Jay Jay Garvi Gujarāt
| English: Victory to Proud Gujarat | |
|---|---|
| જય જય ગરવી ગુજરાત | |
Emblem of Gujarat | |
State song of Gujarat, India | |
| Lyrics | Narmadashankar Dave, 1873 |
| Adopted | 2011 |
"Jay Jay Garvi Gujarāt"[a] is a poem written by Gujarati poet Narmadashankar Dave in 1873. It is used as a state anthem during ceremonies of the Government of Gujarat.[1][2]
Composition
Narmad is considered the first modern Gujarati writer. He wrote the poem in 1873 as the foreword of his first Gujarati dictionary, Narmakosh.[3][4][2]
In this poem, Narmad epitomises the sense of pride in the region by identifying the region of Gujarati people. He delineates the boundary within which the Gujarati-speaking population live: Ambaji in the north; Pavagadh in the east; Kunteshwar Mahadev near Vapi in the south; and Somnath, Dwarka in the west. This region mentioned by him now forms modern-day Gujarat, the western state of India.[3][5][2] At the end of the poem, Narmad gives hope to the people of Gujarat that the dark clouds is lifting, and a new dawn is about to emerge.[6]
In 2011, the composition sung by various Gujarati singers was released by the Government of Gujarat.[1]
Lyrics
Gujarati original
| Gujarati script | Latin script | IPA transcription[b] |
|---|---|---|
જય જય ગરવી ગુજરાત! |
Jay jay garvi Gujrāt, |
[dʒəj dʒəj gəɾ.ʋi gudʒ.ɾat̪ |] |
English translation
Victory to proud Gujarat,
Victory to proud Gujarat!
Where glorious dawn shineth,
Victory to proud Gujarat!
Thy scarlet flag,
marked with love
and valour, shall shine.
Teach and teach
thy children daily,
the way of love and devotion.
High and beautiful is thy kind,
Victory to proud Gujarat!
In the north houseth Goddess Amba,
in the east houseth Goddess Kali,
in the south guarded by
Kunteshwer Mahadev;
Somnath and lord of Dwarka,
the Gods of the west
are all on guard.
Victory to proud Gujarat!
The rivers of Narmada, Tapi,
Mahi and others flow.
Look at the battles
fought by our gallant warriors,
and the sea of abundant resources.
From the tops of hills,
our gallant fathers bless for victory
and unite all castes.
Victory to proud Gujarat!
The olden glory of Anhilwad
and the mighty king Siddharaj Jaisinh
through aeons shall be surpassed,
O Mother!
The night hath passed,
the omen are blessed,
daytime shall rise;
Folks dance with Narmada.
Victory to proud Gujarat!
See also
Notes
- ^ Gujarati pronunciation: [dʒəj dʒəj ˈgəɾʋi ˈgudʒɾat]; lit. 'Victory to Proud Gujarat'
- ^ See Help:IPA/Gujarati and Gujarati phonology.
References
- ^ a b "Newest version of Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat song launched(Video)". DeshGujarat. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ a b c Ibrahim, Farhana (2012). "The Region and Its Margins: Re-Appropriations of the Border from 'Mahagujarat' to 'Swarnim Gujarat'". Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (32): 66–72. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 23251801.
- ^ a b Bharat Yagnik; Ashish Vashi (2 July 2010). "No Gujarati dept in Veer Narmad, Hemchandracharya varsities". The Times of India. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Tevani, Shailesh (1 January 2003). C.C. Mehta. Sahitya Akademi. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-260-1676-1. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Desai, Rakesh (2014). "Scripting a Region: Narmad's Idea of Gujarat". Indian Literature. 58 (3 (281)): 175–187. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 44753748.
- ^ Suhrud, Tridip. "Narmadashankar Lalshankar: Towards History and Self Knowing" (PDF). Narrations of a Nation: Explorations Through Intellectual Biographies (Ph.D). Ahmedabad: School of Social Sciences, Gujarat University. p. 33. hdl:10603/46631.