The lyrics were written by Hemant Bisht, with music by the noted Uttarakhandi folk musician Narendra Singh Negi.
The theme is set to reflect the geography, ecology, fauna and flora, culture, festivals, music, cuisine, arts, and lifestyle of the people of Uttarakhand.
At the selection committee's sixth meet on 19 January 2016, the song Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi penned by Hemant Bisht, a lecturer of Biology at the Government Inter College, Nainital was finally selected as the official state song among 203 entries it received from all-over India.
Ganga yamuna tera añcal divy himālay tera shiṣ Sab dharmoñ ki chāya tujh par cār dhām dete āshīṣ, Shrībadri kedāranāth hãi kaliyar hemakunḍ atipāvan.
Rangīli ghāṭi shaukoñ ki yañ maḍuva jhungara bhaṭ an-dhan Tāl thāl bugyāl gilī car būn tarāi bhābar baṇ, Bhañti-bhañti lagai gunjar hāi cāhiñ phir lai uṭhās bhari cha man.
Gauṛi bhaiñsyūnn gunjata goṭhyār aipaṇ sajya har ghar har dvār Ām dhāṇ ki dhuri beṭi-bvāri kala prāṇ chan shilpakār, Baṇ pungaṛa sera pandroñ ma banṭaṇa chan sukh-dukh sang-sang.
Kastūri mrig brahm kamal hai bhyoñli burañs ghughuti monāl ḍhol nagāṛe damua huṛaka raṇasingha muruli sur-tāl, Jāgar hār meñ thaḍya jhumailo jhvaṛa chapeli pānḍav nartan.
Kumbh harela basant phul dei utariṇi kauthig nanda jāt Sumana kesari jītu mādho candr singh vīroñ ki thāt, Jiyārāni tīlu rauteli gaura par garvit jan-jan. Abhinandan!
[kʊ̃mbʱ ɦɐ.ɾeː.la̠ː bɐ.sɐ̠̃n̪.t̪ᵊ pʰʊl d̪eː.iː ʊ.t̪ɐ.ɾɪ.ɳiː kɔː.t̪ʰɪg nɐ̃n̪.d̪a̠ː d͡ʒa̠ːt̪] [sʊ̃.mɐ̃.na̠ː keː.sɐ.ɾiː d͡ʒiː.t̪uː ma̠ː.d̪ʱoː t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾᵊ sɪ̃ŋɡʱ ʋiː.ɾõː kiː t̪ʰa̠ːt̪ |] [d͡ʒɪ.ja̠ː.ɾã̠ː.niː t̪iː.luː rɔː.t̪eː.liː gɔː.ɾa̠ː pɐɾ gɐɾ.ʋɪt̪ d͡ʒã̠ːn d͡ʒã̠ːn ‖] [ɐ.bʱɪ̃.nɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ̃n | ɐ.bʱɪ̃.nɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ̃n ‖] 𝄆 [ʊt̪̚.t̪ɐ.ɾa̠ː.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ d̪eː.ʋɐ.bʱũː.miː ma̠ː.t̪ɾɪ.bʱũː.miː ʃɐt̪ ʃɐt̪ ʋɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ̃n ɐ.bʱɪ̃.nɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ̃n ‖] 𝄇 Uttarakhand, o sacred motherland of gods, may thou be praised and greeted a hundredfold!
Uttarakhand, o sacred motherland of gods, be thou praised and greeted a hundredfold!
'Tis the land of martyrs, heritage of braves, 'tis the mother of revolutions, soil of sacrifices!
May thy glory and splendour blossom, to thee my body and mind are devoted!
Delightful valleys of Shaukas, where maduwa, jhangora, bhat and grains grow plentifully.
Lakes, hills, meadows, groves of Terai and Bhabar filled with great beauty!
Barns of cows and buffaloes abuzz, every house and door adorned in aipan.
We share our pleasures and pains in woods, farms, homes and fields, all equally.
Musk deer, Brahma Kamal, lovely are the Burans, Ghughuti and Monals.
Kumbh, Harela, Basant, Phul Dei, Uttarayani, Kauthig, Nanda Jat are the feasts and lores.
Suman, Kesari, Jitu, Madho, Chandra Singh, our tradition of great heroes.
Tilu Rauteli reigneth our hearts and Gaura Devi remaineth the pride of peoples.