Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Vande Mataram is the national song of India. The song was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Though a major aspirant of being the national anthem of India, Jana-Gana-Mana was ultimately chosen. Vande Mataram is also the name of a Bengali nationalist newspaper that was edited by Sri Aurobindo. Lyrics Vande Mataram! Vande Mataram! Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja shitalam Shasyashyamalam, Mataram! Vande Mataram! Shubhrajyothsna pulakitayaminim Phullakusumita drumadala shobinim Suhasinim sumadhura bhashinim, Sukhadam varadam, Mataram! Vande Mataram! Vande Mataram! Translation The following is an English translation provided by Sri Aurobindo: - 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! External Links Vande Mataram - National Song of India This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.