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The song Vande Mataram, composed by
Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people
in their struggles for freedom. The first political session when it
was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National congress. The
following is the text of its first stanza:It
reads:
National Song
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Vande
Mataram!
Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja shitalam,
Shasyashyamalam, Mataram!
Shubhrajyotsna pulakitayaminim,
Phullakusumita drumadala shobinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bhashinim,
Sukhadam varadam,
Mataram!
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Meaning
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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