Gaun Gaun Bata Utha

"Gaun Gaun Bata Utha"
"Gaun Gaun Bata Utha"
Song by Raamesh and Rayan
Language	Nepali
English title	Rise, Rise from the Village
Written	1978
Released	1978
Genre	Revolutionary
Lyricist(s)

"Gaun Gaun Bata Utha" (English: "Rise, Rise from the Village") is a Nepali-language revolutionary song by music duo Raamesh and Rayan and written and composed by Shyam Tamot.^[1] The song has been translated into 17 national and foreign languages including Chinese, French and Hindi.^[2]^[3]

Background[]

In 1978, Shyam Tamot composed "Gaun Gaun Bata Utha" with vocals by musical duo .^[4]^[5]

In popular culture[]

The original song is featured prominently in Tulsi Ghimire's Balidaan (1997), historical drama film about a fictionalised version of the contemporary democracy movement.^[6]^[7]
Nepali folk rock band Nepathya released a cover version of the song in 2018.^[6]^[5]

References[]

^ Khadgi, Ankit (22 September 2021). "The birth and life of Nepal's most iconic revolutionary song". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ समयपोष्ट. "१७ भाषामा अनुवाद भइसकेको गीत "गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ, बस्ती बस्ती बाट उठ…"". samayapost. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "नेपथ्यको 'गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ' सार्वजनिक". Himal Khabar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ Mottin, Monica (9 March 2018). Rehearsing for Life: Theatre for Social Change in Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-108-41611-5. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nepathya's 'Gaun Gaun Bata Utha'released". My Republica. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nepathya release a version of Gaun Gaun Bata Utha". The Kathmandu Post. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ Pant, Kumudini (27 June 2021). "The man behind Nepal's most popular protest song". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[1] Khadgi, Ankit (22 September 2021). "The birth and life of Nepal's most iconic revolutionary song". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[2] समयपोष्ट. "१७ भाषामा अनुवाद भइसकेको गीत "गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ, बस्ती बस्ती बाट उठ…"". samayapost. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[3] "नेपथ्यको 'गाउँ गाउँबाट उठ' सार्वजनिक". Himal Khabar. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[4] Mottin, Monica (9 March 2018). Rehearsing for Life: Theatre for Social Change in Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-108-41611-5. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[:0-5] "Nepathya's 'Gaun Gaun Bata Utha'released". My Republica. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[:1-6] "Nepathya release a version of Gaun Gaun Bata Utha". The Kathmandu Post. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[7] Pant, Kumudini (27 June 2021). "The man behind Nepal's most popular protest song". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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