State Anthem

Jai bharata jananiya tanujaate jai he Karnataka mate
Jaya sundara nadi vanagaLa naaDe jai he rasa rushigala beeDe.
Bhoodeviya mukutada nava maNiye gandhada chandada honnina gaNiye
Raghava madhusudhanaravatarisida bharata jananiya tanujaathe
Jananiya jogula vedada ghosha, jananige jeevavu ninnaavesha
Hasurina girigaLa saale, ninnaya koraLina maale
Kapila patanjala gauta
ma jinanuta bharata jananiya tanujaathe
Shankara ramanuja vidyaraNya basaveshvarara madvara divyaranya
Ranna shadakshara ponna pampa lakumipati janna kumaravyasara mangala dhaama kavi kogilegala punyaraama
Nanaka raamananda kabirara bharata jananiya tanujaathe
Tailapa hoysalaraaLida naaDe dankana jakanara nechchina bide
Krishna sharavati tunga kaveriya vara ranga
Chaitanya paramahamsa vivekara bharata jananiya tanujaathe
Sarvajanaangada shantiya tOta rasikara kangaLa seleyuva noTa
Hindu chraista musalmaana paarasika jainarudyaana
Janakana holuva doregala dhaama gaayaka vainikararaama
Kannada nudi kunidaaduva geha Kannada taayiya makkaLa deha
Jai Bharata jananiya tanujaate jai he karnataka maathe
Jaya sundara nadi vanagaLa naaDe jai he rasa rushigala beeDe
Jai Bharata jananiya tanujaate jai he karnataka maathe

Translation :

Victory to you Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India! Hail the land of beautiful rivers and forests, hail the abode of saints! You are a new jewel in the crown of Goddess Earth, mine of beautiful gold and sandal. Victory to you Mother Karnataka the daughter of Mother India where Rama and Krishna had their incarnations.
Resonance of the Vedas is your Mother’s lullaby for you, and your fervor is Her life. Lines of green mountains are your necklaces. Victory to you Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India who is hailed by Kapila, Patañjali, Gautama and Jina.
You are a sacred forest where Shankara, Ramanuja, Vidyaranya and Basaveswara Madhvacharya dwelt. You are the holy abode where Ranna, Shadakshari, Ponna, Pampa, Lakshmisa and Janna were born. You are the blessed resting place of many a poet-nightingales. Victory to Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India who gave birth to Nanak, Ramananda and Kabir.
This is the land ruled (in the past) by Tailapa and Hoysalas, and affectionate hometown for Dankana and Jakkana. This land is the blessed stage for Krishna, Sharavathi, Tunga and Kaveri. Victory to you Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India of Chaitanya, Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekananda.
Garden of peace for all communities, a sight that allures the connoisseurs, the garden where the Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis and the Jains (grow); the palace of many kings that are like Janaka; the place for singers and musicians; the body of the children of Mother Kannada—the house where Kannada Tongue plays in joy. Victory to you Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India. Hail the land of beautiful rivers and forests, hail the abode of rasarishis!

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