O Mur Apunar Dekh () is the state and traditional song of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It was written by
Lakshminath Bezbarua
'
Lakshminath Bezbarua (, 14 October 1864), was an Assamese poet, novelist and playwright of modern Assamese literature. He was one of the literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism in Assamese literature when through his ess ...
and the
tune was made by Kamala Prasad Agarwala. It was first published in 1909 in an
Assamese magazine named ''Bahi'' ("flute"). It was officially adopted as the Assam's state song in 1927 at ''asom chatrô sônmilôn'' ("Assam Student Conference") held in
Tezpur
Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100, ...
.
The song was translated to
Mising by
Tabu Taid
Tabu Ram Taid ( as, টাবু ৰাম টাইড, hi, टाबु राम टाइड) known as 'Tabu Taid', (1 August 1942 – 17 August 2019) was an Indian educationist, linguist, author and administrator.
Early life and educ ...
.
The song
The key of the song is D major and it's rhythm is
waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...
. The song was translated by Krishna Dulal Barua.
See also
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List of Indian state songs
India is a country in Asia. It is a union made up of states and union territories. Some of these states and territories have adopted songs for the use at state functions and ceremonies. In other states, songs have been proposed or are in popular, ...
References
External links
O Mur Apunar Desh
{{DEFAULTSORT:State Anthem of Assam
Assamese literature
Symbols of Assam
Indian state songs