Vande Mataram Lyrics 2026: Full lyrics in English, meaning, history, and significance as India celebrates Independence Day

Vande Mataram Full Lyrics In English: As India gears up to mark its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, the iconic patriotic song Vande Mataram is expected to feature prominently in celebrations, with people across the country coming together in a spirit of patriotism.

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Vande Mataram Lyrics

Vande Mataram!


Sujalām suphalām malayaja-śītalām,

Śasya-śyāmalām Mātaram!

Vande Mataram!

Śubhra-jyotsnām pulakita-yāminim,

Phulla-kusumita druma-dala-śobhinim,

Suhāsinim sumadhura bhāṣinim,

Sukhadām varadām Mātaram!

Vande Mataram!

Koṭi-koṭi kaṇṭha kalakala nināda karāle,

Koṭi-koṭi bhujair dhṛta kharakaravāle,

Ke bole Mā tumi abale!

Bahubaladhāriṇim namāmi tāriṇim,

Ripudala-vāriṇim Mātaram!

Vande Mataram!

Tumi vidyā, tumi dharma,

Tumi hṛdi, tumi marma,

Tvam hi prāṇāḥ śarīre!

Bāhute tumi Mā śakti,

Hṛdaye tumi Mā bhakti,

Tomārai pratima gaḍi mandire-mandire.

Vande Mataram!

Tvam hi Durgā daśa-praharaṇa-dhāriṇī,

Kamala kamala-dala-vihāriṇī,

Vāṇī vidyā-dāyinī,

Namāmi tvām namāmi kamalām,

Amalām atulām,

Sujalām suphalām Mātaram!

Vande Mataram!

Śyāmalām saralām susmitām bhūṣitām,

Dharaṇīm bharaṇīm Mātaram!

Vande Mataram!

Vande Mataram Full Lyrics In English

Mother,I praise thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleams,

Cool with the winds of delight,

Dark fields waving, Mother of might,

Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,

Over thy branches and lordly streams,

Clad in thy blossoming trees,

Mother, giver of ease,

Laughing low and sweet,

Mother, I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low,

Mother, to thee I bow. [Verse 1]

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands,

When the swords flash out in seventy million hands,

And seventy million voices roar

Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?

With many strengths who art mighty and strong,

To thee I call, Mother and Lord!

Thou who savest, arise and save!

To her I cry who ever her foemen drove

Back from plain and Sea

And shook herself free. [Verse 2]

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,

Thou art heart, our soul, our breath

Thou art love divine, the awe

In our hearts that conquers death.

Thine the strength that nerves the arm,

Thine the beauty, thine the charm.

Every image divine.

In our temples is but thine. [Verse 3]

Thou art Goddess Durga, Lady and Queen,

With her hands that strike and her swords of sheen,

Thou art Goddess Kamala (Lakshmi), lotus-throned,

And Goddess Vani (Saraswati), bestower of wisdom known

Pure and perfect without peer,

Mother lend thine ear,

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleams,

Dark of hue O candid-fair [Verse 4]

In thy soul, with jewelled hair

And thy glorious smile divine,

Loveliest of all earthly lands,

Showering wealth from well-stored hands!

Mother, mother mine!

Mother sweet, I bow to thee,

Mother great and free! [Verse 5]

What Does Vande Mataram Mean?

The phrase “Vande Mataram” broadly means “Mother, I Bow to Thee” or “I bow to the Mother.” The song portrays the motherland and praises its beauty, richness, strength and nurturing spirit.

Who Wrote Vande Mataram Song?

Vande Mataram was penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

The national song ‘Vande Mataram’ will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time during India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations on August 15, the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday. Defence Secretary RK Singh outlined the new ceremonial sequence, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at the ramparts, following which the national song will be played while everyone remains standing. The Prime Minister will then unfurl the national flag, after which the national anthem will be played.