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A Sampling of 1970s Bengali Songs of Pintu Bhattacharya: an Obscure Star of the Post-Renaissance Musical Age

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The Taj Mahal as an emblem of love has occupied Bengali literature for a long time. Here is a song with lyrics by Miltu Ghosh which uses the Taj as a metaphoric memorial for a loved one to remember the loss of her beloved, adorning her mind's Taj with the jewels and the sweet nectar of her love.

Ek Tajmahal Goro - (Lyricist original Bengali: Miltu Ghosh)

Translation  © 2019 MRC

Build a Tajmahal, dear

Inside your heart, if I should be lost.

So what if the Jamuna flows not by it

Capture Jamuna with your loving eyes.

Build a Tajmahal, dear

Inside your heart, if I should be lost.

So what if it is not studded with

Rubies and emeralds

Cover it with your ardor

Enrobe it with the jewels of love

Make it even more beautiful-

Build a Tajmahal, dear

Inside your heart, if I should be lost.

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Monish R. Chatterjee received the B.Tech. (Hons) degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from I.I.T., Kharagpur, India, in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from the University of Iowa, (more...)
 

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