Song Of Bangladesh Lyrics

The song Song Of Bangladesh is performed by Joan Baez in the album named The Complete A&M Recordings in the year 2003 .



(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

The story of Bangladesh
Is an ancient one again made fresh
By blind men who carry out commmands
Which flow out of the laws upon which nation stands
Which is to sacrifice a people for a land

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

Once again we stand aside
And watch the families crucified
See a teenage mother's vacant eyes
As she watches her feeble baby try
To fight the monsoon rains and the cholera flies

And the students at the university
Asleep at night quite peacefully
The soldiers came and shot them in their beds
And terror took the dorm awakening shrieks of dread
And silent frozen forms and pillows drenched in red

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

Did you read about the army officer's plea
For donor's blood? It was given willingly
By boys who took the needles in their veins
And from their bodies every drop of blood was drained
No time to comprehend and there was little pain

And so the story of Bangladesh
Is an ancient one again made fresh
By all who carry out commands
Which flow out of the laws upon which nations stand
Which say to sacrifice a people for a land

Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
When the sun sinks in the west
Die a million people of the Bangladesh

© 1972 Chandos Music (ASCAP)



Joan Baez - The Complete A&M Recordings

Sep 2003

  1. Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)
  2. Rainbow Road
  3. Love Song To A Stranger
  4. Myths
  5. In The Quiet Morning
  6. Weary Mothers
  7. To Bobby
  8. Song Of Bangladesh
  9. A Stranger In My Place
  10. Tumbleweed
  11. The Partisan
  12. Imagine
  13. Where Are You Now, My Son?
  14. Only Heaven Knows (Ah, The Sad Wind Blows)
  15. Less Than The Song
  16. A Young Gypsy
  17. Mary Call
  18. Rider, Pass By
  19. Best Of Friends
  20. Windrose
  21. Gracias A La Vida (Here's To Life)
  22. Llego Con Tres Heridas (I Come With Three Wounds)
  23. La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)
  24. El Preso Numero Nueve (Prisoner Number Nine)
  25. Guantanamera
  26. Te Recuerdo Amanda (I Remember Amanda)
  27. Dida (1974 Album Version)
  28. Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma
  29. Paso Rio (I Pass A River)
  30. El Rossinyol (The Nightingale)
  31. De Colores (In Colors)
  32. Las Madres Cansadas (All The Weary Mothers Of The Earth)
  33. No Nos Moveran (We Shall Not Be Moved)
  34. Esquinazo Del Guerrillero (The Guerilla's Serenade)
  35. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh
  36. Where's My Apple Pie?
  37. Forever Young (Single Version)
  38. Diamonds And Rust (Album Version)
  39. Fountain Of Sorrow
  40. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
  41. Children And All That Jazz
  42. Simple Twist Of Fate
  43. Blue Sky
  44. Hello In There
  45. Jesse
  46. Winds Of The Old Days
  47. Dida (1975 Album Version)
  48. I Dream Of Jeannie/Danny Boy (Medley)
  49. Sweeter For Me
  50. Seabirds
  51. Caruso
  52. Still Waters At Night
  53. Kingdom Of Childhood
  54. O Brother!
  55. Time Is Passing Us By
  56. Stephanie's Room
  57. Gulf Winds
  58. (Ain't Gonna Let Nobody) Turn Me Around
  59. Blessed Are
  60. Suzanne
  61. Love Song To A Stranger (Part 2)
  62. I Shall Be Released
  63. Blowin' In The Wind
  64. Stewball
  65. Natalia
  66. The Ballad Of Sacco & Vanzetti
  67. Joe Hill
  68. Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
  69. Forever Young (Live /1975)
  70. Diamonds And Rust (Live)
  71. Boulder To Birmingham
  72. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  73. Oh Happy Day
  74. Please Come To Boston
  75. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
  76. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  77. Amazing Grace

Song Of Bangladesh