Gaun Gaun Bata Utha
| "Gaun Gaun Bata Utha" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Raamesh and Rayan | |
| Language | Nepali |
| English title | Rise, Rise from the Village |
| Written | 1978 |
| Released | 1978 |
| Genre | Revolutionary |
| Lyricist(s) | Shyam Tamot |
"Gaun Gaun Bata Utha" (English: "Rise, Rise from the Village") is a Nepali-language revolutionary song by music duo Raamesh and Rayan and written and composed by Shyam Tamot.[1] The song has been translated into 17 national and foreign languages including Chinese, French and Hindi.[2][3]
Background
In 1978, Shyam Tamot composed "Gaun Gaun Bata Utha" with vocals by musical duo Ramesh and Rayan.[4][5]
In popular culture
- The original song is featured prominently in Tulsi Ghimire's Balidaan (1997), historical drama film about a fictionalised version of the contemporary democracy movement.[6][7]
- Nepali folk rock band Nepathya released a cover version of the song in 2018.[6][5]
References
- ^ Khadgi, Ankit (22 September 2021). "The birth and life of Nepal's most iconic revolutionary song". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ समयपोष्ट. "१७ भाषामा अनुवाद भइसकेको गीत "गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ, बस्ती बस्ती बाट उठ…"". samayapost. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "नेपथ्यको 'गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ' सार्वजनिक". Himal Khabar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Mottin, Monica (9 March 2018). Rehearsing for Life: Theatre for Social Change in Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-108-41611-5. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Nepathya's 'Gaun Gaun Bata Utha'released". My Republica. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Nepathya release a version of Gaun Gaun Bata Utha". The Kathmandu Post. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Pant, Kumudini (27 June 2021). "The man behind Nepal's most popular protest song". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.