Maa (song)
| "Maa (Mother)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Prince Mahmud featuring James | |
| from the album এখনও দু'চোখে বন্যা (Still two eyes flooded) | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Released | 1999 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Studio | Sound Garden Studio, Hatirpool, Dhaka |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:47 |
| Label | Soundtek |
| Composer(s) | Prince Mahmud |
| Lyricist(s) | Prince Mahmud |
| Producer(s) | Prince Mahmud |
| এখনও দু'চোখে বন্যা (Still two eyes flooded) track listing | |
11 tracks
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| Music video | |
| "Maa" on YouTube | |
"Maa"[a] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language song sung by James, lyrics and composed by Prince Mahmud from the Mahmud's 1999 mixed album এখনও দু'চোখে বন্যা (Still two eyes flooded).[1]
Background[edit]
Composer Prince Mahmud's mother died in 1997. After the death of his mother, he stayed away from music for some time. Then after a few days few words of this song came to his mind, although he did not write them after writing the first two or three lines. Later in 1999, while working on the album Ekhono Du'Chokhe Bonna, he started working on this song again. Suddenly one day the writing was completed in a very short time, which was recorded at the Sound Garden Studio in Hathirpool. The rhythm that the song has now, it was not in the beginning, which has changed the music three or four times.[2]
After making the song, Mahmud thought, who will sing the song? Initially, he was thinking of having someone else sing the song. When James's mother died at that time, Mahmud thought of singing with James.[3]
Release[edit]
The song was released in a mixed album titled Ekhono Du'Chokhe Bonna in 1999, which became a super-duper hit for the song.[4]
Reception[edit]
The song received massive response from the audiences and became popular over the country, considered one of the greatest Bengali songs ever, making it one of James and Prince Mahmud's career classics. Also considered as one of the best songs sung about mother.[3][5][6] The song conquered the era and became unwritten in the history of Bengali music.[4]
Reaction[edit]
- The late sound engineer Mobin heard the song in James's voice during the recording and said, "People will definitely like this song."[7]
- After the release of the song, Khalid Hassan Milu asked composer Prince Mahmud, "Why didn't he give him the song."[8]
Film adaption[edit]
| "Maa (Mother)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul featuring James | |
| from the album Koshto | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Released | 17 March 2000 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Studio | Anupam Recording Media |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:57 |
| Label | Anupam Recording Media |
| Composer(s) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul |
| Lyricist(s) | Prince Mahmud |
| Producer(s) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul |
| Music video | |
| "Maa" on YouTube | |
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "মাকে নিয়ে জনপ্রিয় গানগুলো". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "মাকে নিয়ে পাঁচ গানের গল্প". Kaler Kantho. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ a b "মাকে নিয়ে গান". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ a b "শুনুন, মাকে নিয়ে মন জুড়ানো কিছু গান..." প্রিয়.কম. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, বিনোদন (2022-05-08). "২২ বছর পর প্রিন্স মাহমুদ, মাকে নিয়ে এলো নতুন সব গান". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "মাকে নিয়ে কালজয়ী যত গান". newsg24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "মা নিয়ে জনপ্রিয় গান". Jugantor. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ জেমসের মা গানের গল্প শোনালেন গীতিকার প্রিন্স মাহমুদ | Maa | James | Prince Mahmud | Channel 24, retrieved 2024-02-27