duniyaa ye gol hai andar se pol hai
rupaye kaa mol hai baaki sab jhol hai
income ho andaa to patni maare danda
jivan ki gaadi bhavar me hai
badaa problem hai bhaiyaa
kyunki aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa

aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, yahi problem hai all india
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, ab kaa kare bhaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa

pahli taarikh jab aati hai, to biryaani pak jaati hai
gyaarah taarikh jab aati hai, achaar ki naubat aa jaati hai
manhgaai ne sabko mara, band baji khushiyo ki
lendaar ki line lage hai, maar pade baniyo ki haay
maar pade baniyo ki
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, are bahut mushkil hai bhaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa

bivi maange jab bhi saadi, miyaa bole i am sorry
chhodo shopping chhodo theatre
kaam chalaao tv dekhkar
tata biralaa ke ghar denaa aglaa janam hame tu
yahi maangna chaahe agar mil jaae brahmaa vishnu
haan mil jaae brahmaa vishnu
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, tension hi tension hai bhaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa

bhukhaa rahnaa jab padtaa hai
bhagvaan kaa gallaa yaad aataa hai
tode jo gallaa chillar milti hai
chaay bhi jisme nahi banti hai
middle class ki kadak hai istri par khisaa hai khaali
bis se lekar tis ke din vo khaali bajaae thaali haay
khaali bajaae thaali
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, chal nikal le bhaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
hai yahi sabki tension life lambi chhoti pension
ab kaise gujaraa ho bhaiyaa, yahi problem hai all india
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa
aamdani athanni kharchaa rupaiyaa

The world, a sphere, hollow within,
Where coin holds sway, and truth is thin.
If income's zero, the wife's wrath falls,
Life's chariot trapped, answering fate's calls.
A heavy problem, brother dear,
When pennies earned cannot quell the fear,
Of earning a trifle, while spending a pound.

Earning a trifle, while spending a pound,
That's the tension, all around.
Life is long, but pensions are slight,
How to survive, in fading light?
This problem's global, a universal plea,
Earning a trifle, for all to see.
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound.

The first of the month, a feast so grand,
Biryani's aroma, across the land.
By the eleventh, a pickle's plight,
Austerity's shadow, dimming the light.
Inflation's a monster, joy takes flight,
Creditors gather, a frightening sight.
The money lenders, their grip so tight.
That's the tension, burning bright.
Life is long, but pensions are slight,
How to survive, in fading light?
Oh, the struggle, in endless plight,
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound.

When the wife desires a sari's sheen,
"I'm sorry," the husband, feels mean.
Forget the shops, the theatre's gleam,
Content yourself with the TV screen.
Oh, grant us rebirth, in a wealthy's lair,
Let us be born where fortunes are fair.
If we could but meet Brahma and Vishnu then...
Yes, if we could meet them then...
That's the tension, binding men.
Life is long, but pensions are slight,
How to survive, in fading light?
Tension and worry, a heavy frown,
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound.

When hunger gnaws, a bitter sting,
God's coffers are what memories bring.
The savings are broken, the coins are few,
Not even enough to brew a cup of tea, it's true.
The middle class, ironed clothes worn thin,
The twenties and thirties, where hunger sets in.
Empty plates clatter, where hunger comes in,
Empty plates clatter, where hunger comes in.
That's the tension, gripping the kin.
Life is long, but pensions are slight,
How to survive, in fading light?
Let's just leave this place, and never look back again,
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound.
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound,
That's the tension, all around.
Life is long, but pensions are slight,
How to survive, in fading light?
This problem's global, a universal plea,
Earning a trifle, for all to see.
Earning a trifle, while spending a pound.