O Mur Apunar Desh

অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ

English: O My Endearing Country!
O Mur Apunar Dex
Emblem of Assam
State song of Assam
Lyrics	Lakshminath Bezbarua
Music	Kamala Prasad Agarwala
Adopted	1927

O Mur Apunar Dex Assamese pronunciation: [o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dɛx] in Assamese) is the state song of Assam, India. It was written by Lakshminath Bezbarua and attuned by Kamala Prasad Agarwala. The song itself is from among the finest poems created by Laxminath Bezbaroa. 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.

The song is also included in Kadamkali authored by Bezbaroa. It is the most popular Assamese patriotic song of all time . The song has now translated version in other languages / dialects of the North East India.

The song

Notation of O Mur Apunar Desh

This is the English transliteration of the song. It was translated to Mising language by noted linguist Tabu Taid.

Assamese	Transliteration	Phonemic transcription (IPA)	English
অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ অ' মোৰ চিকুণী দেশ এনেখন শুৱলা, এনেখন সুফলা এনেখন মৰমৰ দেশ। অ' মোৰ সুৰীয়া মাত অসমৰ সুৱদী মাত পৃথিৱীৰ ক'তো বিচাৰি জনমটো নোপোৱা কৰিলেও পাত। অ' মোৰ ওপজা ঠাই অ' মোৰ অসমী আই চাই লওঁ এবাৰ মুখনি তোমাৰ হেঁপাহ মোৰ পলোৱা নাই।	Ö mür apünar dex Ö mür sikuni dex Enekhon xuwola, enekhon xuphola Enekhon moromor dex Ö mür xuriya mat oxomor xuwodi mat Prithiwir kötü, bisari zonomtü Nüpüwa korileü pat Ö mür üpoza thai Ö mür oxomi ai Sai loü̃ ebar, mukhoni tümar Hẽpah mür polüwa nai.	o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dɛx o mʊɹ sikuni dɛx ɛnɛkʰɔn xuwɔla, ɛnɛkʰɔn xupʰɔla ɛnɛkʰɔn mɔɹɔmɔɹ dɛx o mʊɹ xuɹija mat axɔmɔɹ xuwɔdi mat pɹitʰiwiɹ kotʊ, bisaɹi zɔnɔmtʊ nʊpʊwa kɔɹilɛʊ pat o mʊɹ ʊpɔza tʰai o mʊɹ axɔmi ai sai lɔɔ̃ ɛbaɹ, mukʰɔni tʊmaɹ ɦɛpaɦ mʊɹ pɔlʊwa nai	O my endearing country O my speckless country So euphonious, so bounteous So near and dear a country O my euphonious voice The melodic voice of Assam Nowhere in the world, you can ever find even if you scour through life. O my land of birth O my mother Assam Let me have one (more) look at your face My heart hasn't been sated.

(Key: D major
Rhythm: Waltz)
(Translated by Krishna Dulal Barua)

Song profile

The song profile is given as follows.

Title = O Mur Apunar Dex
Artist= Chorus
Description = State Song
Duration = 0:57

See also

• List of Indian state songs

References

1. The original translation of Krishna Dulal Barua http://indianreview.in/o-mur-apunar-desh/

External links

• O Mur Apunar Desh