Vanchi Bhumi

Vanchi Bhumi
വഞ്ചി ഭൂമി
English: The Lord of Vanchi
	Flag of the Kingdom of Travancore
	National anthem of Travancore
Relinquished	1947

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Vanchi Bhumi (alternatively Vanji Bhumi) is the national anthem of the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore which now forms part of Kerala. It was formally known as the Vanchishamangalam meaning "Hail the Lord of Vanchi". It was played by the Travancore radio every night as the last item.^[1]

Vanchi Bhumi, meaning the "Land of Vanchi", is a reference to the city of Thiruvanchikulam, Kodungallur the capital of the Later Cheras, and the "Lord of Vanchi", the Later Chera's tutelary deity, Vanchinathan, a name for Hindu god Shiva.

Written in Malayalam language, it was the anthem of the Kingdom of Travancore until 1947, and the merger of Kingdom of Travancore with India.^[2]

The anthem ran thus:

Vanchi Bhumi (Malayalam)

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

സഞ്ജിതാഭം ജയിക്കേണം

ദേവദേവൻ ഭവാനെന്നും

ദേഹസൗഖ്യം വളർത്തേണം

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

ത്വച്ചരിതമെന്നും ഭൂമൗ

വിശൃതമായി വിളങ്ങേണം

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

മർത്യമനമേതും ഭവാൽ

പത്തനമായി ഭവിക്കേണം

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

താവകമാം കുലം മേന്മേൽ

ശ്രീവളർന്നുല്ലസിക്കേണം

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

മാലകറ്റി ചിരം

പ്രജാപാലനം ചെയ്തരുളേണം

വഞ്ചിഭൂമിപതേ ചിരം

സഞ്ജിതാഭം ജയിക്കേണം.

Vanchi Bhumi (Romanization)

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

sañjitābhaṁ jayikkēṇaṁ

dēvadēvan bhavānennuṁ

dēhasakhyaṁ vaḷarttēṇaṁ

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

tvaccaritamennuṁ bhūmau

viśr̥tamāyi viḷaṅgēṇaṁ

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

martyamanamētuṁ bhavāl

pattanamāyi bhavikkēṇaṁ

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

tāvakamāṁ kulaṁ mēnmēl

śrīvaḷarnnullasikkēṇaṁ

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

mālakaṟṟi ciraṁ

prajāpālanaṁ ceytaruḷēṇaṁ

vañcibhūmipatē ciraṁ

sañjitābhaṁ jayikkēṇaṁ.

Vanchi Bhumi (Translation)

O Lord of Vanchi Land!

Thou should hail forever, most gloriously!

The God of gods*, the Lord*, daily

Shall promote thy physical well-being!

Thy legend , in earth, daily,

Should be famous and glorified;

All of the human minds

Should be thy abode;

The family of thine

Should prosper graciously.

Evading the sadness, forever

Thou should protect the subjects.

References[edit]

External links for Audio[edit]

[1] "തിരുവിതാംകൂറിനും ഒരു ദേശീയ ഗാനമുണ്ടായിരുന്നു!".

[2] "Vancheesamangalam (Travancore National Anthem [1938]) | വഞ്ചീശമംഗളം (തിരുവതാംകൂർ ദേശീയ ഗാനം [1938])".

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