O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe

O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe Elo Khushir Eid (Bengali: ও মন রমজানের ঐ রোজার শেষে এলো খুশির ঈদ), also spelt O Mon Romjaner Oi Rojar Sheshe Elo Khushir Eid, is one of the most important Bengali Eid-ul-Fitr songs by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh. It is a very common tune heard in Bengali Muslim households around the world. The song was written and composed at the request of Nazrul's disciple, Abbasuddin Ahmed in 1931.[1] It has been covered by many artists around the world. The song is written on the end of the period of fasting and the Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr.[2] This was regarded by his contemporaries as a significant achievement, as Bengali Muslims had been strongly averse to devotional music.[3]

"O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe Elo Khushir Eid"
Kazi Nazrul Islam, composer of the song
Song
LanguageBengali
English titleOh, at the end of the fasting of Ramadan, Eid has arrived!
Published1931
Songwriter(s)Kazi Nazrul Islam
Composer(s)Kazi Nazrul Islam
Lyricist(s)Kazi Nazrul Islam

First recording

4 days after Nazrul wrote the poem, Abbasuddin Ahmed recorded it with his voice. Two months after, it was published on Eid day by The Gramophone Company. The song was set to the pilu as its raga and keherwa for its tala (rhythm).[4]

References
  1. Shams Arefin (17 July 2015). "Nazrul & O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe". Jugantor.
  2. "10 key events in Kazi Nazrul's life". The Daily Star. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. Kamrunnessa Azad. 2001. Dharmiya Chetonay Nazrul. Nazrul Institute, Dhaka. 1999. pp. 173–174
  4. "ও মন রমজানের ঐ রোজার শেষে এলো খুশীর ঈদ". Nazrul Geeti.
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