arpanbhagat

Title: Jana Gana Mana Lyrics by: Rabindranath Tagore Raga: Alhiya Bilawal Written on: December 11, 1911 First sung on: December 27, 1911 Declared as National Anthem on: January 24, 1950 #IndianNationanAnthem #15August #26January #TheIndependenceDayOfIndia #Music #India Underlying message: Pluralism/Unity in Diversity Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha Dravida-Utkala-Banga Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga. Tava shubha name jage, Tava shubha asisa mage, Gahe tava jaya gatha, Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he! The idea of translating the song from Bengali to English came to Tagore while he was visiting the Besant Theosophical College on the invitation of Irish poet James H. Cousins. He penned down the English translation during his stay at Madanapalle, a small town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The musical notations for the English version were set down by Margaret Cousin, James Cousin’s wife. The English translation goes as follows: Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, Dispenser of India's destiny. The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal; It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, Mingles in the music of the Yamuna and Ganga And is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The salvation of all people is in thy hand, Thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, victory, victory to thee. A shorter version of the National Anthem is also sung on occasions and it consists of the first and last lines of the verse, like Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya Jaya, Jaya, Jaya he.