poet expresses his faith that he will also be saved by the Lord. And the lines

Tumi aapona hoite howo aaponar

Jaar keho nai tumi achho tar

-are so famous! So true!! We are so forgetful about this fact while living in the world of Maya, that's why the poet reminds us of the fact that only the Almighty is our Dearest :)

I have listened to one version of the song by Juthika Roy and another by Krishna Chattopadhyay. Do check them out :)

Jai Shri Krishna. 

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen (2)- 'Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguna nirguna'

 

Today in my seond post in this series (for the first post, check out here),  I am taking the song- 'Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguna nirguna' by the famous poet - Rajanikanta Sen.

Tumi arupo shwarupo shaguno nirguno

Doyal bhoyaal Hari hey

Ami ki ba bujhi

Ami ki ba jaani

Ami keno bhebe mori hey.

 

Ki rupe eshechhi kemone ba jaabo

Ta bhabiye keno jibono katabo

Tumi aaniyaachho tomarei paabo

Eo shudhu mone kori hey.

 

Na raakhi jotil nyayer baarota

Bichaare bichaare baare oshaarota

Ami jaani tumi amar e debota

Tai ami hride dhori hey

Tai bole daaki praan jaha chaaye

Daakite daakite hridoyo juraaye

Jokhono jey rupe praan bhore jaaye

Tai dekhi praano bhori hey.

Here the poet expresses his salutations and absolute faith in the Almighty. He can be formless or He can take any form, (He can be Sagun or Nirgun), He can be gracious or strict, but He is the 'essence' of our whole existence. I especially like the last stanza where he says whenever I feel love for a certain form, I immerse in the that form to feel divine love. Such a great emotion!!!

Hinduism gives us this freedom to choose whatever form we wish to worship. Then the Lord blesses us so that we can have immovable faith in our chosen form.

I have listened the version sung by Krishna Chattopadhyay. Do check out her version from any video or audio App.

Jai Shri Krishna.

Songs of Rajanikanta Sen- 1 (Introduction)

 

It was the birthday of the great poet writer Rajanikanta Sen only two days back (26th July), so today I am starting a series on some of my favourite songs by the famous poet. The sincerity of his words as well as the devotional element infused in his creation, the way he expresses his complete surrender to the Almighty- all keep inspiring me in everyday life. He is also known as Kantokobi. He has faced many challenges in his life but his faith in God remained unshaken. Even when he was terminally ill, he never forgot to thank God for his grace. This approach evokes so much respect in our heart for the great poet 🙏.

My introduction with Rajanikanta's songs took place in my childhood through cassettes of various artists. Krishna Chatterjee has been my all time favourite artist as I feel she has experienced the Divine Grace which is evident in all her songs.

From tomorrow onwards I will be taking one song per day to share with you :)

 Jai Shri Krishna!

Celebrating D L Roy's Birthday- 19.7.18

Today is the birthday of the famous writer and poet Dwijendra Lal Roy. The plays, songs, poems written by him are very rich in content. 

In the morning I was very happy to find programmes on his birthday in two Bengali channels- DD Bangla and Aakash Aath. 

DD Bangla had Abhijit Das as the guest who sang D L Roy's songs and the anchor was Debaleena.

In Aakash Aath the guests were -  Satinath Mukhopadhyay who read out some pieces from D L Roy's writings, the songs were presented by Riddhi Bandyopadhyay and Debjit Bandyopadhyay, anchoring was done by Munmun.

I loved both the programmes and got immersed in the songs of D L Roy.

The songs which I heard today were-

Amra emni eseh bheshe jaai
Aaji eshechhi
Bela boye jaaye
Shukher kotha bolo na ar
Chaahi otripto noyone
Dhon dhaanyo pushpe bhora
Oi mohashindhur opaar theke
Bongo amar jononi amar

- The last song made me emotional, in such a wonderful way it evokes our love for the country through its lyrics!
(Along with it, I was also remembering Sabitabrata Dutta's patrotic songs which used to be aired in DD Bangla, the sincere emotions in his voice always conveyed the respect for our country as well as they evoked the motivation in the hearts of the listener.)


