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,' were replaced with "Janmah bhumi."

 

 

This song was dedicated to the King and Queen of Sikkim. The song lyrics 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