I’m currently working on translating folk songs and rewriting original compositions from Bangla into English while preserving their poetic soul.
My latest project revisits my previous release, কলমের কালিমা (Kolomer Kalima), performed initially with Sohan Jajabor. This time, I’m collaborating with AI to explore new interpretations and sonic textures.
Song Details:
🎤 Single: কলমের কালিমা
🎼 Artists: mOHiKOnTok & Sohan Jajabor
🌏 Language: Bengali
🏷️ Label: mOHiKOnTok
💿 Primary Genre: World | Secondary Genre: Soul
📅 Copyright: © 2023 mOHiKOnTok
🔢 UPC/EAN: 5063161273282
By translating these works into English, I hope to connect cultures, inspire conversations, and carry the essence of Bangla music to new ears around the globe.
Stay tuned for the English version of Kolomer Kalima, titled La Ilaha Illallah, and more reimagined songs bridging worlds.
Title: La Ilaha Illallah
[Verse 1 – Solo]
What I write with, O friends,
Not the ink of any regular pen… (O Allah…)
What I read in my heart,
Not a lie from worldly men… (O Allah…)
That’s why I don’t want to write the same,
I will sing it in this poetry’s name…
[Chorus – Call & Response]
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
Group: La ilaha illallah…
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
All: Illallah…
[Verse 2 – Solo]
Baul Sadhak Lalan sings,
Allah’s soul is sung by the greatest spirit… (O Allah…)
The Sai’s door is high, O friends,
Parallel to the sky, can you hear it? (O Allah…)
Like Noorani surah from the holy Quran,
Light shines on every human…
[Chorus – Call & Response]
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
Group: La ilaha illallah…
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
All: Illallah…
[Verse 3 – Solo]
Yusuf found Zulekha in Egypt,
A blind soul in crazy love… (O Allah…)
Ya Habibi, the Merciful saves,
From the heavens above… (O Allah…)
Like Noorani surah from the holy Quran,
Guidance comes to every human…
[Final Chorus – Repeat & Fade]
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
Group: La ilaha illallah…
Lead: La ilaha illallah…
All: Illallah…