"Amar Sonar Bangla placed 2nd in Olympic"

[Birds nest stadium,Olympic 2008

It is really a surprising news that Our National Anthem " aamar sonar bangla aami tomai valobasi... has got 2nd place among all the National anthems of 205 countries in the world.A journalist named Alex Marshall of The famous Newspaper of Britain "The Guardian"has given such rank considering the lyrics,tune & melody of our national anthem.In last Monday(11 august) it was published in "The guardian".

In going to comment about our national anthem 'Alex' said-"aamer sonar bangla is an incomparable song.It seems that it has been composed for singing while strolling beside a floating net."

The Top ranked National anthems are of the following countries:

1.URUGUAY 2.Bangladesh 3.TAJIKISTAN 4.Mauritania 5.Republic of Dominic 6.US virgin ales 7.Senegal 8.Nigeria 9.Nepal 10.Japan

[The guardian,11 august 2008]

There is no doubt that this is a great achievement for us.The time duration of all the songs is 4 hours 25 minutes 25 seconds (04:25:25) in one length.Alex heard & thought about the inner beauty of those anthems by 5 songs daily.

Here are the lyrics of our national anthem:

Bangladesh National Anthem Lyrics [ENGLISH VERSION]

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My Bengal of gold, I love you
Forever your skies, your air set my heart in tune
as if it were a flute,
In Spring, Oh mother mine, the fragrance from
your mango-groves makes me wild with joy-
Ah, what a thrill!

In Autumn, Oh mother mine,
in the full-blossoms paddy fields,
I have seen spread all over - sweet smiles!
Ah, what a beauty, what shades, what an affection
and what a tenderness!
What a quilt have you spread at the feet of
banyan trees and along the banks of rivers!
Oh mother mine, words from your lips are like
Nectar to my ears!
Ah, what a thrill!
If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,
my eyes are filled with tears!

If sadness, Oh mother mine, casts a gloom on your face,
my eyes are filled with tears