"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka" ( "Made of Hundreds of Flowers") is the national anthem

National anthem

A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...

 of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. It was officially declared as the national anthem of Nepal on August 3, 2007, amid a ceremony held at the conference hall of National Planning Commission, inside the Singha Durbar

Singha Durbar

The Singha Durbar in Kathmandu is the official seat of government of Nepal.Originally built by the Rana dynasty and it was known as the largest palace of Nepal as the private residence ot the hereditary Prime Minister of Nepal, the Singha Durbar now houses both chambers of the Parliament of Nepal...

, by the speaker of the interim parliament, Mr. Subash Chandra Nemwang.

The lyrics of the National Anthem were written by the poet Pradeep Kumar Rai, alias Byakul Maila. The music is composed by Amber Gurung

Amber Gurung

-Early life:Amber Gurung was born in Darjeeling, India, where his father, Ujir Singh Gurung, a former soldier in the British Indian Army, was serving as a policeman. His mother encouraged him to sing and compose as a child, and he taught himself to play both Indian and Western instruments...

. The national anthem is simply worded, praising Nepalese sovereignty, unity, courage, pride, scenic beauty, progress, peace, cultural and biological diversity, and respect.

Text of the National Anthem

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सयौं थुँगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली सार्वभौम भई फैलिएका, मेची-माहाकाली। सयौं थुँगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली सार्वभौम भई फैलिएका, मेची-माहाकाली। प्रकृतिका कोटी-कोटी सम्पदाको आंचल वीरहरूका रगतले, स्वतन्त्र र अटल। ज्ञानभूमि, शान्तिभूमि तराई, पहाड, हिमाल अखण्ड यो प्यारो हाम्रो मातृभूमि नेपाल। बहुल जाति, भाषा, धर्म, संस्कृति छन् विशाल अग्रगामी राष्ट्र हाम्रो, जय जय नेपाल।		sʌjʌũ tʰũɡa pʰulka ɦami, euʈʌi mala nepʌli saɾvʌbʱʌum bʱʌi pʰʌilieka, metsi-mʌɦakali sʌjʌũ tʰũɡa pʰulka ɦami, euʈʌi mala nepʌli saɾvʌbʱʌum bʱʌi pʰʌilieka, metsi-mʌɦakali pɾʌkɾitika koʈi-koʈi sʌmpʌdako ãtsʌlʌ, viɾɦʌɾuka ɾʌɡʌtʌle svʌtʌntɾʌ ɾʌ ʌʈʌlʌ dzɲanʌbʱumi, ʃantibʱumi tʌɾai, pʌɦaɖ, ɦimalʌ ʌkʰʌɳɖʌ jo pjaɾo ɦamɾo matɾibʱumi nepalʌ bʌɦul dzati, bʱaʃa, dʱʌɾmʌ, sãskɾiti tsʰʌn viʃalʌ ʌɡɾʌɡami ɾaʃʈɾʌ ɦamɾo, dzʌyʌ dzʌyʌ nepalʌ

English translation

Woven from hundreds of flowers, we are one garland that's Nepali Spread sovereign from Mechi to Mahakali Mahakali Zone Mahakali|Kali River]] or Mahakali River, which originates from Kalapani.Mahakali's headquarter is Mahendranagar in Kanchanpur District. The zone covers the Himalayan range including Api Peak in the North, Hill valleys, Inner Terai valleys such as Patan in Baitadi District in the center and the... A playground for nature's wealth unending Out of the sacrifice of our braves, a nation free and unyielding A land of knowledge, of peace, the plains, hills and mountains tall Indivisible, this beloved land of ours, our motherland Nepal Of many races, languages, religions, and cultures of incredible sprawl This progressive nation of ours, all hail Nepal

Loose Explanation

The following explanation is meant for capturing the true essence of the National Anthem:

"We Nepalese, from different lingual, racial, religious or cultural background are the individual flower of a whole garland of the Nepali race. We have always been sovereign and we are spread out from our territories of Mechi to Mahakali.

Blessed with Nature's millions gifts and blessed by the blood sacrificed by our Heroes, we are independent and are immovable - standing still with pride.

Nepal - the land where knowledge shines, the peaceful nation consisting of Terai, Hills and Mountains - is indivisible. It is our beloved motherland and we shall preserve its sovereignty at any cost.

A melting pot of diverse races, numerous languages and religions, Nepal is rich in its large diverse culture. We are a progressive people of the progressive nation and we don't look back - Hail Nepal!"

History

After the unanimous decision on May 19, 2006, by the House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha) of the Kingdom of Nepal, the old national anthem was suspended. The National Anthem Selection Task Team (NASTT) on 30 November 2006, selected poet Byakul Maila's (real name: Pradeep Kumar Rai) song as the new national anthem of Nepal. The new national anthem was selected from a total of 1272 submissions made from across the country. It was officially approved on 20 April 2007.

On August 3, 2007, Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka was officially declared as Nepal's national anthem by the House of Representatives.

Former national anthem

"Shree man gambhira Nepali

Rastriya Gaan

"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka" is the national anthem of Nepal. It was officially declared as the national anthem of Nepal on August 3, 2007, amid a ceremony held at the conference hall of National Planning Commission, inside the Singha Durbar, by the speaker of the interim parliament, Mr...

" was the national anthem of Kingdom of Nepal. till May 19, 2006, when the century-old national anthem was suspended by the House of Representatives. It was adopted in 1962, as a homage to the ruler of Nepal and the country's national anthem. In English it may be named "May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign" or "May Glory Crown Our Illustrious Sovereign." The music was composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi in 1899 (Grandfather of musician Louis Banks

Louis Banks

Louis Banks is a Grammy Award nominated film composer, record producer, jazz musician-keyboardist and singer...

 or Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi), and the lyrics were written by Chakra Pani Chalise in 1924.

Devanagari Script

श्रीमान् गम्भीर नेपाली, प्रचण्ड प्रतापी भूपति

श्री ५ सरकार महाराजाधिराजको, सदा रहोस् उन्नति

राखुन् चिरायु ईशले, प्रजा फैलियोस, पुकारौं जय प्रेम

हामी नेपाली सा...रा..ले.....

Transliteration

Shri mân gumbhira nepâli

prachanda pratâpi bhupati.

Shri pânch sarkâr mahârâjâdhirâjako

sadâ rahos unati.

Rakhun chi râyu eeshale

prajâ phailiyos.

pukâraun jaya premale

Hâmi nepâli bhaee sârâle.

Translation

May glory crown you, courageous Sovereign,

You, the gallant Nepalese, Shri Pansh Maharajadhiraja,

our glorious ruler, May he live for many years to come

And may the number of his subjects increase.

Let every Nepalese sing this with joy.

After the April movement for democracy

2006 democracy movement in Nepal

The 2006 Democracy Movement is a name given to the political agitations against the direct and undemocratic rule of King Gyanendra of Nepal. The movement is also sometimes referred to as Jana Andolan-II , implying it being a continuation of the 1990 Jana Andolan.-Reinstitution of Parliament:In a...

, The anthem was abolished as it was widely accused of being just a tune for monarchical glorification instead of representing the Nation as a whole.

External links

• To listen the Audio version, Please visit: Nepalese Community in UK website.
• The Ministry of Information and Communications has a website about the Anthem with a recording.
• BBC News
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   has articles in English and Nepali about the new anthem, with a full vocal recording in the latter version.
• RAR file of the anthem (right click and save as), provided by Kantipur
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