🔥 Trending Vande Mataram Song: Lyrics and Meaning

"Vande Mataram" is a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875, later incorporated into his 1882 novel Anandamath. It is one of India's national songs and an anthem of freedom struggle. The first two stanzas of the song were adopted as the National Song of India in 1950.

Here are the lyrics to the first two stanzas of "Vande Mataram" in Sanskrit, followed by a common English translation:

Original Sanskrit Lyrics:

Vande Mataram!

Sujalam suphalam, malayaja shitalam,

Shasyashyamalam, Mataram!

Shubhrajyotsna pulakitayaminiim,

Phullakusumita drumadala shobhiniim,

Suhasiniim sumadhura bhashiniim,

Sukhadam varadam, Mataram!

English Translation:

I bow to thee, Mother,

rich with springs and fruits, cool with the winds of the south,

dark with the crops of the harvests, O Mother!

Her nights are thrilling with the glory of the moonlight,

her lands are beautifully adorned with flowering trees,

her smile is sweet, her voice is charming,

giver of delight and bestower of boons, O Mother!