song of bangladesh

[fug]

She wrote this about you know what, try and download it from somewhere. Its amaxing that Bangladesh often brings out the best in all communities other that the bangladeshi ones.


SONG OF BANGLADESH
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

The story of Bangladesh
Is an ancient one again made fresh
By blind men who carry out commmands
Which flow out of the laws upon which nation stands
Which is to sacrifice a people for a land

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

Once again we stand aside
And watch the families crucified
See a teenage mother's vacant eyes
As she watches her feeble baby try
To fight the monsoon rains and the cholera flies

And the students at the university
Asleep at night quite peacefully
The soldiers came and shot them in their beds
And terror took the dorm awakening shrieks of dread
And silent frozen forms and pillows drenched in red

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

Did you read about the army officer's plea
For donor's blood? It was given willingly
By boys who took the needles in their veins
And from their bodies every drop of blood was drained
No time to comprehend and there was little pain

And so the story of Bangladesh
Is an ancient one again made fresh
By all who carry out commands
Which flow out of the laws upon which nations stand
Which say to sacrifice a people for a land

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

© 1972 Chandos Music (ASCAP)

[anisa22]

gosh.... all rather depressing innit.

im sure there are some nice things bout bangladesh people could sing about....

its always nice to avoid the truth.

[yayati]

fug : That song was pretty rubbish it has to be said. What is the message exactly?

Was it against the war?

Well, we Banglas had little option when a simple village woman (more like town) or child is exposed to full onslaught of Pakistan's conventional weapons including tanks and such.

The only way to defeat with those people was to be brave, thats what Banglas were at that time, brave. I wouldn't even contemplate facing up to such might, such babarity. I would sink and let them do what they wanted to me, and you know what, in the end I would win because I would raise plans and work undercover to destroy them, there is more than one way to skin a cat.

The Banglas won the liberation war due to their courage I would have tried to win it using cunning but you know what, the object of the war was just.

[fug]

im not commenting on the quality of the song, but i reckon you couldnt write for chit as a cultural parasite.

but the positive emotions of care she showed.

i think it was after the blood bath, and she was quite actively involved in halping, not talking krap like a peasant banger,

she talking of amreekan complicity and stupid military generals.

[desi_sunny]

I think this would be good lyrics for a will smith style rap.

[bEnGyXpRiNceSs]

wAgAWaAn HoMiEZ WATS HAPPENIN!, aInT eva been on dis thing b4, nwayz big up!,XxXx