đ§đŠ 14 Bangladesh
Traditional Bengali Baul folk song at medium tempo with intimate female vocals in Bengali. Dotara and ektara interlace subtle, hypnotic melodic lines; duggi provides gentle Baul rhythms. Structure: three verses, two bridges, two chorus reprises. Extended instrumental outro deepens trance, sustaining texture with no percussion drops, focusing on poetic, folkloric repetition and delicate interplay between stringed instruments and voice. No fusion or pop elements throughout.
đ§đŠ 14 Bangladesh
Traditional Bengali Baul folk song at medium tempo with intimate female vocals in Bengali. Dotara and ektara interlace subtle, hypnotic melodic lines; duggi provides gentle Baul rhythms. Structure: three verses, two bridges, two chorus reprises. Extended instrumental outro deepens trance, sustaining texture with no percussion drops, focusing on poetic, folkloric repetition and delicate interplay between stringed instruments and voice. No fusion or pop elements throughout.
Lyrics
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§
NishÅobdo Alo - Silent Light
Intro
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
In the night wind, my soul calls.
Verse 1
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§,
Where have you come from,
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§,
pausing to linger with the breeze,
āĻĄā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§,
joining with the tone of the dotara,
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
my heart slowly glows.
Chorus
āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĨāĻŋāĻ,
O beloved, unseen wanderer,
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°,
you are the melody of the heart,
āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§,
O beloved, silent light,
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĨ¤
you are the radiance of the night.
Verse 2
āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§,
The rain descends softly, softly,
āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž,
unknown flowers bloom on the path,
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ,
at your touch I seem to see,
āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
in my mind an endless song.
Bridge 1
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§,
standing at the bend of dreams,
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
counting breath upon breath.
Chorus â reprise 1
āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĨāĻŋāĻ,
O beloved, unseen wanderer,
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĨ¤
you are the melody of the heart.
Verse 3
āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦā§,
the cuckoo calls in silence,
āĻā§āĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž,
tinting dusk with its color,
āĻāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§,
the ektara pulls its melody,
āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
and you drift along distant paths.
Bridge 2
āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§,
in the riverâs music resounds,
āĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
endless longing.
Chorus â reprise 2
āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§,
O beloved, silent light,
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĨ¤
you are the radiance of the night.
Outro â extended
Dotara + ektara + duggi + fade slow