Byakul Maila

Pradeep Kumar Rai, professionally known as Byakul Maila, is a Nepalese poet who composed the lyrics of the current Nepalese national anthem Sayaun Thunga Phulka.

Byakul Maila
व्याकुल माइला
Byakul Maila at an interview for Aajako Press (2022)
Born	Pradeep Kumar Rai (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 49) Okhaldhunga, Nepal
Citizenship	Nepali
Occupation(s)	Poet, songwriter
Notable work	Lyricist of national anthem of Nepal.

His writing was selected to be the national anthem of the newly declared Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on 30 November 2006 out of 1272 submissions. The new national anthem was meant to be representative of the new era in the history of Nepal, after the abolition of monarchy in 2006. Amber Gurung composed music for the song.^[1][2][3]

National anthem lyrics

Nepali text	IAST Transliteration	Meaning
सयौँ थूंगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली सार्वभौम भई फैलिएका, मेची-महाकाली। प्रकृतिका कोटि-कोटि सम्पदाको आँँचल 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।	Sayaũ thūṅgā phūlkā hāmī, euṭai mālā Nepālī sārvabhaum bhai phailiekā, Mecī-Mahākālī Prakṛtikā koṭi-koṭi sampadāko ā̃cala, vīrharūkā ragatale, svatantra ra aṭala Jñānabhūmi, śāntibhūmi Tarāī, Pahāḍ, Himāla, akhaṇḍa yo pyāro hāmro mātṛbhūmi Nepāla Bahul jāti, bhāṣā, dharma, saṃskṛti chan viśāla agragāmī rāṣṭra hāmro, jaya jaya Nepāla!	Made of hundreds of flowers, we a single garland Nepali Staying independent we have scattered from Mechi to Mahakali With the quilt of billions of natural heritages Independent and immovable because of the blood of the brave. Land of knowledge, land of peace, terai, hills, mountains Indivisible, our loved motherland, Nepal Hundreds of races, language, religion; traditions are huge Rising Fast is our country, Hail hail to Nepal.

References

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