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Nadir Srote Ektaratir

from Now Comes The Dragon's Hour by Grand Union Orchestra

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Part five in a sequence of five songs telling the age-old story of boy meets girl, boy leaves girl and goes off in search of work, boy and girl meet up again and start life in a new country. With his Bangla lyrics, Masud Ahamed provided what he called a 'gist of each song in English’. Intrigued, David Bradford produced a condensed version of the whole cycle, the 'chanson des gistes':

When the river breaks the banks on one side, it builds on the other
So you call to me, and I make a new song in a new land with you
I tune my heart to the rivers of Bangladesh
If you tune your heart to the seven seas, we can sing together, music to music
The rivers go to the sea, the sea to the islands
The rains fall, and they remake themselves
Water to water, music to music, heart to heart
The waters are gathered, and the moon trembles over the delta

lyrics

Nadir sroter ektarate
Bandha amar gan
Bangladesher hridoy hote
Ektaratir tarete dei tan

Tumi amar sujan bandhu
Sat sagarer pare pare
Ektaratir surer kali
Shonau bare bare

Temser tire nibas tomar
Kemon paripati
Tahar sathe meshe amar
Desher sonar mati

Kandhe kandh miliye
Sure sur miliye
Sujan bandhure
Janai ahban

Bangladesher hridoy hote
Ektaratir tarete dei tan

Notun desh notun manush
Notun karlya shikhi
Notun jaban
Jai jai din chale jai
Chand ese meshe nadi mohanaya

credits

from Now Comes The Dragon's Hour, released October 18, 2002
Akash Sultan (voice)
Lucy Rahman (voice)
Louise Elliott (tenor saxophone)
Music by Tony Haynes
Lyrics by Masud Ahamed

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Grand Union Orchestra London, UK

Grand Union Orchestra is a multicultural world jazz ensemble based in London. It has been performing, touring and recording large-scale shows for over 30 years and is well known for its educational work. Grand Union specialises in large-scale musical performances that reflect the backgrounds of its performers and often invites participation from amateur musicians and community groups. ... more

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