hamare hal pe reham karo ke humse aur nahi hota
roz ye natak roz ye maikap chikani chupadi malish karna
khaddar jaisi gale ghis ke burash ke jaisi palish karna
nahi hota aa tha jab janam liya tha
pi hoke mar gayi aa tha jab janam liya tha
pi hoke mar gayi achha tha jab pita tha mai
jita tha mar gayi jabse piti hu mai
jiti hu arey mar gayi mar gayi mar gayi, mar gayi
aa tha jab janam liya tha pi hoke mar gayi

asli surat bhul gaye hai nakal ki aisi taisi ho
asli surat bhul gaye hai nakal ki aisi taisi ho
aaine dekh ke khud ko bolte the
kaisi hai mar gaya apna pantcoat
jo dhota tha rah gayi mai ye paiticoat hai dhoti
arey mar gayi mar gayi mar gayi, mar gayi
aa tha jab janam liya tha pi hoke mar gayi
arey mar gayi mar gayi mar gayi, mar gayi
aa tha jab janam liya tha pi hoke mar gayi
kahe shor karat hai sasuri kahe shor karat hai sasuri
sasuri, sasuri shor karat hai sasuri

aurat jat ko chup na lage ek bole to duniya jage
aurat jat ko chup na lage ek bole to duniya jage
bor bor bor karat sasuri bor karat sasuri
kan pkadkar uad jaye kaga aaspadosh me halla bhaga
kan pkadkar uad jaye kaga aaspadosh me halla bhaga
bor bor bor karat sasuri kahe shor karat hai sasuri
kahe shor karat hai sasuri shor na kar aur na kar
arey zara gor to kar monvarat sasuri sasuri sasuri sasu

Have mercy on my state, for I can bear no more.
This daily play, this makeup's sheen, this smooth facade,
A coarse cloth chafing at the throat, polished like a brush,
I cannot. I was, when I was born,
And I died being. I was, when I was born,
And died being. Better when I drank,
I lived. I died the moment I began to drink,
I live, alas, I am dead, dead, dead, dead.
I was, when I was born, and died being.

We have forgotten our true face, damn this imitation.
We have forgotten our true face, damn this imitation.
Gazing in the mirror, we used to ask ourselves,
"How am I?" My coat is dead.
I, who once washed, am now this coat, this dhoti.
Alas, I am dead, dead, dead, dead.
I was, when I was born, and died being.
Alas, I am dead, dead, dead, dead.
I was, when I was born, and died being.
The mother-in-law shouts, why does the mother-in-law shout?
Mother-in-law, mother-in-law shouts, the mother-in-law.

The woman's caste must not be revealed, if one speaks, the world awakens.
The woman's caste must not be revealed, if one speaks, the world awakens.
Bore, bore, bore, the mother-in-law bores, the mother-in-law bores.
Clutching their ears, the crows take flight, panic spreads through the neighborhood.
Clutching their ears, the crows take flight, panic spreads through the neighborhood.
Bore, bore, bore, the mother-in-law bores, why does the mother-in-law shout?
Why does the mother-in-law shout? Do not shout, and do not.
Alas, consider this, a vow of silence, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, mother-in-law.