English: Made of Hundreds of Flowers | |
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National anthem of Nepal | |
Lyrics | Byakul Maila, 2007 |
Music | Amber Gurung, 2007 |
Published | 2007 |
Adopted | 3 August 2007 |
Preceded by | "Shriman Gambhir" |
Audio sample | |
Instrumental rendition performed by the U.S. Navy Band |
"Sayaun Thunga Phulka", or "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka" (Nepali: सयौँ थुँगा फूलका, pronounced [sʌjʌ̃ũ̯ tʰuŋɡa ɸulka]; "Made of Hundreds of Flowers"), is the national anthem of Nepal. It was officially adopted as the anthem on 3 August 2007 during a ceremony held at the conference hall of National Planning Commission, inside Singha Durbar, by the speaker of the interim parliament, Subash Chandra Nembang.[1][2] The previous Nepalese national anthem, "Shriman Gambhir", had been adopted in 1962 but was dropped following the treaty of the monarchy.[3]
The lyrics of the national anthem were penned by the poet Pradeep Kumar Rai, alias Byakul Maila. The music was composed by the late Amber Gurung. The national anthem is simply worded, praising Nepalese sovereignty, unity, courage, pride, scenic beauty, progress, peace, cultural and biological diversity and respect. In August 2016, the BBC ranked Nepal's national anthem third in its list of Rio 2016: The most amazing national anthems, citing its musical differences compared to other anthems.[4]
The Maoists...when they did finally agree peace, deciding to work within the political system after the public started protesting against the king in Kathmandu, one of their terms was that the anthem be changed.