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Shriman Gambhir

Former national anthem of Nepal (1962–2006)

Summary

Former national anthem of Nepal (1962–2006)

Field	Value
title	श्रीमान् गम्भीर
transcription	ne
english_title	'Thee May Glory Crown, Courageous Sovereign'
image	Coat of arms of Nepal (1962–2008).svg
image_size	200
alt_title	राष्ट्रिय गान
en_alt_title	'National Song'
caption	Former coat of arms of Nepal
prefix	Former national
country	Nepal
author	Chakrapani Chalise
lyrics_date	1924
composer	Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi
music_date	1899
adopted	16 December 1962
until	19 May 2006
successor	"Sayaun Thunga Phulka"
sound	Shriman Gambhir.ogg
sound_title	Choral rendition in G major

"****", also known as "Rāṣṭriya Gān", was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Nepal from 1962 to 19 May 2006, when the political parties prepared to abolish the monarchy. It was officially replaced by "Sayaun Thunga Phulka".

History

The music was composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi (grandfather of musician Louis Banks) in 1899, and the lyrics were written by Chakrapani Chalise in 1924. It was adopted as the country's national anthem in 1962, as a homage to the Nepalese sovereign.

The song originally had two stanzas, but the Nepalese government dropped the second stanza upon adopting the song as the national anthem. The stanza that was retained honoured the king.

Replacement

Following the 2006 democracy movement in Nepal, "Rastriya Gaan" was discontinued by order of the interim legislature of Nepal in August 2007, after it was seen as merely glorifying the monarchy instead of representing the nation as a whole. It was then replaced by the current national anthem "Sayaun Thunga Phulka".

Lyrics

When officially adopted, the government of Nepal dropped the second verse of the song.

The second verse of the song largely remained unknown to most people. On 11 January 2019, a video was released on YouTube of a re-recorded and rendered version of the anthem with its second verse. The first four-bar of the song features a regal orchestral introduction which is soon followed by a choir singing. It was dropped in the version which became the national anthem.

Nepali original	IPA transcription
श्रीमान् गम्भीर नेपाली	Srimān gambhir Nepāli

English translation
Thee may glory crown, courageous Sovereign,

Notes

References

[http://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/constitution_1962.pdf 1962 Constitution] constitutionnet.org
"Nepal's New and Old Nepali National Anthem". NepalVista.
(2 December 2006). "The New Nepali National Anthem". Blogspot.
"Radio Nepal 1967". INTERVAL SIGNALS.
"Nepal (1962-2006)". nationalanthems.info.
(20 June 2003). "Rastriya Gaan...". Worldwide Nepalese Students' Organisation.
(10 January 2019). "Avyukkta - Shreemaan Gambhira || Full Version [Official Video] Old National Anthem of Nepal".

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