Mr Satinath Mukhopadhyay read out some pieces from the writings of D L Roy:- 
~ The first was Antigonas talking to his mother, asking about the name of his father, from the play Chandragupta. 
~ The next was Shahjahaan talking to his daughter Jahanara while in prison, as he receives the news of Aurangzeb's coronation to the throne of Delhi, from the play- Shahjahaan.
- Both were powerful scenes.




#  Some more of my favourite songs of D L Roy which I keep on listening in my music system are :-

Patitoddhaarini ange
Esho praan shokha esho praan e
Ghana tamashabrita ambar dharani
Tumi je he praaner bondhu
Bhitore haanshichhe mukhora
Heshe nao dudin boi to noy
Amra nehat gorib


#  Here I am also sharing some songs of D L Roy by famous Krishna Chatterjee , one of my very very favourite artist-

Enjoy :)

'Asato Ma Sadgamayah' - a Song from the Bengali Movie 'Khaad' (2014)

This song of the Bengali film 'Khaad' has a beautiful lyrics, which says that the whole creation is there for me or for all of us. I loved the lyrics when I listened to it for the first time.

Though the song has some mistakes like wrong rhythm while pronouncing 'Asato Ma Sat/...', and also it uses only a part of the famous song 'Oi Mahashindhuro paar theke' by D L Roy, still, the original part (lyrics) of the song is very very uplifting.

And about the music, the chanting effect of 'Asato Ma Sadgamayah', as well as Arijit Singh's certain way of singing has made this song very very unique. Specially the way he ends the song 'Holo kaajer hisheb shaara'- the last part, wonderful!!

Very very nice and meaningful song which reminds me of one song by Rabindranath Tagore- 'Jogote anondo joggne amar nimontron'- same spirit has been represented by this song of 'Khaad'.

Here is the lyrics and the song-

 Asato ma sad gamaya

Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya

Mrityor ma amritam gamaya

Shaanti Shaanti Om 

Shaanti Om Shaanti Om Hari Om Tat Sat

Shaanti Om Shaanti Om Hari Om Tat Sat

Dekho aaloy aalo aakaash

Dekho aakaash taraay bhora

Dekho jaowaar pother paashe

Chhute haaowa paagol paara

Eto aanondo aayojon

Shobi britha aamay chhaara

Dhore thakuk aamar mutho

Dui chokhe thakuk dhaara

Elo shomoy raajar moto

Holo kaajer hisheb shaara

Bole aaye re chhute aaye re twora

Hetha naaiko mritty, naiko jora 

Asato ma sad gamaya

Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya

Mrityor ma amritam gamaya

Shaanti Shaanti Om 

Shaanti Om Shaanti Om Hari Om Tat Sat

Shaanti Om Shaanti Om Hari Om Tat Sat

Dekho aaloy aalo aakaash

Dekho aakaash taraay bhora

Dekho jaowaar pother paashe

Chhute haaowa paagol paara

Eto aanondo aayojon

Shobi britha aamay chhaara

Dhore thakuk aamar mutho

Dui chokhe thakuk dhaara

Elo shomoy raajar moto
Holo kaajer hisheb shaara.

(Lyrics taken from internet, credit goes to the original uploader.)

'Tumi Ebar Aamay'- Bengali Song by Rabindranath Tagore

Dear Friends, today, Baishe Shraabon (22 Shravan) is the Death Anniversary of Rabindranth Tagore. We all are remembering him with great respect. I am posting one of my Most favourite song by Rabindhranath Tagore, 'Tumi ebar aamay laho hey Naath laho'- I also tried to translate the song, please forgive any mistakes, as my aim is only to spread the message of Tagore to all of you!

This song is a prayer where the writer is requesting the Lord to accept him in spite of all the flaws, to make him Pure and guide him in the right way. I really really love this song because of the Sincerity in its approach. The words, the music- all combine to create the effect of a prayer!

