| "Ekbar Biday De Maa Ghure Asi" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Several artists | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Pariotic |
| Songwriter(s) | Pitambar Das |
| Composer(s) | Pitambar Das |
"Ekbar biday de Ma ghure ashi" (Bengali: একবার বিদায় দে মা ঘুরে আসি, "Bid me goodbye Mother") is a Bengali patriotic song written by Pitambar Das.[1] This song was composed in honour of Khudiram Bose.[2][3][4] This song is still very popular in West Bengal (India), Khudiram Bose is highly revered as a hero in India particularly West Bengal.
Background
Khudiram Bose was the first Bengali rebel hanged by the British Government during the Indian National Movement. Khudiram took part in armed revolution against the British Raj, was sentenced to death, and hanged on 11 August 1908.[5] At that time he was only 18 years old. The song was written on the occasion of Khudiram's death. It was celebrated as a farewell song by Khudiram.[6]
Theme
The song was written when young Khudiram was hanged to death. In the song, (in first person narrative), Khudiram is asking his mother to bid him goodbye (since he is going to die). The song goes on– "Let me wear the noose round my neck with pleasure. I'll come back in due time. Let the world be witness."[6]
Lyrics
| Bengali script | Bengali phonetic transcription | English translation |
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একবার বিদায় দে মা ঘুরে আসি। কলের বোমা তৈরি করে হাতে যদি থাকতো ছোরা শনিবার বেলা দশটার পরে বারো লক্ষ তেত্রিশ কোটি দশ মাস দশদিন পরে |
Ekbaar biday de ma ghure ashi Koler boma toiri kore Haate jodi thakto chhora Shonibaar bela doshtar pore Baro lokkho tetris koti Dosh mash dosh din pore |
Mother bid me farewell once, I will be back soon. With me I had a bomb I'd made Had I had a dagger on me On Saturday morning after 10AM A million and nigh another quarter 10 months and 10 days from now |
References
- ↑ "Biplobi Khudiram Basu". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Aurobindo Mazumdar (1 January 2007). Vande Mataram And Islam. Mittal Publications. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-81-8324-159-5. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ West Bengal (India). Information & Cultural Affairs Dept (1987). India's struggle for freedom: an album. Dept. of Information & Cultural Affairs, Govt. of West Bengal. p. 71. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Probal Dasgupta (1993). The otherness of English: India's auntie tongue syndrome. Newbury Park. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0-8039-9456-0. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Sarmila Bose (2011). Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War. Columbia University Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-231-70164-8.
- 1 2 Sunil Gangopadhyaya (1 January 2004). East-West. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 350–. ISBN 978-81-260-1895-6. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ Litu, Shekh Muhammad Sayed Ullah (2012). "Datta, Ullaskar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.