Banglar Mati Banglar Jol

*Banglar Maṭi Banglar Jol*
English: "Soil of Bengal, Water of Bengal"
বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল
	State anthem of West Bengal, India
Lyrics	Rabindranath Tagore, 1905
Music	Rabindranath Tagore, 1905
Adopted	7 September 2023

"Banglar Maṭi Banglar Jol" (Bengali: বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল, pronounced [ˈbaŋlaɾ ˈmaʈi ˈbaŋlaɾ dʒɔl]; "Soil of Bengal, Water of Bengal") is a Bengali prayer^[1]^[2] and patriotic song written by Rabindranath Tagore and is the official state anthem of West Bengal.^[3]^[4]

History

An ode to Mother Bengal, it was composed in 1905 in support of the Bangabhanga Rodh Movement against the 1905 Partition of Bengal.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Tagore started "Raksha Bandhan Utsav" on 16 October 1905 to reunite Hindu and Muslim Bengalis protesting the Partition of Bengal, and on that day, this song was the motto of the movement.^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8] The notation of the song was given by Indira Debi Chowdhurani.^[5]

Official adoption

On 7 September 2023, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution making "Banglar Mati Banglar Jol" the official state song of West Bengal.^[9]^[10]

Lyrics

Bengali original^[5]^[11]	Romanisation of Bengali	English translation
বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল বাংলার বায়ু বাংলার ফল পুণ্য হউক পুণ্য হউক পুণ্য হউক হে ভগবান। বাংলার ঘর বাংলার হাট বাংলার বন বাংলার মাঠ পূর্ণ হউক পূর্ণ হউক পূর্ণ হউক হে ভগবান। বাঙালির পণ বাঙালির আশা বাঙালির কাজ বাঙালির ভাষা সত্য হউক সত্য হউক সত্য হউক হে ভগবান। বাঙালির প্রাণ বাঙালির মন বাঙালির ঘরে যত ভাই বোন এক হউক এক হউক এক হউক হে ভগবান।	Banglar maṭi, banglar jol, Banglar bayu, banglar phol. Punyo houk, punyo houk, Punyo houk, he bhogban. Banglar ghor, banglar hat, Banglar bon, banglar maṭh. Purno houk, purno houk, Purno houk, he bhogban. Bangalir pon, bangalir asha, Bangalir kaj, bangalir bhasa. Sotyo houk, sotyo houk, Sotyo houk, he bhogban. Bangalir pran, bangalir mon, Bangalir ghore, jot bhai boon. Ek houk, ek houk, Ek houk, he bhogban.	Soil of Bengal, water of Bengal, Air of Bengal, fruits of Bengal. Let them be sacred, let them be sacred, Let them be sacred, O Lord. Homes of Bengal, markets of Bengal, Forests of Bengal, fields of Bengal. Let them be brimming, let them be brimming, Let them be brimming, O Lord. Bengali feats, Bengali hopes, Bengali goals, Bengali tongues. Let them be true, let them be true, Let them be true, O Lord. Bengali lives, Bengali minds, In Bengali home as kins. Let them be one, let them be one, Let them be one, O Lord.

References

^ "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". 8 September 2023.
^ "IASToppers | UPSC IAS Exam Online Preparation | IAS Strategy Syllabus".
^ ^a ^b "Rabindranath Tagore and his ideas - MANIFEST IAS". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". The Indian Express. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Song banglar mati banglar jol | Lyric and History". www.geetabitan.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ ^a ^b রবীন্দ্রনাথের সঙ্গীত ও কবিতায় স্বদেশপ্রেম. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ ^a ^b "Rabindranath Tagore's incredible social reforms that few know about". India Today. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ ^a ^b "বঙ্গভঙ্গের বিরোধিতায় রবীন্দ্রনাথের রাখি বন্ধনে ছিল সম্প্রীতির বার্তা! আজও প্রাসঙ্গিক সেই ঐক্যের উৎসব". bangla.asianetnews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "WB assembly passes resolution to observe Bengali new year, Poila Baisakh, as Bengal Day". devdiscourse.com.
^ "West Bengal Assembly passes resolution declaring Rabindranath Tagore composition as state anthem". Scroll.in. 7 September 2023.
^ "বিজয়া-সম্মিলন, ৪ | রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী". rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-13.

External links

rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (in Bengali)
Banglar Mati Banglar Jo

[1] "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". 8 September 2023.

[2] "IASToppers | UPSC IAS Exam Online Preparation | IAS Strategy Syllabus".

[:3-3] "Rabindranath Tagore and his ideas - MANIFEST IAS". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[4] "Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes". The Indian Express. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

[:0-5] "Song banglar mati banglar jol | Lyric and History". www.geetabitan.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[:1-6] রবীন্দ্রনাথের সঙ্গীত ও কবিতায় স্বদেশপ্রেম. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[:2-7] "Rabindranath Tagore's incredible social reforms that few know about". India Today. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[:4-8] "বঙ্গভঙ্গের বিরোধিতায় রবীন্দ্রনাথের রাখি বন্ধনে ছিল সম্প্রীতির বার্তা! আজও প্রাসঙ্গিক সেই ঐক্যের উৎসব". bangla.asianetnews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[9] "WB assembly passes resolution to observe Bengali new year, Poila Baisakh, as Bengal Day". devdiscourse.com.

[10] "West Bengal Assembly passes resolution declaring Rabindranath Tagore composition as state anthem". Scroll.in. 7 September 2023.

[11] "বিজয়া-সম্মিলন, ৪ | রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী". rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-13.

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