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{{Short description|Official anthem of West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox anthem
|title = {{lang|bn|বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল}}
|transcription = {{translit|bn|Banglar Maṭi Banglar Jol}}
|english_title = "Soil of Bengal, Water of Bengal"
|type = anthem
|alt_title =
|en_alt_title =
|alt_title_2 =
|en_alt_title_2=
|image = Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg
|image_size = 220px
|caption = [[Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore]], the author and composer of the national and state anthems of [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]]
|prefix = State
|country = [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|author = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
|lyrics_date = 1905
|composer = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
|music_date = 1905
|adopted = 7 September 2023
|sound = Banglar-Mati-Banglar-Jol.ogg
|sound_title = Banglar Mati Banglar Jol
|predecessor = [[Banga Mata]]
}}

"'''Banglar Maṭi Banglar Jol'''" ({{langx|bn|বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল}}, {{IPA|bn|ˈbaŋlaɾ ˈmaʈi ˈbaŋlaɾ dʒɔl|pron}}; "Soil of Bengal, Water of Bengal") is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] prayer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/tagore-banglar-mati-banglar-jol-bengal-anthem-8930856/ | title=Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes | date=8 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://iastoppers.com/articles/banglar-mati-banglar-jol | title=IASToppers | UPSC IAS Exam Online Preparation | IAS Strategy Syllabus }}</ref> and patriotic song written by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and is the official [[List of Indian state songs|state anthem]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Rabindranath Tagore and his ideas - MANIFEST IAS|url=https://www.manifestias.com/2019/05/14/rabindranath-tagore-and-his-ideas/|access-date=2020-05-12|language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221173216/https://journalsofindia.com/rabindranath-tagore-and-his-ideas/ |archive-date=2021-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/tagore-banglar-mati-banglar-jol-bengal-anthem-8930856/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
An [[ode]] to [[Bangamata|Mother Bengal]], it was composed in 1905 in support of the Bangabhanga Rodh Movement against the [[1905 Partition of Bengal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Song banglar mati banglar jol {{!}} Lyric and History|url=https://www.geetabitan.com/lyrics/B/baanglar-maati-lyric.html|access-date=2020-05-12|website=www.geetabitan.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |script-title=bn:রবীন্দ্রনাথের সঙ্গীত ও কবিতায় স্বদেশপ্রেম|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2014/09/19/135.php|access-date=2020-05-12|work=Bhorer Kagoj|language=bn|archive-date=2019-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913072714/http://www.bhorerkagoj.com/print-edition/2014/09/19/135.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Rabindranath Tagore's incredible social reforms that few know about|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/rabindranath-tagore-322170-2016-05-07|access-date=2020-05-12|website=India Today|date=7 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=বঙ্গভঙ্গের বিরোধিতায় রবীন্দ্রনাথের রাখি বন্ধনে ছিল সম্প্রীতির বার্তা! আজও প্রাসঙ্গিক সেই ঐক্যের উৎসব|url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/life/rabindranath-tagore-celebrates-rakhi-bandhan-utsav-in-october-pw7zvt/articleshow-tqdem4|access-date=2020-05-12|website=bangla.asianetnews.com|language=bn}}</ref> Tagore started "[[Raksha Bandhan|Raksha Bandhan Utsav]]" on 16 October 1905 to reunite [[Hindu]] and [[Bengali Muslims|Muslim Bengalis]] protesting the Partition of Bengal, and on that day, this song was the motto of the movement.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> The notation of the song was given by Indira Debi Chowdhurani.<ref name=":0" />

== Official adoption ==
On 7 September 2023, the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] passed a resolution making "Banglar Mati Banglar Jol" the official [[List of Indian state songs|state song]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/2584930-wb-assembly-passes-resolution-to-observe-bengali-new-year-poila-baisakh-as-bengal-day |title=WB assembly passes resolution to observe Bengali new year, Poila Baisakh, as Bengal Day |website=devdiscourse.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://scroll.in/latest/1055604/west-bengal-assembly-passes-resolution-declaring-rabindranath-tagore-composition-as-state-anthem |title=West Bengal Assembly passes resolution declaring Rabindranath Tagore composition as state anthem |work=Scroll.in |date=7 September 2023}}</ref>

== Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable"
![[Bengali language|Bengali]] original<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=বিজয়া-সম্মিলন, ৪ {{!}} রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী|url=http://rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org/node/8380|website=rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
![[Romanisation of Bengali]]
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem>{{lang|bn|বাংলার মাটি বাংলার জল
বাংলার বায়ু বাংলার ফল
পুণ্য হউক পুণ্য হউক
পুণ্য হউক হে ভগবান।

বাংলার ঘর বাংলার হাট
বাংলার বন বাংলার মাঠ
পূর্ণ হউক পূর্ণ হউক
পূর্ণ হউক হে ভগবান।

বাঙালির পণ বাঙালির আশা
বাঙালির কাজ বাঙালির ভাষা
সত্য হউক সত্য হউক
সত্য হউক হে ভগবান।

বাঙালির প্রাণ বাঙালির মন
বাঙালির ঘরে যত ভাই বোন
এক হউক এক হউক
এক হউক হে ভগবান।}}</poem>
|<poem>{{translit|bn|italic=no|Banglar maṭi, banglar jol,
Banglar bayu, banglar phol.
Punyo houk, punyo houk,
Punyo houk, he bhogban.

Banglar ghor, banglar hat,
Banglar bon, banglar maṭh.
Purno houk, purno houk,
Purno houk, he bhogban.

Bangalir pon, bangalir asha,
Bangalir kaj, bangalir bhasa.
Sotyo houk, sotyo houk,
Sotyo houk, he bhogban.

Bangalir pran, bangalir mon,
Bangalir ghore, jot bhai boon.
Ek houk, ek houk,
Ek houk, he bhogban.}}</poem>
|<poem>Soil of Bengal, water of Bengal,
Air of Bengal, fruits of Bengal.
Let them be sacred, let them be sacred,
Let them be sacred, O Lord.

Homes of Bengal, markets of Bengal,
Forests of Bengal, fields of Bengal.
Let them be brimming, let them be brimming,
Let them be brimming, O Lord.

Bengali feats, Bengali hopes,
Bengali goals, Bengali tongues.
Let them be true, let them be true,
Let them be true, O Lord.

Bengali lives, Bengali minds,
In Bengali home as kins.
Let them be one, let them be one,
Let them be one, O Lord.</poem>
|}

== See also ==
* "[[Amar Shonar Bangla]]"
* [[Bangamata]]
* "[[Jana Gana Mana]]"

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

*[https://rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org/node/8380/ rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org] (in Bengali)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxis3BHsw-A Banglar Mati Banglar Jo]

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[[Category:Rabindra Sangeet]]
[[Category:Indian state anthems]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rabindranath Tagore]]
[[Category:Indian patriotic songs]]
[[Category:Symbols of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Songs in Bengali]]
[[Category:1905 songs]]
[[Category:Indian protest songs]]

Banglar Mati Banglar Jol - Revision history

Trevor51P0492 at 12:34, 30 April 2026