"Ekbar biday de Ma ghure ashi" (, "Bid me farewell once Mother, I will be back soon") is a Bengali patriotic song written by Pitambar Das. This song was composed in honour of Khudiram Bose. This song is still very popular in West Bengal.
Background Khudiram Bose was the first Bengali rebel hanged by the British Government during the Indian National Movement. Khudiram took part in armed revolution against the British Raj, was sentenced to death, and hanged on 11 August 1908. At that time he was only 18 years old. The song was written on the occasion of Khudiram's death. It was celebrated as a farewell song by Khudiram.
Theme The song was written when young Khudiram was hanged to death. In the song, Khudiram is asking his mother to bid him goodbye since he is going to die. The song goes on – "Let me wear the noose round my neck with pleasure. I'll come back in due time. Let the world be witness."
Lyrics Bengali scriptBengali phonetic transcriptionEnglish translationএকবার বিদায় দে মা ঘুরে আসি। হাসি হাসি পরব ফাঁসি দেখবে ভারতবাসী।
কলের বোমা তৈরি করে দাঁড়িয়ে ছিলেম রাস্তার ধারে মাগো, বড়লাটকে মারতে গিয়ে মারলাম আরেক ইংলন্ডবাসী।
হাতে যদি থাকতো ছোরা তোর ক্ষুদি কি পড়তো ধরা মাগো রক্ত-মাংসে এক করিতাম দেখতো জগতবাসী
শনিবার বেলা দশটার পরে জজকোর্টেতে লোক না ধরে মাগো হল অভিরামের দ্বীপ চালান মা ক্ষুদিরামের ফাঁসি
বারো লক্ষ তেত্রিশ কোটি রইলো মা তোর বেটা বেটি মাগো তাদের নিয়ে ঘর করিস মা ওদের করিস দাসী
দশ মাস দশদিন পরে জন্ম নেব মাসির ঘরে মাগো তখন যদি না চিনতে পারিস দেখবি গলায় ফাঁসি।Ekbaar biday de ma ghure ashi Hasi hasi porbo phnashi dekhbe bharatbasi
Koler boma toiri kore Dnariye chhilam rastar dhare Ma go Borolatke marte giye Marlam aarek Englandbashi
Haate jodi thakto chhora Tor Khudi ki porto dhora Rokte-mangshe ek koritam Dekhto jagatbashi
Shonibaar bela doshtar pore Judgecourtete lok na dhore Ma go Holo Abhiram-er dwip chalan Ma Khudiram-er phnashi
Baro lokkho tetris koti Roilo Ma tor beta beti tader niye ghor koris Ma Oder koris dasi
Dosh mash dosh din pore Jonmo nebo mashir ghore Ma go Tokhon jodi na chinte paris Dekhbi golay phnashiBid me farewell once mother, I will be back soon. Whole of India will watch me while I wear the noose smiling
With me I had a bomb I'd made Waiting by the roadside O Mother Trying to kill the Governor, Killed some other Englishmen
Had I had a dagger on me You think they could have caught me? Would have made a blood bath And the world would have watched that
On Saturday morning after 10AM The Judge Court Road will be packed with people O Mother Abhiram was deported to an island, Khudiram will hang by the neck
12 lakhs and 33 crores Is the number of sons and daughters you will still have left O Mother Build your family around them Make them your servants
10 months and 10 days from now I shall be born to my maternal aunt O Mother If you don't recognize me Look for the mark of strangulation (from the noose) around my neck.
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