Saturday, May 05, 2012

Bondhu by Indian Ocean

I loved this song, even when I didn't understand the lyrics (it's in Bangla).

This is a song from the latest album, 16/330 Khajoor Road, by Indian Ocean.

The band radically offered free download of all tracks from their website, as they progressed through producing the album.

Unfortunately the download facility, though still ostensibly available, no longer works.

However, YouTube has all the songs (playlist link). I highly recommend "Chaand", and "Sone ki Nagri", those that I've listened to again and again.

Now that a couple of souls have helped me translate the lyrics of "Bondhu", I love it even more.



Lyrics in transliterated Bangla are available on the band's webpage for this song.

Rough translation in English:

Why does my heart break?
The river banks break, sea waves break...
My heart also breaks...

My broken heart is pieced together anew;

My dreams also break...

On the banks of the river, you reside;

My tears and the river water flow into each other and become one;
Oh river, you have seen and endured so much...

My heart still breaks...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bangla is known as sweetest language and use of classical music. Wonderful music and lyrics!!

Anonymous said...

i am addicted to the song since 16 months, i think this is enough said :)

Anonymous said...

man.. that's a very "rough translation"!!