Sabhi Bharatwasiyon ko Swatantrata Divas ki hardhik Shubkaamnaayen!

When I was a little girl, I and all my friends used to participate in the group singing competitions held at school. Not just that, there used to be Independence Day celebrations where we used to sing patriotic songs in groups. This is one song that has always been close to my heart. Thanks to Deepa Tarunkumar for helping me out with this! :

Jagi dum vaare, dum dum vaare,

Bhaarat gaurav gaan,

Ya raktala, ya maaticha, mrutyunjaya abhimaan,

udaata ujawala sundara mangala,

Amucha desh mahaan!!

Kashmira paasoona vihangam sindhu sangama zaava,

netravarati shatachitrancha sundar saaz sazava,

kadhi parvat raayi dishanna, kadhi apaat hirveeraane,

kadhi zulzultya giri baala,

kadhi rayteeche maidaane,

Gange pasun Tunge pavat akhand he varadaan...

Amucha desh mahaan!!

Kuni Shetkari, ghalyat malyat disati,

Kiti kaama kari, dongar vareet basati,

Kuni daryavai, paanyat sheti kasati,

Kiti kashta kari, ghamaat bhizoon hasati,

aganit gunagana sahubhashi ana sahudharmi sahuveshi,

ek manane prem dharaane nandati bharat deshi,

nija kalaha visarale saara, hrudayaache zudale bandha,

jhankaarata aalya taara, geetanna preeti sugandha,

kampit madhukara antara gaate, premaache madhugaan...

Amucha desh mahaan!!

Please pardon the grammar... not sure abt the words, been a long time since I even sang this one!

And here's one more that I grew up watching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ale-a1D_0

Happy Independence Day everyone!!