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Eto Alo Jwaliyecho – Mahua Bhattacharya
This devotional song was composed by Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan in 1914.
It was composed as part of the programme for Magotshab (a festival celebrating the end of winter and the coming of spring), conducted in Santiniketan in 1915.
In this song, Tagore addresses God and says . . .
“When You hold Your lamp in the sky it throws its light on my face and its shadow falls over You.
When I hold the lamp of love in my heart its light falls on You and I am left standing behind in the shadow.”*
*-- This translation of the song has been written by Rabindranath Tagore himself in the book,
“Fruit Gathering”, published by Macmillan, New York, 1916.

The melody of this song is based on Bhairavi Raag. It is sung in the Baul style of singing.
Baul is a form of Bengali folk-song sung by ascetic minstrels.
The rhythm of this song is based on Keherwa Taal, which has 8 beats.
The Akarmatrik notation was written by Dinendranath Tagore.

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