He was born in Calcutta - lived there for just the first couple of years of his life or so - but then you know it, he is a probashi for life. Given that he went for his first Durgo immersion (without informing folks at home) at the tender age of two, the time he misses Calcutta most is obviously during Durga Puja. Whether it be the politics and sport of pandal or para, he misses Calcutta so!
I had dh sing his (just one among many) ode to Cal songs and it was pleasingly enough for me, Sumaner gaan. So here are a clip (in dh's voice) and the full lyrics of one of the prime of Kabir Suman , which I got from here.
prothomoto ami tomake chai, ditioto ami tomake chai
tritioto ami tomake chai, shesh porjonto tomake chai.
nijhum ondhokare tomake chai, ratbhor hole ami tomake chai
shokaler koishore tomake chai, shondher obokashe tomake chai.
boishakhi jhore ami tomake chai, asharer meghe ami tomake chai
srabone srabone ami tomake chai, okal bodhone ami tomake chai.
kobekar kolkata shohorer pothe, purono notun mukh ghore imarote
ogonti manusher klanto michile, ochena chhutir chhowa tumi ene dile
nagorik klantite tomake chai, ek fota shantite tomake chai
bohudur hete eshe tomake chai, e jibon bhalobeshe tomake chai.
chourastar mor'e-park'e-dokan'e, shohor'e-gonz'e-gram'e-ekhane-okhane
station terminus ghate bondore, ochena drawing room'er chena bondor'e
balish-toshok-katha-purono chadore, thanda sheet'er raat'e leper ador'e
kadi kathey, coukathe , madurey paposhey , hashi-raag-oviman-jhogra-aposhe
tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai.
ek cup chaa'e ami tomake chai, daine o baye ami tomake chai
dekha na dekhai ami tomake chai, na bola kothai ami tomake chai.
shirshendur kono notun novel e, hothat porte bosha abol tabole
oboddho kobita ar thungri-kheyal'e, slogane slongane-dhaka deyale deyale
Sholil Chowdhury'r fele asha gan'e, Chaurasiya'r bashi mukhorito pran'e
bhule jaowa Himangshu Dutta'r shur'e, shei kobekar onurodher ashor'e.
tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai, tomake chai.
onurodh'e, minoti-te tomake chai, bedona'r arti-te tomake chai
dabi-daowa-chahida'i tomake chai, lojja-didha'i ami tomake chai.
odhikar bujhe neya prokhor dabite, shararat jege anka loraku chhobi te
chhipchhipe kobitar chhonde bhashay, buddhi'r juktite bachar ashai
srenihin shomajer chiro bashonai, din bodol'er dhora chetonai
didha-dondher din ghochhar shopne, shammyobad'er dak ghume-jagorone
bikkhobe-biplobe tomake chai, bishon oshomvobe tomake chai
shanti oshantite tomake chai, ei bibhranti-te tomake chai.
Happy Durga Puja folks! :)
PS: Here it is, finally posted the audio clip! Ok, am very proud of dh's singing skills- so go ahead and download & enjoy this :)
13 comments:
and i distinctly remember 'bristi pode tapur tipur...'
sweet song :-)
I didnt know he was born in Calcutta. My father would have loved to talk to him in Bengali .
I miss the breakfast of Sandesh and Rasgulla which we used to have in Calcuta. Mishti Doi does not taste the same anywhere, even in specialised bong sweet shops.
PS : Please increase the font size of the song so that it ca be readable! Am growing old :(
ende,
ya, a sweet song indeed!
Chitra, I have posted the clip now- he does sound rather bongo na :)
Sorry I can't increase the font, it looks ugly if I do. Stay young!
Happy Durga Puja! :)
cool.. happy dasara!//
Happy Durga Puja to you and your family. I presume dh is your husband. he does have a wonderful voice. enjoyed listening to the clip.
Atul, are you shaking a leg and all at Mumbai's dandiya dos? ;)
Sujit, happy navaratri & dasara thamma!
Thank you Star for both the wishes and the compliment- doesn't he now? *preening* :)
btw, dh -> dear husband (Standard chat-ese)
DH = Dear Husband? Couldnt guess any day soon
Anik hi,
Saw your site and the pictures of your daughter there... Apna ke ek special link -again Kobir Sumon and dh singing it:
http://www.zshare.net/download/tue-heshe-uthle-amr.html
:)
Happy Dasara!
cheers
Ganga,
Happy dasara and Bijoya! :)
Wow .. nice one there... you made me go totally nostalgic here..
Mmmmmmm Pallavi, nice no? Love Kabir Suman :)
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