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Lyric and background history of song bela galo tomar
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This page contains lyric of Tagore song bela galo tomar 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: Puja (148)
Upa-parjaay: Biraha
Taal: Ektaal
Raag: Mishra Purabi
Written on: 24th September, 1895
Swarabitan: 10
Notation by: Jyotirindranath Tagore
On 28th January 1899 a tea party was arranged by Sister Nivedita in request of Swami Vivekananda where a number of Brahmo friends were invited. Apart from Rabindranath the few personalities present in the party were Mrs.P.K Roy, one Mr. Mukherjee, Mohini Mohan Chattopadhyay, son in law of Dwijendranath Tagore, Dr.Mahendralal Sarkar and Swami Vivekananda. Rabindranath had sung three songs in this party. Sister Nivedita had commented in a letter about the third song -
... I cannot forget the lovely poem 'Come O' peace' (escho shanti) - with its plaintive minor air, that Mr. Tagore had composed and sang for us the other day at this time ...
It is worth-mentioning that neither of Rabindranath's songs have the phrase 'escho shanti' except one. In the song Bela gelo tomar patho cheye ... this phrase has been used in its fourth section.
This song indeed happens to be an exquisite composition in raag Purvi. The lyric, depicting a mood of an evening, seems to be well supported by the tune. Sometimes it is said that the form of Purvi that has been used in his songs by Rabindranath did not endorse the one that is popular yet the delicacy of the blend of the lyric and melody for this song is divine. In this perspective Dinendranath Tagore had commented -
... It is better to announce that 'I would like to try raag Purvi' before I may actually do that. Then it is required to follow the finer nuances of the raag to establish it as a tune of the evening, more so because it is not supported by its lyric. But when I might sing Bela gelo tomar patho cheye ... , it is essentially Purvi. The distinctive form remains unquestionable despite embroiled application of a Shuddha Dhaivat.
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Transliteration in English
Bela gelo tomar patho cheye. Shunyo ghaate ekaa aami, paar kore lawo kheyaar neye. Bhenge elem khelaar bnaashi, chukiye elem kaanna haasi, Sondhyabaaye shraantokaaye ghume nayon aase chheye. O paarete ghare ghare sondhyadeep jwolilo re, Aarotir shankho baaje sudur mondir-pore. Eso eso shraantihara, eso shaanti supti bhara, Eso eso tumi eso, eso tomaar toree beye.
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