Long Live Comrade Bhupen Hazarika

We have lost Comrade Bhupen Hazarika on 5th November, 2011 but his songs will remain immortal. This section of the blog is dedicated to him.

Here Com Hazarika sings "Aamraa Karbo Jay":

We Are In The Same Boat Brother

First, the original english song by Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly):



Now Bhupen Hazarika sings the same song:



And, now the Bengali version:



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The Lyric:

We're in the Same Boat Brother

By Huddie “LeadBelly” Ledbetter


We’re in the same boat brother,
We’re in the same boat brother,
And if you shake one end,
You gonna rock the other
It’s the same boat brother

The Lord looked down from his holy place
Said Lawd duh me, what a sea of space
What a spot to launch the human race
So he built him a boat for a mixed-up crew,
With eyes of Black and Brown and Blue.
S that’s how’s come that you and I
Got just one world and just one sky.

We’re in the same boat brother,
We’re in the same boat brother,
And if you shake one end,
You gonna rock the other
It’s the same boat brother

Through storm and grief,
Hit many a rock and many a reef,
What keep them going was a great belief.
That the human race was a special freight
So they had to learn to navigate.
If they didn’t want to be in Jonah’s shoes,
Better be mated on this here cruise.—Why—

We’re in the same boat brother,
We’re in the same boat brother,
And if you shake one end,
You gonna rock the other
It’s the same boat brother

So the boiler blew, somewhere in Spain,
All the kettle was smashed and 40 cranes.
Steam boat out from the Oregon Main.
Oh, it took some time for the crew to learn
What is bad for the bow ain’t good for the stern.
If a fire took place in China today
Pearl Harbor just gonna blaze away.

We’re in the same boat brother,
We’re in the same boat brother,
And if you shake one end,
You gonna rock the other
It’s the same boat brother.
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Maanush Maanusher Janye:



The Assamese Translation: