I hope you all get to catch up on Patriotic songs from my previous blogs (Part I, II & III)and other bloggers like my utterances. There are still lot more songs which we can cover up under this topic. I have put forth some assorted songs in this blog which seems to be part of the patriotic campaign during freedom fight by various leaders.
Some might argue that few of this songs are not actually patriotic songs rather devotional ones. May be true, but I feel these songs also played important part in pulling the people together during the struggle. So I feel they earned its place to be celebrated as well.
1. Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram is a Hindi devotional song sung in praise of the Hindu God, Lord Rama. It was a favorite song of Mahatma Gandhi and is often sung in his memory.
In Hindi
Raghupati Raghav Rajaram
Patit Paavana Sitaram
Ishwar Allah Tere Naam
Sabko sanmati de Bhagwan
Translation into English
Rama, Lord of heavens
Blessed is thy name
Some of us call you as Ishwar
and some others as Allah
But we beg you Lord that you bless us all
2. Another versions of Vande Mataram fully worded in Tamil, sang by MS.Subulakshmi and other singer. They are really nice one's and won't find it anywhere in the net except one. I converted them mp3 just for this blog.
Vande Mataram - MS Subhulakshmi
Vande Mataram Enbom - Bharathiar version
3. Hari Tuma Haro is an Indian bhajan or devotional song. I never heard this one until it was referred to me by one of my blogger friend(rajini). It is reported that it is also Mahatma Gandhi favorite song next to Raghupathi Raghava.
Gandhi once expressed the wish to hear M S Subbulakshmi sing the song. Subbulakshmi answered that she had not practiced the song. Gandhi replied that he would rather hear her speak the Hari Tuma Haro than hear someone else sing it. Feeling obliged, Subbulaksmi recorded the song and had the record delivered to Gandhi on his 78th birthday. Check it out..
4. This one came from Indu reminding the old, golden days of doordhasan relating to one of Independence days campaign. Its is a really nice deplicting our traditions tailor made to fit in all most major languages together bringing us all together.
5. This number is one of my plenty favorite patriotic Tamil songs. It's written by freedom fighter and Tamil poet Mahakavi Bharathi visioning the future of India. His words energized and fired people to fight for their mother land giving up everything by showing them great india in his words.
In this song, he dreams of us walking in moon, sending ships all over the world, schools, factories filling the country and a free will do anything, great country Bharatham is waiting for us. His dreams have come true to large extent. Enjoy the song.
I have some more songs to share with you all. That will be my end part of this series. I hope you are enjoying this journey with me relishing and remembering your golden days celebrating the 60th of our Independence.
Share you thoughts and comments and any of you favorite songs as well. Its the time to relish and cherish those golden words to celebrate our Independence.
