Rabindranath Tagore: One Hundred Songs In Staff Natation

THE COMPILER "Well-versed in both Western and Indian music, [Indira Devi Chaudhurani (1873-1960)] had the advantage, as the Poet's favourite niece, to have an intimacy of contact with the musical genius of her unlce. As a matter of fact, right up to the late nineties of the last century, she was the faithful and steadfast custodian of Rabindranath's songs.. Then, towards the fag-end of her life.. she came and settled down at Santiniketan. The Poet was no more but his songs lived. They lived in all their vibrant beauty of melody because she came and lived at Santiniketan and became a link between the old and the new."
About Author :
"RABINDRANATH TAGORE has passed into one of India's legendary songsters like Jayadev, Surdas, Kabir and Mira. But even more, his songs and music have passed beyound the frontiers of this country. His songs have found an international place among the musicians and music lovers of the world... One hundred songs have been picked out (in this book) of the almost countless songs running into thousands, which the Poet composed. They are not presented here as the best of the Poet's songs but as very representative of his creation. The Anthology, therefore, consists of devotional songs, seasonla songs, patriotic songs, festival songs, songs of diverse human emotions and songs about the common man. This publication of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is timely and will meet the rising need of the hour, the growing hunger of the different peopels of the world to know and understand one another through their best self-expression in the field of fine arts, especially music."
Contents :
Publisher's Note Foreword Introduction Acknolwedgements The Staff Notation Transliterations Songs (1-50) DEVOTIONAL Aji momo mono cahe jibonobondhure Shudhasagortire he Mondire momo ke ashile he Nibir ghono andhare Ontoro momo bikoshito koro Je-keho Jokhon shukaye jay Oi ashon-toler matri Ache dukhkho, ache mrittu Dukhkher timire jodi jole Je dhrubondo diecho bandhi Behngecho duar, eshecho jotirmoy Aji pronomi tomare, colibo, nath SEASONAL Darun ognibane Shangon-gogone ghor ghonoghota Badol-baul bajy re aektara Esho nipo bone chayabitthiole Amra bendhechi kasher guccho Ei shorot-alor komol-bone Hay Hemontolakhkhi, tomar noyon kaeno dhaka Himer rate oi gogoner dip-gulire Shiter haoar laglo nacon Aji boshonto jagroto dhare Ore Bhai, phagun legeche LOVE Boro bedonar moto bejecho tumi he De pore de amay tora Amar poran jaha cay Tumi jeyo na ekhoni Rodon-bhora e boshonto NATIVE LAND He mor citto, punno tirthe Jodi to dak shune keu na ashe Oyi bhubon-monomohini O amar desher mati Ore, nuton juger bhore MISCELLAENOUS COMMEMORATION Moron-shagor pare tomra omor Inauguration Shobare Kori Ahbhan Village Road Gram-Chara oi Ranga matir poth Inauguration Matri-mondir-punno-onggon Inovcation to Buddha Hinshay unmotto priththi Invocation to Nataraj Nritter tale tale notoraj Songs of youth Amra nuton Jouboneryi dut. Shongkoeer bihbolota nijere opoman On machine Nono jontro, nomo-jontro, nomo Morning Songs He cironution, aji e diner prothom gane Inauguration Shubho kormophothe dhoro mirbhoy gan House warming Esho he grihodebota Vanamohatsav Ai amader ongone Holi Ore grihobashi, Khol ddar khol Morning Song E din aji kon ghore go khule dilo ddar Commemoration Kon alote praner prodip