This is such a beautiful song; if you haven’t heard it, here’s a version on Youtube! (There are a couple other versions, such as this one, also great.)

Hat tip to Poorna for making me listen to this on one of our uncountable night drives; it has since been on repeat play for me.

—

Song: Nao
Lyrics: Ritam Sen
Music: Prasen
Group: Hoodkhola Kobitara

ekhon nistobdho mohonaye
eshe dariyeche dosh-jon shundor
bati ghorer naw-sho janalaye
koto pakhi khujche mrityur uttor!

ekhon nistobdho mohonaye
eshe dariyeche dosh-jon shundor
bati ghorer naw-sho janalaye
koto pakhi khujche mrityur uttor!

jeno churi jawa ek phali bhor aaj
mridu chhuye achhe himel gallery
jeno churi jawa ek phali bhor aaj
mridu chhuye achhe himel gallery

ei, ei ei ei
ei bhor nao, bondor nao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao

mm-hm ei, ei ei ei
ei bhor nao, bondor nao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao

—

shudhu tumi, ar tumi, ar tumi
koto mrito potrikaye kartuj-e
golaper sugondhi guhaye
aw-prem er ondor e chokh buje

shudhu tumi, ar tumi, ar tumi
koto mrito potrikaye kartuj-e
golaper sugondhi guhaye
aw-prem er ondor e chokh buje

aaj chand-er ghor makhto bichana
tomar podo-dhhoni lukoye bali te
aaj chand-er ghor makhto bichana
tomar podo-dhhoni lukoye bali te

ei, ei ei ei
ei duur nao, roddur nao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao

mm-hm ei, ei ei ei
ei bhor nao, bondor nao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao

nao ey-nistobdho mohonao
nao ey-nistobdho mohonao

Rupam Islam is out with a new solo album, Notun Niyom. Continuing with tradition, here are the lyrics to Daniken from this album. (Notun Niyom is available to listen on Spotify!)

Song: Daniken
Album: Notun Niyom

gobeshona-tona tomake manaye
amar agroho sotto janaye

gobeshona-tona tomake manaye
amar agroho sotto janaye
gobeshona tumi koro e-niye
phola-phol pele diyo janiye

chola-chol kori kolpona te
abhijan tai na-hanyate
maddhom mon ar lekhoni
lupto danar shonjiboni

icche-ra shob kobita paray
bhabchi-bhabbo gondho choray
tomar icche bhobisshoter
sondhan dey notun pother

bole cholo jai se-pothe haati
eta mohakash-jaaner maati
control-e thak khoka-o-khuku
shokti utsho surjo-tuku

promaner tumi upashok tai
amar shopne tomakei chai
juktir jaale amar hridoy
obohele kore nile tumi joy

tumi ki nijeke byartho bhabo?
tomake ami e-gaan shonabo
aaloker goti amar gaane
chhutbe notun surjo-taane

tumi ki nijeke byartho bhabo?
tomake ami e-gaan shonabo
aaloker goti amar gaane
chhutbe notun surjo-taane

he-prachin, he-probin
he-aadim mohakash
lukiye rekhecho
bhule jawa itihaash

smriti-te tobu kaar
protiddhoni shunte pai
probashi aakashi
se ki kono… debota-i?

—

tomar totto bhaota hole
chok-choke kono rangta hole
chaota-ke ami beshechi bhalo
rangta amar rong pheralo

bhaota gaiche prithibir gaan
rangta ghochalo rashtro-nishan
aami prothagoto dhormo-bihin
aami gaai Lennon-er Imagine

moha purushera tader juuge
chole-asha rewaj-er hujuge
bhondo akkha peyei thaaken
Jesus Christ-o krush-e jhulechen

ekdin tumi patta pabe
tomar totto proman hobe
shopno sophol hobe amar-o
tokhon amay khujte paro

ekdin tumi patta pabe
tomar totto proman hobe
shopno sophol hobe amar-o
tokhon amay khujte paro

he-prachin, he-probin
he-aadim mohakash
lukiye rekhecho
bhule jawa itihaash

smriti-te tobu kaar
protiddhoni shunte pai
probashi aakashi
se ki kono… debota-i?

debota-i?

From Rupam Islam’s new solo album Notun Niyom, here are the lyrics to Haowaay Pa. (Notun Niyom is available to listen on Spotify!)

(P.S.: I really don’t like the spelling ‘haowaay’, so: here’s ‘Hawaye Pa’ by Rupam Islam.)

Song: Hawaye Pa
Album: Notun Niyom

phirbo na, ami phirbo na
shunechi je daak nishachori-r

phirbo na, ami phirbo na
shunechi je daak nishachori-r
karnish bohu-tol, halka chokher jol
tar cheye halka sarir

jibon amar kache ekhono lukiye achhe
jibon ki somoyer daash
hawaye pa, amar hawaye pa
ar batashe amar biswas

jibon amar kache ekhono lukiye achhe
jibon ki somoyer daash
hawaye pa, amar hawaye pa
ar batashe amar…

arekbar, hya arekbar
ghum ar tondrar shima-rekhaye
dekhi nishachori tumi eshe dakcho jemon kore
megh brishti ke deke jaye

arekbar, hya arekbar
ghum ar tondrar shima-rekhaye
dekhi nishachori tumi eshe dakcho jemon kore
megh brishti ke phire chaye

nishachori tumi eto akorshoniyo
je shudhu tomar prorochonaye
hawaye pa, amar hawaye pa
dilam hawaye pa nirdidhaye

jibon amar kache ekhono lukiye achhe
jibon ki somoyer daash
hawaye pa, amar hawaye pa
ar batashe amar biswas

jibon amar kache ekhono lukiye achhe
jibon ki somoyer… daash
hawaye pa, amar hawaye pa
ar batashe amar…

I was forwarded a PDF of a journal article by friends, and I had a hard time believing when I read it. This has to be the best journal article ever; it even includes comments from a reviewer (which is not common at all, at least in my area of research).

Here’s the link to the article listing at nih.gov, and here’s a link to the PDF itself.

Enjoy.

More music lyrics… but this time with some reservations. There could some errors in the lyrics (this is true for everything else that I write, of course, but more so for this one). That being said, I’m quite certain the vast majority of the lines are accurate. Please let me know if you find errors, though. :)

This is Bnaador, from Fossils 4.

As always, you can listen to the album on Saavn or Dhingana.

Song: Bnaador
Album: Fossils 4

bolte chaina, bolte chaina ashole
bhabte chaina ki hoto ki hole
khelte chaina, chharte chaichhi e-khela
badore merechhe thhela!

Oore baba re!

below-the-belt but oh-so-natural blame-e
Kishkindha policy’r porechi preme
sensitive tok norom, mone jhamela
sojore kheyechi thhela

laal bador, neel bador
bol na bhara koto tor
tor thhomoke chomoke
laage komorer jor

jaani roji laage taan
ke tepe romosh koti
kon kothi te naache tor
makaan kapda aur-roti

uunki mere dekhun go
key-hole-e ki hota hai
kar dugdugi te neche
kar paposhe sota hai
morkot nijer morji te naki boro bador has
thik kar ushkani te tor e-itna bara lyaj

bhul porishonkhan er
nei oitihashik daye
myth ullashe hashe
tai mithye jitte chaye

mukh bhengchabar sujog
tai juuge juuge tor
nitiheen er adore
tui hoyechish bador

uff ki jaala hayere kala jacchole
poro drobbo khamchiyo-na, na bole
sohobote sudha brithaye apatre dhala
badore chhireche kola

bador nachte koto nish?
payment cash-e na cheque-e?
bador kar jonno nachish?
supari nish ki dekhe?

bador pay korbo kaake–
toke na tor dalaal ke?
bachaal badraami ke daye
bureaucratic samal je?

jaat-chor, laath-khor
bandro-laal, bandro-neel
rock’n’roll, jack’n’jill
rondhro koto ta pichhil

kon khape dhyamon size,
kon paaper kemon prize,
kemon lagche limelight
dear monkey worldly-wise

laal bador koto jacche bajar-dor?
shithil tholthole sarir
sfito ghush kheko udar
jollader ki ahlade
bajar choshe tor o-ti
chushe chhibre kore daye
somman kapda aur-roti

uunki mere dekhun go
key-hole-e ki hota hai
kar dugdugi te neche
kar paposhe sota hai
morkot nijer morji te naki boro bador has
thik kon chulkani te tor e-itna bara lyaj

e-itna bara lyaj!

laal bador, bador neel
bandro laal, bandro neel
rock’n’roll, jack’n’jill
rondhro koto ta pichhil

baal bador, bador neel
bandro baal, bandro neel
rock’n’roll, jack’n’jill
rondhro koto ta pichhil