世界上最長的國歌是孟加拉國的國歌《金色的孟加拉》,詞曲由印度大詩人泰戈爾創作,詞曲長達142節。
孟加拉國歌<英文>
My Bengal of Gold, I love you.
Forever your skies, your air set my heart in tune as if it were a flute.
In spring, Oh monther mine, the fragrance from
Your mango-groves make me wild with joy
Ah what , a thrill!
In Autumn, Oh mother mine,
In the full-blossomed paddy fields,
I have seen spread all over-sweet smile!
Ah! what a beauty, what shades, what an affection
and what a tenderness!
What a quilt have you spread at the feet of
banyan tree and along the banks of rivers!
Oh mother mine, words from your lips are like
nectar to my ears!
Ah! what a thrill.
If sadness, oh mother, casts a gloom on your face,
my eyes are filled with tears!
中文:
我的金色的孟加拉,我的母親,我愛你。我心里永遠歌唱你的藍天,你的空氣。金色的孟加拉,我的母親,我愛你。
在那十一月和十二月里,芒果林中清香撲鼻,使我心醉,使我神迷。在那九月里和十月里,稻谷一片金黃,長得無比溫柔,無比美麗。金色的孟加拉,我的母親,我愛你。
在那榕樹下,在河岸上,你鋪開你的長裙,它的樣子多么神奇。你的話語有如甘露,令人心曠神怡,金色的孟加拉,我的母親,我愛你。
啊,我的母親,你如果沉下臉來,我將熱淚滾滾,為你哭泣,我將為你哭泣。