{"id":1805,"date":"2024-06-12T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/?post_type=rabindrasangeet&#038;p=1805"},"modified":"2024-06-12T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:28:47","slug":"saghana-gahana-ratri-rabindra-sangeet-anecdote-lyrics-new-release","status":"publish","type":"rabindrasangeet","link":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/rabindrasangeet\/saghana-gahana-ratri-rabindra-sangeet-anecdote-lyrics-new-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Saghana Gahana Ratri (\u09b8\u0998\u09a8 \u0997\u09b9\u09a8 \u09b0\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf)| Rabindra Sangeet with Anecdote and Lyrics | New Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u09b8\u0998\u09a8 \u0997\u09b9\u09a8 \u09b0\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf | Saghana Gahana Ratri | Rabindra Sangeet | Phalguni Mookhopadhayay\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/spRiC_ib1UE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Renowned Rabindra sangeet exponent Shailajaranjan Majumdar, in his memoir Jaatra Pather Ananda Gaan, says that one evening he was teaching \u201cSaghana Gahana Ratri &#8221; to the students in the presence of Tagore. When all the students had left after their lessons, Tagore told Majumdar, \u201cThe way you teach them the songs, the way you tease them, they will definitely run away one day. It seems that you are a sanitary inspector!\u201d His comment reflected what a perfectionist Rabindranath was regarding the rendition of songs composed by him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u09b8\u0998\u09a8 \u0997\u09b9\u09a8 \u09b0\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf, \u099d\u09b0\u09bf\u099b\u09c7 \u09b6\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09ac\u09a3\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09be&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7 \u09ac\u09bf\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09b0\u09c0 \u09b8\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09aa\u09b0\u09b6\u09b9\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u0965<\/p>\n<p>\u099a\u09c7\u09df\u09c7 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09bf \u09af\u09c7 \u09b6\u09c2\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09ae\u09a8\u09c7<\/p>\n<p>\u09b8\u09c7\u09a5\u09be\u09df \u09ac\u09bf\u09b0\u09b9\u09bf\u09a3\u09c0\u09b0 \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09b0\u09c1 \u09b9\u09b0\u09a3 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 \u0993\u0987 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u0965<\/p>\n<p>\u0985\u09b6\u09a4\u09cd\u09a5\u09aa\u09b2\u09cd\u09b2\u09ac\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c3\u09b7\u09cd\u099f\u09bf \u099d\u09b0\u09bf\u09df\u09be \u09ae\u09b0\u09cd\u09ae\u09b0\u09b6\u09ac\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7<\/p>\n<p>\u09a8\u09bf\u09b6\u09c0\u09a5\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09a8\u09bf\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09be \u09a6\u09c7\u09df \u09af\u09c7 \u09ad\u09b0\u09bf\u09df\u09be\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u09ae\u09be\u09df\u09be\u09b2\u09cb\u0995 \u09b9\u09a4\u09c7 \u099b\u09be\u09df\u09be\u09a4\u09b0\u09a3\u09c0<\/p>\n<p>\u09ad\u09be\u09b8\u09be\u09df \u09b8\u09cd\u09ac\u09aa\u09cd\u09a8\u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09be\u09ac\u09be\u09b0\u09c7&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u09a8\u09be\u09b9\u09bf \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u0965<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>English translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the darkest of nights, the monsoon downpour holds sway<\/p>\n<p>The blinded night is bereft of warmth,<\/p>\n<p>Distracted, I stare into the distant horizon<\/p>\n<p>Where an estranged lover\u2019s tears are taken away by the stars<\/p>\n<p>The leaves of the aswatha (peepul) tree rustle as the raindrops fall on them<\/p>\n<p>Filling the void of the night\u2019s sleeplessness<\/p>\n<p>A spectral boat floats in from the world of illusions<\/p>\n<p>And moves along an endless ocean of dreams\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some useful information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written in: 1939<\/p>\n<p>Age of the poet: 78<\/p>\n<p>Published in: 1939 Parjaay (Category): Prakriti (Nature)<\/p>\n<p>Upa-parjaay (Sub-category): Barsha (Monsoon)<\/p>\n<p>Taal: Kaharba<\/p>\n<p>Raga: Mixed Bageshri-Mallar<\/p>\n<p>Notation: Swarabitan<\/p>\n<p>Swarabitan: Vol. 58<\/p>\n<p>Notation by: Shailajaranjan Majumdar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose of the presentation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tagore\u2019s music resonates with people from all walks of life. His songs are performed at cultural events, religious ceremonies and social gatherings, reflecting their enduring popularity. In an effort to bring home this treasure trove to the non-Bengali population and Bengalis around the globe, Brainware University offers a selection of Rabindra sangeet in this presentation. It is enriched with details on the songs and relevant anecdotes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sung By\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sri Phalguni Mookhopadhayay Chancellor, Brainware University Phalguni Mookhopadhayay is the founder-Chancellor of Brainware University, founder-Chairman and Managing-Director of Brainware Consultancy Private Limited and founder-Chairman of Webguru Infosystems Private Limited. He did his schooling at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, and graduated with honours in Economics from St Xavier\u2019s College, Kolkata. He completed his masters in Economics from Calcutta University and MBA from IISWBM, before joining Hindustan Lever as a management trainee. He worked as a market planner for the ABP group for nearly a decade before striking out on his own and successfully launching two private limited companies and one University. Phalguni Mookhopadhayay is a self-taught digital artist, a versatile photographer, a filmmaker and a weekend singer who has already recorded 78 songs and is now immersed in a project to popularise Tagore songs among a global audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned Rabindra sangeet exponent Shailajaranjan Majumdar, in his memoir Jaatra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Renowned Rabindra sangeet exponent Shailajaranjan Majumdar, in his memoir Jaatra Pather Ananda Gaan, says that one evening he was teaching \u201cSaghana Gahana Ratri '' to the students in the presence of Tagore.","_seopress_robots_index":""},"class_list":["post-1805","rabindrasangeet","type-rabindrasangeet","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rabindrasangeet\/1805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rabindrasangeet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rabindrasangeet"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/celebrating-tagore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}