Wednesday, April 22, 2009

JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT

This was a national song of Sikkim sung in the Nepali language during the monarchy system. During the merger with India, the song got banned and later re-released. Two words on the 8th para which earlier said 'Rajah rah Rani' was replaced with "Janmah bhumi".

 
 

This song was dedicated to the King and Queen of Sikkim. The lyrics of the song were penned by Sanu Lama and the music was composed by Dushyant Lama. 

The song was first sung on the birth anniversary of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal on April 4, 1970, at Gangtok by Aruna Lama, Dawa Lama and Manikamal Chettri. 
 
JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT, 
JAHAN KANCHENDZONGA SEER  
YEHI HO HAMRO DHANA KO DESH, 
TAPAWAN HO PYARO SIKKIM
 
  INTERLUDE 
 
PHULCHAN YEHA AANGANAI MAA, 
CHAAP , GURAS, SUNAKHARI  
SWARGASARI SUNDAR DESH KO 
HAMRO PYARO PYARO JANMAHBHUMI  
 
JANHA BAGCHA……  
 
BATASHLE BOKCHAA YAHA, 
TATHAGAT KO AAMAR WAANI SHRADHA ,
 BHAKTI GARCHAU SADHA, 
YEHI MATOKAA PHOOL RAHAU HAMI.  
 
JANHA BACHA…..  
 
BUDHAM SARANAM GACHAMI, 
DHARMAM SARANAM GACHAMI, 
SANGAM SARANAM GACHAMI. 
 
  JANHA BAGCHA…

In Nepali

जहाँ बग्छा तिस्ता रङ्गित,

जहाँ कञ्चनजोङ्गा सीर

येही हो हाम्रो धन को देश,

तपवान हो प्यारो सिक्किम।

 

फुल्छन यही अंगनै माँ,

चाप, गुरास, सुनाखरी

स्वर्गासरी सुन्दर देश को

हाम्रो प्यारो प्यारो जन्मभूमि।

 

बतासले बोक्छा याहा,

तथागत को अमर वानी

श्रद्धा,  भक्ति गरछाउ सधा,

येही माटोका फूल रहौ हामी ।

 

बुद्धम सरणम गछमी,

धर्मम् सरणम गचमी,

संगम सरणम गछमी।


The English Translation is as follows:

Where Teesta and Rangeet flow ahead
Where Kangchenjunga is placed as the head
This is our country of rice,
The pious Sikkim is our land so nice

Here the beautiful flowers blooming
at our courtyard look so genuine
It’s almost like a celestial abode
by dint of our motherland.

Where Teesta and Rangeet flow ahead
Where Kangchenjunga is placed as the head

The air carries here the immortal preaching words of Buddha,
who did the ultimate toil,
We adore and worship it always as we pine
to remain as the flowers of this soil

Where Teesta and Rangeet flow ahead
Where Kangchenjunga is placed as the head

I will take retreat to Buddha
I will take retreat to Dhamma
I will take retreat to Sangha

16 comments:

  1. Hi Shital,

    I must thank you for putting up this song ! And for its historical background as well. I had been looking for an MP3 version for a long long time, but couldn't find it. Now at least I can hear it online.

    Its always such a pleasure to follow your updates on Sikkim.

    Regards,
    Sharad.

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  2. HI Sarad thanks for appreciating my blog....it is really nice that people do really like it.

    Visit again!!

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  3. Hi there,
    Am a regular follower of your web site and what you do is commendable. I love this song and it makes me relate so well to my homeland. Being abroad, your updates keep me in touch with sikkim. Thanks

    best wishes
    Goma

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  4. Hi Goma...thanks for the comment.....its my pleasure that you like my articles...thanks visit again.

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  5. Hi..I heard this song from my roomie. Though i am not a sikkimese and don't understand a single word of it , i love listening to this. Thanks .

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  6. Bikash ChettryMay 28, 2011 12:48 am

    Can you please tell me from where can I download this song? I've been really looking for this song since long time.

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  7. Bikash ChettryMay 28, 2011 12:52 am

    Can you please tell me from where can I download the MP3 version of this song. I've been looking for this song since very long time.

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  8. thanks shital 4 this sensational song i really love this songs as it describes our sikkim beauty,,,,

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  9. thanks shital 4 this sensational songs this really touches the heart. this song describes the beauty of our sikkim best of luck 4 ur future hope that u will make this types of songs in the coming future

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  10. Is Lokgeet ki hindi likh sakte ho

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  11. National anthem??isn't "denzong sili yangchhak" the real national anthem of Sikkim..sir plz stop spreading false statement the national anthem of Sikkim is not a joke,this song was followed for about 300 years during the period of monarch till the annexation of our country..i hope that u correct ur misleading information

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    1. Please read the first line..This is a national song of Sikkim. I never said it to be a National Anthem...

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  12. Please can you convert the lyrics in Hindi 🙏🏻 because I want to understand the meaning I just loved this 💖💖

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  13. Thanks for the information sir... janma bhomi replace, Raja Rani.

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  14. Hello your your Sikkim anthem is very good
    Alina

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  15. JANHA BACHA…..
    Wrong spelling

    Alina

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