My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyes
He told me that he wanted help
Before his country dies
Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to try
Now I'm asking all of you
To help us save some lives
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Where so many people are dying fast
And it sure looks like a mess
I've never seen such distress
Now won't you lend your hand and understand
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Such a great disaster - I don't understand
But it sure looks like a mess
I've never known such distress
Now please don't turn away, I want to hear you say
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Relieve Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Now it may seem so far from where we all are
It's something we can't neglect
It's something I can't neglect
Now won't you give some bread to get the starving fed
We've got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
We've got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
He told me that he wanted help
Before his country dies
Although I couldn't feel the pain, I knew I had to try
Now I'm asking all of you
To help us save some lives
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Where so many people are dying fast
And it sure looks like a mess
I've never seen such distress
Now won't you lend your hand and understand
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Such a great disaster - I don't understand
But it sure looks like a mess
I've never known such distress
Now please don't turn away, I want to hear you say
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Relieve Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Now it may seem so far from where we all are
It's something we can't neglect
It's something I can't neglect
Now won't you give some bread to get the starving fed
We've got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
We've got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
inviata da Dead End - 12/12/2012 - 13:59
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Parole e musica di George Harrison
Ieri, 11 dicembre 2012, in un ospedale nei pressi di San Diego si è spento un grande musicista, Ravi Shankar. Aveva 92 anni.
Ravi Shankar – come ricorda la prima strofa di questa canzone – fu colui che nel 1971 si rivolse all’amico George Harrison chiedendogli, con la tristezza negli occhi, di fare qualcosa per la sua gente nel Bengala, squassato dalla guerra civile per l’indipendenza dal Pakistan e contemporaneamente devastato da un terribile ciclone. Ed Harrison organizzò “The Concert for Bangladesh” tenutosi nel dicembre del 1971 negli USA e nel gennaio successivo in Gran Bretagna.
Ravi Shankar al sitar introdusse quell’evento memorabile con un suo “dhun” (brano strumentale della tradizione classica indiana) intitolato “Bangla Dhun”, accompagnato da Ali Akbar Khan al sarod, Alla Rakha alle tabla e Kamala Chakravarty al tambura.
George Harrison chiuse i concerti con questa sua “Bangla Desh”