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""Ulentaba Ahing"" is a translation by Binodini of a Rabindra Sangeet by Rabindranath Tagore. The original Bangla by Tagore is called ""Himer Rate"". It is one of twenty-eight Rabindra Sangeet that were translated by MK Binodini Devi. They are all included in Khongjom Parba Amadi Iseising Binodinigi (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini). This is the second edition of the Binodini Songbook that first came out in 2014, edited by Aribam Syam Sharma and Chongtham Kamala Devi. Like Binodini, Aribam Syam Sharma and Chongtham Kamala Devi, all of whom belonged to Roop Raag, were well-versed in Bangla … continued below

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Binodini, M.K. May 9, 2026.

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  • Main Title: Ulentaba Ahing
  • Parallel Title: ꯴. ꯎꯂꯦꯟꯇꯥꯕ ꯑꯍꯤꯡ
  • Parallel Title: In the Darkness of Winter Night
  • Alternate Title: Himer Rate
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""Ulentaba Ahing"" is a translation by Binodini of a Rabindra Sangeet by Rabindranath Tagore. The original Bangla by Tagore is called ""Himer Rate"". It is one of twenty-eight Rabindra Sangeet that were translated by MK Binodini Devi. They are all included in Khongjom Parba Amadi Iseising Binodinigi (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini).
This is the second edition of the Binodini Songbook that first came out in 2014, edited by Aribam Syam Sharma and Chongtham Kamala Devi. Like Binodini, Aribam Syam Sharma and Chongtham Kamala Devi, all of whom belonged to Roop Raag, were well-versed in Bangla and Bangla literature. Binodini learned to sing Rabindra Sangeet when she was an art student at Kala Bhavan at Santiniketan between 1945 and 1949. This is part of the Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) Project 7-0178 "Digitizing the Maharani Binodini Archive of Manipur".

ꯎꯂꯦꯟꯇꯥꯕ ꯑꯍꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ ꯗ ꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯔꯕꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔ ꯁꯪꯒꯤꯠ ꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯪꯒ꯭ꯂꯥ ꯃꯌꯦꯛꯇ ꯏꯔꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯔꯤꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯤꯃꯔ ꯔꯇꯦ ꯀꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯅ ꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯂꯟꯝꯕ ꯔꯕꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔ ꯁꯪꯒꯤꯠ ꯲꯸ꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and other songs by Binodini) ꯗ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤꯛ ꯲꯰꯱꯴ ꯗ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯌꯥꯝ ꯁꯔꯃ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯡꯊꯥꯝ ꯀꯃꯂꯥ ꯅ ꯏꯗꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯏꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯇ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯪꯒꯂꯥ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯪꯒꯂꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯩꯔꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯀꯤ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄ‑ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄꯤ ꯁꯤꯡ‑ ꯀꯣꯡꯈꯥꯝ ꯕꯤꯔꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ, ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯋꯥꯃꯤꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ, ꯑꯀꯣꯏꯖꯝ ꯎꯁꯥꯔꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯥꯔ. ꯀꯦ. ꯅꯟꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯡꯉꯨꯖꯝ ꯇꯨꯂꯦꯁꯣꯔꯤ ꯅ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯉꯕ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ, ꯃꯦ ꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯤꯛ ꯹, ꯲꯰꯲꯶ ꯇ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫
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ꯎꯂꯦꯟꯇꯥꯡꯕ ꯑꯍꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ ꯗ ꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯔꯕꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔ ꯁꯪꯒꯤꯠ ꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯪꯒ꯭ꯂꯥ ꯃꯌꯦꯛꯇ ꯏꯔꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯔꯤꯖꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯤꯃꯔ ꯔꯇꯦ ꯀꯧꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯅ ꯍꯟꯗꯣꯛꯂꯟꯝꯕ ꯔꯕꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔ ꯁꯪꯒꯤꯠ ꯲꯸ꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and other songs by Binodini) ꯗ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤꯛ ꯲꯰꯱꯴ ꯗ ꯑꯔꯤꯕꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯌꯥꯝ ꯁꯔꯃ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯣꯡꯊꯥꯝ ꯀꯃꯂꯥ ꯅ ꯏꯗꯤꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯏꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯇ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯪꯒꯂꯥ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯪꯒꯂꯥꯒꯤ ꯁꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ ꯂꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯩꯔꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯨꯞ ꯔꯥꯒ ꯀꯤ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄ‑ ꯁꯩꯁꯛꯄꯤ ꯁꯤꯡ‑ ꯀꯣꯡꯈꯥꯝ ꯕꯤꯔꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ, ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁ꯭ꯋꯥꯃꯤꯀꯨꯃꯥꯔ, ꯑꯀꯣꯏꯖꯝ ꯎꯁꯥꯔꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯥꯔ. ꯀꯦ. ꯅꯟꯗꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯡꯉꯨꯖꯝ ꯇꯨꯂꯦꯁꯣꯔꯤ ꯅ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯃ ꯄꯥꯔꯕ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯏꯁꯩ ꯁꯤꯡ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯒꯤ (The Ballad of Khongjom and Other Songs by Binodini) ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯣꯉꯕ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ, ꯃꯦ ꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯤꯛ ꯹, ꯲꯰꯲꯶ ꯇ ꯁꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯕꯤꯅꯣꯗꯤꯅꯤ ꯅ ꯔꯕꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔ ꯁꯪꯒꯤꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯀꯂꯥ ꯚꯥꯋꯟ ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤꯅꯤꯀꯦꯇꯟ ꯗ ꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯉꯩ, ꯱꯹꯴꯵ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯱꯹꯴꯹ ꯗ ꯁꯛꯄ ꯇꯝꯂꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ꯫

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