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…

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

Time for more lyrics. :) Here’s Hajar Bichhana, from Fossils 4.

Listen to the album on Saavn or Dhingana.

Song: Hajar Bichhana
Album: Fossils 4

ek hath theke onno haate
shudhu bodlao hajar bichhanaye
kisher shantona khuje berao

kon lojjaye bahu byabohrito
thote hashi rekhecho enke
hariyecho ki niruddeshe, thikana tao

ek hath theke onno haate
shudhu bodlao hajar bichhanaye
kisher shantona khuje berao
kon lojjaye bahu byabohrito
thote hashi rekhecho enke
hariyecho ki niruddeshe, thikana tao

tomake dekhle ekhon kichuta koshto hoy
tomader mithyer duniya ta shudhu sposhto hoy
ebhabei sab sombhabonai jodi noshto hoy
ochirei sesh hobe prithibi tumi ki setai chao?

ek din sesh hoye jabe sab
sesh hobe lok thokanor utsab
ja tumi bhabcho aaj osambhab, kal hobe

sei phele asha phire ashar poth
ar chhure phela kono shopoth
onushochonar ache jege raat, sokal hobe

rong palte nebe girgiti
biplob shudhu vanity
paikari ei karbare, baare baare

oo, dariye ache gypsy’r caravan
jabo, as soon as I can
britha udbhid ghor-baari te raat baare

tomake dekhle ekhon kichuta koshto hoy
tomader mithyer duniya ta shudhu sposhto hoy
ebhabei sab sambhabonai jodi noshto hoy
ochirei sesh hobe prithibi tumi ki setai chao?

ek din sesh hoye jabe sab
(chorus)
ek din sesh hoye jabe sab
(chorus)
 (continues)

The Bangla Band Fossils came out with their new album Fossils 4 recently, and I’ve been listening to it frequently. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find the lyrics of some of the songs anywhere online, so I transcribed some of them myself. Here’s one. :)

Listen to the album on Saavn or Dhingana. (Fossils band members, and Rupam Islam in particular—why not launch the album on iTunes? Makes obtaining music easier for people away from the country.)

Song: Khnoro Amar Fossil
Album: Fossils 4

bheshe jacchi ebong
bhije jacchi abar
ek opurbo asambhab-e

shono tumi ki amar hobe
bolo tumi ki amar
shono tumi ki amar hobe
aajo tumi ki amar

phire esho sahoshini
othoba duube jao
e-abeger mahotshobe

shono tumi ki amar hobe
bolo tumi ki amar
shono tumi ki amar hobe
aajo tumi ki amar

teere esho sahoshini
othoba duube jao
e abeger mahotshobe

shono tumi ki amar hobe
bolo tumi ki amar
shono tumi ki amar hobe
aajo tumi ki amar

majhe majhe dekhi toke
otite phiri poloke
ar notun kono stoboke
bondi hoy se onubhab

andho hoye jetam jodi
kolpona’r nijossho nodi
andhokar samudre mishe
janato pherata asambhab

khoro amar fossil
onubhutir michil
protikriyashil kono biplobe

shono tumi ki amar hobe
bolo tumi ki amar
shono tumi ki amar hobe
aajo tumi ki amar

shono tumi ki amar hobe
bolo tumi ki amar
shono tumi ki amar hobe
tumi ki ama-aa-aa-aaaar

jodi e hridoy chhute
sannidhher bidyute
ek bar jodi hote bachar sesh sambhabona
hathchhani dicche je
opomrityur icche je
tor nishthur drishtite kokhono ki ashhash pabona

tui sesh spondon amar
mrityur somon amar
mrityur karon amar
rohosshyer somadhan

koto bikkhoto shira te
tui antoh-peera-te
preme a-protyakkhane
preme ar protyakkhane
aajo tor onusandhan