This is the link where you can download the song or you can just hear it, it is sung by the great artist- Mita Haq.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/93444982e692344d/

And here is the Lyrics:

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho,

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho,

(O Lord, accept me this time,)

Ebar tumi firo na hey,

(Please don’t go back without me this time)

Hriday kere niye raho.

Hriday kere niye raho.

(Accept my heart O Lord!)

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

(O Lord, accept me this time,)

Jedin gechhe toma bina,

(The days of my life spent without remembering you)

Taare ar phire chahina, jak she dhulaate,

(I do not look back at them any more, let them be reduced to the dust)

Jedin gechhe toma bina,

(The days of my life spent without remembering you)

Taare ar phire chahina, jak she dhulaate,

(I do not look back at them any more, let them be reduce to the dust)

Ekhon tomar aaloy jeebon meley,

(Now I will only look at your Light)

Jeno jaagi ahoraho,

Jeno jaahi ahoraaho.

(And want to be aleart/ awake always)

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

(O Lord, accept me this time,)

Ki aabeshe kisher kothae,

(Misguded by many desires)

Phirechhi je jothae tothae, pothe prantore,

(I have roamed around aimlessly for a long time)

Ki aabeshe kisher kothae,

(Misguded by many desires)

Phirechhi je jothae tothae, pothe prantore,

(I have roamed around aimlessly for a long time)

Ebar buker kaachhe o mukh rekhe,

(Now keep yourself inside my heart)

Tomar aapon baani kaho,

Tomar aapon baani kaho.

(And guide me with your Light)

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

(O Lord, accept me this time,)

Kato kolush koto phaanki,

(Many are the vices and deceptions)

Ekhono je achhe baaki moner gopone,

(Which still exist in my mind)

Kato kolush koto phaanki,

(Many are the vices and deceptions)

Ekhono je achhe baaki moner gopone,

(Which still exist in my mind)

Aaamay tar laagi ar phiraayo na,

(Oh Lord, please do not refuse me on that account)

Taare aagun diye daho,

Taare aagun diye daho.

( Burn all thoses vices with Thy light of Knowledge/ Love)

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

Tumi ebar aamaay laho hey Naath laho.

(O Lord, accept me this time,)

Some other songs by Tagore:

# 'Keno Jaagena Jaagena',

# 'Chiroshokha He'

Bigolito Koruna Janhobi Jomuna- Bengali Film

This is Bengali film which is based on a journey towards Kedarnaath and Badrinath. It has a group of pilgrims who are going to visit the shrines to fulfil their wishes. The main Protagonist, (played by Shubhendu Chatterjee) is going there only to observe the journey, the different aims and the tries to understand the purpose of this journey.

The film is very very rich in music. Pankaj Kumar Mullick has done such a marvellous job here that you'll only have to listen to it one. After that the tunes/ shlokas will keep on repeating themselves in your mind. The 'Charaaibeti' is one of the most used shloka here. There are other chants also. The theme music throughout the whole film is sooo Blissful and Divine!

The narrator meets the family where the elder sister is going for the welfare of her husband and the younger sister is going to correct her mistake- once she showed her disrespect towards God and lost the power of her legs. The hero follows her and they start sharing their views, accepteach other as companions and start the journey for the final phase.

There they face a snow storm and gets buried under the snow. The last sc of the film just freezes the shot. I liked that effect. It tells us that the end is actually endless...

Faith is one of the chief theme of this story. The hero wants to have Faith in this rituals/ journey towards the shrine, but he does not have enough. The heroine never had faith in God, but after losing her strength, she realises her mistake and decides to undertake the pilgrimage. In the course of the journey, she gets her strength back (really a nice sc) and the hero watches her, empathizes with her journey. In the last sc, we find that the hero realises the element of faith from the heroine only. He finds it in the eyes of her and that moment gets freezed, it becomes eternal!!

Really a nice movie. The shooting has been done in the original locations, so you'll get the flavour of the original journey in the mountains, the tough climbing, the typical setting of a 'choti' to take rest, the different characters, whom we meet during the journey, each of them has a story, the naarator obsereves them and gather the experiences, learns from them and moves ahead. Very very beautiful to realise Spirituality thr' the nature, thr' the journey, (which can be termed as a 'spiritual journey' undertaken by each individual), thr' the music, thr' the river, thr' the characters... Really a nice experience!!

