VANDE MATARAM

Sujalam , Sufalam, Malayj Sheetalam,

Sasyashyamalam, Mataram !

Shubhrajyotsna Pulakitayaminim,

Pullakusumita Drumadal Shobhinim,

Suhasinim, Sumadhur Bhashinim,

Sukhadam, Vardam, Mataram !

(Composed by Bankim Chandra Chtopadhyaya and Chatterjee)

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.

(The English translation of the stanza rendered by Sri Aurobindo)