Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare

"Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare" is a Bengali film song belongs to the Bangladeshi film Pran Sajani released in 1979. Syed Asaduddaula Shirazi was the main lyricist of the song. Moniruzzaman Monir was credited as the lyricist of the song in the film. The song was composed by Alam Khan and performed by Bangladeshi playback artist Andrew Kishore. Due to its popularity, the song has been reproduced several times over decades.[1] The song is all about few final days before one's death.[2]

"Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare"
Song by Andrew Kishore
from the album of Alam Khan, Pran Sajani
LanguageBangla
Released1979
GenreBangladeshi film music
Length4:33
Composer(s)Alam Khan
Lyricist(s)Syed Asaduddaula Shirazi
Producer(s)Alam Khan
Music video
"Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare" on YouTube

History edit

Syed Asaduddaula Shirazi was the real lyricist of the song. In 1965, Shirazi published the song in one of his books. There were six songs used in Pran Sajani, among these five songs was penned by Moniruzzaman. Film producer was unawared about the original lyricist of this song, so they credited Monirizzaman solely for all lyrics. Alam Khan produced the song for the film and recorded on Andrew's voice.[3] During recording Andrew was Higher Secondary School student.[4]

Popularity and influence edit

The song was an instant hit, just after the release. It is considered to be one of the most popular songs in Andrew Kishore's musical career.[5][6] It quickly became popular in rural areas beyond the urban boundaries of Bangladesh. With this song, Andrew cemented his position as the playback vocalist of the film.[4] The song is regularly performed at the tomb of Asaduddaula Shirazi to date.[1]

Reproduction edit

During the remake of the film Pran Sajani, in 1996; the song was re-used in the voice of Andrew Kishore. Rocket Mandal rearranged the music, keeping the original melody of Alam Khan. Tapash Paul was featured in the film for this song. Anupam Recording Media and CD Plus has released the lyrical and music video of this version separately in 2020.[7][8]

The song was reproduced by Fuad al Muqtadir, sung by Anila Naz Chowdhury and was featured in the album Variation No. 25, published by G-Series in 2006. G-series later released it on YouTube on 8 January 2018.[9] Kaushik Hossain Taposh rearrange the music with original tune of this song for Gaan Bangla's Wind of Change series. This version has recorded on Kailash Kher's voice. This version has been released on YouTube on 5 June 2019.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 'ডাক দিয়াছেন দয়াল আমারে’র গীতিকার কে? বের হলো চাঞ্চল্যকর তথ্য. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2021-02-08. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ "Revisiting playback legend Andrew Kishore's iconic songs". The Daily Star. 2020-07-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ ‘ডাক দিয়াছেন দয়াল আমারে’ গানের আসল গীতিকার কে?. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-02-08. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. ^ a b Biswas, Alam (16 September 2015). 'ডাক দিয়াছেন দয়াল আমারে' গানটি বদলে দেয় এন্ড্রু কিশোরকে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  5. ^ "Best of Andrew Kishore". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. ^ "Singer Andrew Kishore passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. ^ "Daak Diyachen | ডাক দিয়াছেন দয়াল". Anupam. 2020-02-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2021-02-09 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Dak Diyachen Doyal Amare". CD Plus. 2020-03-21. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-02-09 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Dak Diyachen Doyal | Fuad | Anila | New Bangla Song | Official Lyrical Video". G-Series. 2018-01-08. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2021-02-09 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Daak Diyachen Doyal Amarey - Taposh Feat. Kailash Kher : OMZ Wind of Change [ S:05 ]". Gaan Bangla. 2019-06-05. Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2021-02-09 – via YouTube.