Bangl adesh Ban gladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh.
When the sun sinks in the west die a million people of the Bangladesh.
The s tory of Ban gladesh is an ancient one a gain made fresh
by b lind men who carry o ut commands which flow
out of the laws upon which n ations stand
which say t o sacrifice a p eople for a land.
Bangl adesh Ban gladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh.
When the sun sinks in the west die a million people of the Bangladesh.
Once again we st and aside and watch the fam ilies crucified
see a teenage mother's vacant eye s as she watches
her feeble baby t ry to fight the m onsoon rains and cholera flies.
And t he students at the un iversity asleep a t night quite peacefully;
the soldiers came and sh ot them in their beds
and terror took the d awn awakening shrieks o f dread
and silent frozen forms an d pillows dr enched in r ed.
Bangl adesh Ban gladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh.
When the sun sinks in the west die a million people of the Bangladesh.
Did y ou read abo ut the arm y officer's plea the donors' blood was-it given willingly
by b oys who took the needle in their vein s and from their bodies every drop of blood was drained;
no time to comprehend and there was li ttle pa in.
And s o the story of Bangla desh is an ancien t one again made fresh
by a ll who carry out commands which flow out of the laws u pon which nations stand
which say t o sacrifice a p eople for a land.
Bangl adesh Ban gladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh.
When the sun sinks in the west die a million people of the Bangladesh.
