English Translation
Our pride, our hope, O my Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my Bangla !
Oh Mother, in your lap, through your words,
what peace and love I feel !
Oh Mother, in your lap, through your words,
what peace and love I feel !
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my Bangla !
What magic in Bangla songs,
the boatman sings as he rows,
What magic in Bangla songs,
the boatman sings as he rows,
The mystic Bauls dance to songs -
and the farmer sings while cutting crops-
The mystic Bauls dance to songs -
and the farmer sings while cutting crops-
Our pride, our hopes, O my Bangla !
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my Bangla !
With Bangla, Nitai & Gora
brought devotion to this land-
With Bangla, Nitai & Gora
brought devotion to this land-
How wonderful it is !
Is there another language with such power
to destroy sadness and weariness?
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my Bangla !
Bidyapati, Chondi, Gobin, Hem,
Modhu, Bankim, Nobin-
Bidyapati, Chondi, Gobin, Hem,
Modhu, Bankim, Nobin-
With the honey of this flower -
With the honey of this flower -
happiness has lined the nest.
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my cherished Bangla !
By paying your Bina,
Robi has brought the garland home-
By paying your Bina,
Robi has brought the garland home-
Pilgrims come to your feet -
Pilgrims come to your feet -
back and forth from around the World
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, Our hope, O my cherished Bangla !
In this language, I first cried mother, mother
In this language, I first cried mother, mother
In this language I will call for God,
when crying and laughing has ended,
O my cherished Bangla !
Our pride, our hope, O my cherished Bangla !
Mother, in your lap,
Oh Mother, in your lap,
through your words, what peace and love !
Oh Mother, in your lap,
through your words, what peace and love !
O my cherished Bangla !