"Auspicious Happiness" (hi. शुभ सुख चैन) was the provisional anthem of Azad Hind, which lasted for two years as a Japanese puppet state. Adopted in 1941, it was based on a Bengali Brahmo hymn written in 1911 by Rabindranath Tagore titled "Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata", on which India's current national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is based. Anti-British nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose along with Captain Abid Hasan Safrani and Mumtaz Hussain modified the lyrics of "Jana Gana Mana" and added two additional verses.[1] Bose later asked freedom fighter Captain Ram Singh Thakuri to give a "martial tune" for their song.[2]
India became independent on 15 August 1947, and the next morning anti-colonial nationalist Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the banner on Red Fort and addressed the nation. Captain Thakuri was invited to play the music of "Shubh Sukh Cain" along with members of his orchestra.[3]
Lyrics[]
The anthem is based on "Jana Gana Mana" with some alterations.[4]
Hindi original[]
Devanagari | Latin script | Cyrillic script | Kana |
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शुभ सुख चैन की बरखा बरसे, भारत भाग है जागा |
Shubh sukh cain ki barkha barse, Bhārat bhāg hai jāg. |
Щубҳ сух чәйн ки бәрха бәрсе, Бҳарәт бҳаг ҳәй ҷаг. |
シュバ̊ スカ̊ チャィナ キー バラ̊カ̊ー バラ̊セ、バ̊ーラ̊タ バ̊ーガ ハィ ジャーガ。 |
English translation[]
Rains of auspicious happiness fall, India has awakened!
All of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha, Dravida, Utkala, Bengal,
the wavy seas, the Vindhya, the Himalayas, the blue Yamuna and Ganges,
sing your praises, get life from you,
every body gains hope!
Like the sun it shines over the world, the auspicious name of India,
May you be victorious! May you be victorious! May you be victorious! May you be victorious!
May your sweet voice keep love in everyone's heart,
The inhabitants of every province, the living beings of every religion,
By erasing all differences and differences,
Everyone has come in your lap,
and string together a garland of love.
Like the sun it shines over the world, the auspicious name of India.
May you be victorius! May you be vicotorius! May you be victorius! May you be victorius!
Every auspicious morning, it spreads its wings, and sings your praises,
the plentiful, smelling winds, brings a pleasant monsoon to life!
The whole of India, together, shouts slogans of "victory to Free India"!
Oh, this lovely country of ours!
Like the sun it shines over the world, the auspicious name of India,
May you be victorious! May you be victorious! May you be victorious! May you be victorious!
References[]
- ↑ The Morning Song of India. Crazy Mind's Eye.
- ↑ Capt. Ram Singh Thakuri's interview. Rediff on NET.
- ↑ A tribute to the legendary composer of National Anthem
Rajendra Rajan (2002-05-04) - ↑ The INA Heroes: Autobiographies of Maj. Gen. Shahnawaz, Col. Prem K. Sahgal and Col. Gurbax Singh Dhillon of the Azad Hind Fauj (1946). Hero Publications, 6, Lower Mall. Lahore, India.