O Mur Apunar Desh
State song of Assam, India
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O Mur Apunar Desh[1] (Assamese pronunciation: [o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dex]) 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,[2] and was officially adopted by the state government on 15 December 2013.[3][4][5] This song is also used as the anthem of the secessionist, United Liberation Front of Asom, as an anthem for a sovereign Assam.[6]
15 December 2013 (de jure)
| English: O My Endearing Country! | |
|---|---|
| অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ | |
Emblem of Assam | |
State song of Assam | |
| Lyrics | Lakshminath Bezbarua |
| Music | Kamala Prasad Agarwala |
| Adopted | 1927 (de facto) 15 December 2013 (de jure) |
The song
| Assamese[1] | Transliteration | Phonetic transcription (IPA) | English[7][1] |
|---|---|---|---|
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অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ অ' মোৰ সুৰীয়া মাত অ' মোৰ ওপজা ঠাই |
Ö mür apünar dex Ö mür xuriya mat Ö mür üpoza thai |
[o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dex] [o mʊɹ xuɹia mat] [o mʊɹ ʊpɔza tʰai] |
O my endearing country O my euphonious voice O my land of birth |
The key of the song is D major and its rhythm is waltz. The song was translated by Krishna Dulal Barua.[8]