क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा
qadam qadam baRhaae jaa
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क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा
Keep advancing step by step
क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा
ख़ुशी के गीत गए जा
यह ज़िन्दगी है क़ौम की
तू क़ौम पे लुटाए जा
Keep advancing step by step
keep singing songs of joy
This life of yours belongs to the people,
spend it for the people!
तू शेर-ए-हिंद आगे बढ़
मरने से तू कभी न डर
उड़ा के दुश्मनों का सर
जोश-ए-वतन बढ़ाए जा
You go forward, Lion of India,
don't ever be afraid of death.
Blowing off the enemy's head,
raise the spirits of your nation!
हिम्मत तेरी बढ़ती रहे
ख़ुदा तेरी सुनता रहे
जो सामने तेरे खड़े
तू ख़ाक में मिलाए जा
May your courage keep increasing
May God keep listening to you
Whoever stands opposing you,
make him bite the dust!
चलो दिल्ली पुकार के
क़ौमी निशान संभाल के
लाल क़िले पे गाड़ के
लहराए जा लहराए जा
Go, to the shout of "Delhi!"
holding the national emblem,
and planting it on the Red Fort,
let it wave, let it wave!
About this song
- Music
- A.R. Rahman, C. Ramachandra, Ram Singh Thakuri
qadam qadam baRhaae jaa (Hindi: क़दम क़दम बढ़ाए जा, Urdu: قدم قدم بڑھائے جا) "Keep advancing step by step" or "Keep marching", is a song originally composed by the Indian independence fighter and musician Ram Singh Thakuri to be used as the marching song of the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose. It has been reinterpreted by other composers such as C. Ramachandra and A.R. Rahman, and is today also used as a the quick regimental march of the Indian Army.