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Lyric and background history of song aloke kusum na diyo
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This page contains lyric of Tagore song aloke kusum na diyo and its transliteration in English with background history. Background of the song includes the place and date of the song written by Rabindranath, name of the newspaper or magazine the song was first published in and the name of the person who had prepared the notation or swaralipi. This page also contains the musical composition of song like parjaay, taal, raag and ango.
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Musical composition and background history of the song:
Parjaay: Prem (126)
Upa-parjaay: Prem-Boichitra
Taal: Ektaal
Raag: Ramkeli
Written on: 1901
Published in: Summer 1901
Swarabitan: 33 (Kabyageeti)
Notation by: Dinendranath Tagore
Notes: Asit Kumar Haldar, a painter who was in relation with Rabindranath (grandson of Sharatkumari), had written in his memoir -
... There was a piano in a room called 'Bichitra' (a clubhouse beside Jorasanko Thakurbari). Rabi-dada took Soumya and me to the clubhouse within the 'Lalbari'. He was singing two previously composed songs and further modifying them. The songs were 'Pathbhola E Pothik...' and 'Aloke kusum na diyo ...'. We did try to pick up the song although our effort could hardly satisfy him. His reaction was -
... Controlling my melody-queen is beyond your capacity, dear! It is Dinu only who can do that.
Asit Kumar Haldar wasn't an established singer, although he did perform in public quite often. But Soumendranath Tagore was a prolific singer with unquestionable talent. Moreover he was an acclaimed critical analyst of Rabindranath's songs. He was allowed to share a stage for a duet with the poet at a very young age. This, once again, is an example of his sensitiveness for his own songs.
Mr Haldar must have erroneously mentioned the first song which should have read 'Aami Pathbhola Ek Pothik ...'.
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Transliteration in English
Aloke kusum na diyo, shudhu shithil karobi bnaadhiyo. Kajolobihin sajalo nayone hridayoduware ghaa diyo. Aakul aanchale pothikocharone maroner phnaad phnaadiyo - Na koriya baad mone jaaha saadh, nidaya, nirabe saadhiyo. Eso eso bina bhushanei, dosh nei taahe dosh nei. Je aase aasuk oi tabo rup ajatano-chnaade chnaadiyo. Shudhu haasikhaani aankhikone haani utala hriday dhnaadhiyo.
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