O Mur Apunar Desh Explained

অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ
Transcription:O Mur Apunar Dekh
English Title:O My Endearing Country!
Type:song
Prefix:State
Country:Assam
Author:Lakshminath Bezbarua
Composer:Kamala Prasad Agarwala
Adopted:2013
Sound Title:O Mur Apunar Dekh

O Mur Apunar Desh (in Assamese pronounced as /o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dɛx/) is the state and traditional song of Assam, India. It was written by Lakshminath Bezbarua and the tune was made by Kamala Prasad Agarwala. It was first published in 1909 in an Assamese magazine named Bahi ("flute"). It was adopted as the Assam's state song in 1927 at asom chatrô sônmilôn ("Assam Student Conference") held in Tezpur,[1] and was officially adopted by the state government in 2013.[2] [3]

The song was translated to Mising by Tabu Taid.[4]

The song

The key of the song is D major and its rhythm is waltz. The song was translated by Krishna Dulal Barua.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia of Indian Literature Volume 1, 1989, pp. 416-418.
  2. News: Govt to recognize Bezbaruah's song as state anthem. The Times of India. 19 November 2013.
  3. News: Assam to adopt 'O Mur Apunar Dex'as state anthem. The Economic Times. 18 November 2013.
  4. Web site: SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds .
  5. Book: Baruah, Krishna Dulal . Xongitor byobohari xutro aru guitar . May 2004 . Ananta Hazarika, Banalata . 2nd . 46 . O mor aponar dex.
  6. Web site: O Mor Apunar Desh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306191224/https://indianreview.in/poetry/o-mur-apunar-desh/ . 6 March 2016 . 29 July 2022 . Indian Review.