"Notuner Gan", more popularly known by its incipit "Chol Chol Chol", is the national march of Bangladesh, whose lyrics and tune were written by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1928. It was first published in the newspaper Shikha (শিখা 'Flame') with the title Notuner Gaan, and was later included in Nazrul's book Sandha (সন্ধ্যা 'Evening'). The Bangladeshi government adopted this song as the national marching song of Bangladesh on 13 January 1972 in its first meeting after the country's independence. The first lines of the song are played at most military ceremonies or functions. The Daily Star has referred to it as the national military song. It was proposed for the national anthem of Bangladesh in 1975. The song ranked 18th in the list of the twenty greatest Bengali songs of all time in a 2006 survey conducted by BBC Bangla.
Urddhô adeś haniche baj
Śôhidi-Ider senara saj
Dike dike chôle kuc-kaoẇaj –
Kholre nid-môhôl!
Kôbe se kheẏali badśahi
Sei se otite ajo cahi
Yas musaphir gan gahi
Phelis ôśrujôl!
Yakre takht-taus
Jagre jag behũś
Ḍubilre dekh kot parôsyô
Kôt rom grik ruś
Jagil ta'ra sôkôl
Jege oṭh hinbôl!
Amra gôṛib nôtun kôriẏa
Dhulaẏ tajmôhôl!
chôl chôl chôl!
March, March, March!
By a drum beat to a heavenly height
From earth beneath and soil's blight
Youth rise in the dawn's light,
Left, now, now, right!
March, March, March!
Through dawn's door, a shattering blow
We will bring daybreak, scarlet in glow;
We will destroy the gloom of the night
And hindering mountain height.
The youngest of young, a song will sing;
From buried bones we raise the living;
We are the ones, new life will bring
With a new arm of might.
Soldier, take your stand,
A heartening ear now bend;
Doors that lead to death's portal,
A call to life extend!
Break all doors tight
and march, left and right!
March, March, March!
On high the cry to charge is made,
the martyr's captain for battle's arrayed;
In every direction, a marching parade
roushing the drowsy from night.
When did that ancient kingdom vanish away?
We want that ancient age today.
The troubadours song, we will sing and play.
weep with all your might!
Shed now, the pompous throne awaken,
O you heedless drone!
See how the Persian rule sank down,
and Russia and Greece and Rome.
They all awoke to fight;
You feeble, now ignite!
From the dust, we will build anew
the Taj Mahal! Unite!
Left, right! Left, right!
March, March, March!
↑"NATIONAL SYMBOLS→National march". Bangladesh Tourism Board. Bangladesh: Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016. In 13 January 1972, the ministry of Bangladesh has adopted this song as a national marching song on its first meeting after the country's independence.
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