Vande Mataram lyrics National Song of India
Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875, part of his novel Anandamath
Vande Mataram, sujalam suphalam malayaja-sitalam,
Sasya-syamalam mataram, Vande Mataram!
Subhra-jyotsnam pulakita-yaminim, phulla-kusumita druma-dala-sobhinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bhasinim, Sukhadam varadam Mataram!
Koti-Koti kantha kalakala ninada karale,
Koti-Koti bhujair dhrta kharakaravle,
Ke bole Ma tumi abale!
Bahubaladharinim namami tarinim, Ripudala-varinim Mataram!
Tumi Vidya, tumi dharma, tumi hrdi, tumi marma,
tvam hi pranah sarire!
Bahute Tumi Ma sakti, Hrdaye tumi Ma bhakti,
Tomarai pratima gadi mandire-mandire.
Tvam hi Durga dasa-praharana-dharini,
kamala kamala-dala-viharini, Vani vidya-dayini,
Namami tvam namami kamalam, Amalam atulam,
Sujalam Suphalam Mataram!
Syamalam saralam susmitam bhusitam,
Dharanim bharanim Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Meaning
Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with rushing waters, rich with orchard fruits, cool with winds of delight, dark fields waving… Mother, giver of ease, giver of boon.