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Lyrics (Telugu):
జననీ... ప్రియ భారత జననీ జననీ... నీ పాద ధూళి తిలకంతో ఫాలం ప్రకాశమవనీ నీ నిష్కలంక చరితం నా సుప్రభాతమవనీ జననీ.... ఆ నీలి నీలి గగనం శత విస్ఫులింగ మయమై ఆ హవ మృదంగ ధ్వనులే అరి నాశ గర్జనములై ఆ నిస్వనాలు నా సేదతీర్చు నీ లాలిజోలలవనీ.... జననీ...........
Lyrics (English):
Janani.........
Priya Bharatha Janani.....
Janani.........
Nee padadhooli tilakam tho
phalam prakasham avvani
nee nishkalanka charitham
na suprabhatam avvani
Jananiii.................
Aa Neeli neeli gaganam
shata vispuliga mayamayyi
aa hava mridanga dhvanule
ari nasha garjnamulai
aa nisvanyuna sedateerchu
nee lalijola avani........
Jananiii.................
Meaning :
[Janani.........] Oo Dear Mother
[Priya Bharatha Janani.....] Oo loved Mother India
[Janani.........] Oo Dear Mother
[Nee padadhooli tilakam tho ] with a tilak applied from you foot dust
[phalam prakasham avvani ] may our foreheads shine bright
{the poetic meaning is that may our goals burn brighter due to the tilak applied from your foot dust}
[nee nishkalanka charitham, na suprabhatam avvani] may your untainted history, become my wakeup call.
[Janani.........] Oo Dear Mother
[Aa Neeli neeli gaganam, shata vispuliga mayamayyi] May the blue skies, be alight with a hundred sparks (thunder sparks)
[aa hava mridanga dhvanule, ari nasha garjnamulai] may the loud mridangam (drum played by shiva) , be the roar that destroys the enemy
[aa nisvanyuna sedateerchu, nee lalijola avani.......] .may the melody that puts us to sleep, be a lullaby sung by you.
[Janani.........] Oo Dear Mother
For meanings of the words in the song please visit the below links:
phalam : https://te.glosbe.com/te/en/phalam
vispuliga : https://glosbe.com/te/en/vispulinga
ari : https://www.bsarkari.com/ari
nisvanyuna : https://telugudictionary.telugupedia.com/nisvanayuna
