O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe

O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe Elo Khushir Eid, 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 fasting.^[2] This was regarded by his contemporaries as a significant achievement, as Bengali Muslims had been strongly averse to devotional music.^[3]

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.

References

1. ↑ শামস আরেফিন (17 July 2015). "Nazrul & O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe". দৈনিক যুগান্তর. 
2. ↑ "10 key events in Kazi Nazrul's life". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 February 2016. 
3. ↑ Kamrunnessa Azad. 2001. Dharmiya Chetonay Nazrul. Nazrul Institute, Dhaka. 1999. pp. 173–174