Indian National Song
 

The Indian National Song Vande Mataram, composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggles for freedom. It has a similar status with jana-gana-mana. The first political session when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National congress.

Vande Mataram!

Sujalam suphalam

Malayaja sheetalam

Sasya shyamalam Mataram!

Shubhra jyotsana pulakitayamineem

Phullakusumita drumadala shobhineem

Suhasineem sumadhura bhasneem

Sukhadam, varadam Mataram!

Koti koti kantha kalakala ninadakarale

Koti koti bhujairdhrutakharakaravale

Ke bale ma tumi abale

Bahubala dharineem

Namami tarineem

Ripudala varineem

Mataram!

Tumi vidya tumi dharma

Tumi hridi tumi marma

Twam hi pranah shareere

Bahute tumi ma shakti

Hridaye tumi ma bhakti

Tomarayi pratima gadi

Mandire mandire!

Twam hi Durga dashapraharana dharinee

Kamala kamaladala viharinee

Vani vidyadayinee

Namami twam

Namami kamalam

Amalam atulam

Sujalam suphalam

Mataram

Vande Mataram!

Shyamalam saralam

Susmitam bhushitam

Dharaneem bharaneem

Mataram!

The following is the English translation of the stanza rendered by Sri Aurobindo in prose.

I bow to thee, mother,       

richly-watered, richly-fruited,       

cool with the winds of the south, dark with the       

crops of the harvests, the Mother!       

Her nights rejoicing in the glory of the       

moonlight, her lands clothed beautifully with her trees in  flowering bloom, sweet of laughter, sweet of speech,   the Mother, giver of boons, giver of bliss.

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