I only got one link in ref with this film, may be you'll get some Pictures of the movie from here:

http://www.banglatorrents.com/showthread.php?12641-Bigolito-Karuna-Janhabi-Jamuna

Some related posts:

Omrito Kumbher Shondhane- Bengali Film.

'Keno Jaagena Jaagena':- Bengali song by Rabindranath Tagore

'Chiroshokha He'- A Song By Rabindranath Tagore

'Keno Jaagena Jaagena':- Bengali song by Rabindranath Tagore

Today I am posting another beautiful song by Rabindranath Tagore. It is basically a Brahma Sangeet where he laments at his Souls's failure to Appreciate and Recognise the Lord in all aspects of the creation. The way he describes the Blessings of the Lord in every single corner of our life is soo Beautiful!! I tried to translate the song. Please pardon my mistakes in doing so, I only wanted to share the 'Content' of this beautiful song with all of you.

Here is the audio link of the song, you can lsten/ download it from here:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/93445782cfa0f63c/

Keno jaagena, jaagena, obosho poraan-

(Why my Soul doesn’t wake up, O Lord!)

Nishidino achetono, dhuli shayan.

(It is forever asleep, in a miserable condition.)

Jaagichhe taara, nishitho aakaashe,

( Look, the stars are awake in the night sky, )

Jaagichhe shoto onimesho noyaan.

(Like thousands of surprised eyes.)

Bihogo gaahe bone phute phuloraashi,

(Hear the musical notes in the birds’ chirping, look at the lovely flowers in the jungle,)

Chandroma haanshe shudhaamoyo haanshi-

(Look at the moon with her beautiful smile-)

Tobo maadhuri keno, jaagena praane?

(Still O Lord! Why am I unable to ‘realise’ Thy Benevolence?)

Keno herina tobo premo boyaan?

(Why am I unable to ‘perceive’ Thy Loving Face?)

Paai jononiro ojaachito sneho,

(I’m always receiving the spontaneous love of my mother)

Bhaai bhoginiro modhumoyo geho,

(I live in a house full with loving Brothers and Sisters,)

Koto bhaabe shoda tumi, aachho je kaachhe,

(O Lord! In how many different ways You are always with me,)

Keno kori toma hote doore proyaan?

(Still, why do I move further and further from You?)

You may also like these posts on Rabindranath Tagore-

# 'Chiroshokha He'

# 'Tumi Ebar Aamay'

'Chiroshokha He'- A Song By Rabindranath Tagore

Today, for the 1st time, I am going to write about a song by Rabindranath Tagore- 'Chiroshokha He'. I have been listening to this song since last week and just Feeling the depth of Devotion expressed in each and every word of this short but Beautiful composition. The music and the words- both combine to make the effect of a Tearful Cry from the depth of the heart of a devotee for the Lord!

Here is the YouTube link of the song-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cH9GlBduMA

This one is sung by Srikanto Acharya, I just Loved to listen to it again and again.

Lyrics:-

(I tried to translate it, but my power is limited, so Readers, please forgive me for the shortcomings in the translation).

Chiroshokha he, chherona more chherona.

(O Eternal Companion! Don't leave me!)

Shonshaaro gohone, nirbhayo-nirbhar, nirjano shojone shonge raho.

(Be with me O my Lord! Make me fearless, I am lonely without you in this world)

Adhanero hao dhono, anathero naath hao he, abalero balo;

(Be the Riches of the poor, be the Guardian of the wretched, be the Strength of the weak)

Jarabharature nobin karo ohe shudhashaagar.

( O Ocean of Nectar! Fill the old and weary with a new vigour)

And here is the same song sung by another famous singer- Rajeshwari Dutta, whom my Mom referred to while discussing about the song. Good news is that it is also available on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9762P2UYmbU

You may also like these posts on Rabindranath Tagore-

'Keno jaagena, jaagena, olosho poraan'

'Tumi Ebar Aamay'