Vande Maataram! India’s Beautiful National Song

Here is wishing everyone a happy Independence Day – praying for health, peace, and happiness.

Vande Mataram from Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya’s “Anand Mutt” remains the classic Indian national song. Beautifully sung by Lata Mangeshkar (Music Director Hemant Kumar Mukhopadhyay).

‘Vande Maataram’ is a beloved national song of India. Just saying the words gave freedom fighters and the public the strength to bear the atrocities like lathi charges and whiplashes from the British. The phrase vande maataram enraged the British and was banned and this gave it even more impetus.

Here are the lyrics in Hindi

वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्यशामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं
फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ।। १ ।।

वन्दे मातरम् ।
कोटि-कोटि-कण्ठ-कल-कल-निनाद-कराले
कोटि-कोटि-भुजैर्धृत-खरकरवाले,
अबला केन मा एत बले ।
बहुबलधारिणीं नमामि तारिणीं
रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ।। २ ।।

वन्दे मातरम् ।
तुमि विद्या, तुमि धर्म तुमि हृदि,
तुमि मर्म त्वं हि प्राणा:
शरीरे बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति,
हृदये तुमि मा भक्ति,
तोमारई प्रतिमा गडि मन्दिरे-मन्दिरे मातरम् ।। ३ ।।

वन्दे मातरम् ।
त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी
कमला कमलदलविहारिणी वाणी विद्यादायिनी,
नमामि त्वाम् नमामि कमलां
अमलां अतुलां सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ।। ४ ।।

वन्दे मातरम् ।
श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां
भूषितां धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ।। ५ ।।

वन्दे मातरम् ।।

~बंकिमचन्द्र चट्टोपाध्याय

The lyrics in English

Vande maataram (9 times)

Maa… Maa…
Sujalam suphalam malayaja sheetalam
Shasyashyamalam maataram, vande
Sujalam suphalam malayaja sheetalam
Shasyashyaamalam maataram, vande maataram

Vande maataram
Vande maataram
Vande maataram

Sapta koti kantha kalakalaninaada karale
Nisapta koti bhujaidhruta karakarvale
Sapta koti kantha kalakalaninaada karale
Nisapta koti bhujaidhruta karakarvale
Abalakeno maa eto bale
Bahubaladhaarinim namaami tarinim
Ripudalavarinim maataram, vande maataram

Vande maataram (8 times)

Tum hi durga dashapraharanadhaarini
Kamala kamaladala vihaarini
Vaani vidyaadaayini, namaami tvam
Namaami kamalam amalam atulam
Sujalam suphalam maataram
Shyamalam saralam susmitam bhooshhitam
Dharinim bharanim maataram, vande maataram

Vande maataram (8 times)

Maa…

Shubhra jyotsna pulakitayaaminim
Phulla kusumita drumadalashobhinim
Aaa…
(Shubhra jyotsna pulakitayaaminim
Phulla kusumita drumadalashobhinim)
Suhaasinim sumadhurabhaashhinim
Sukhadaam varadaam maataram

Vande maataram … (8 times)

Enjoy! Feel proud to be an Indian!

Vande Maataram

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