ek raaje betaa le kar
udane waalaa ghodaa
ek raaje betaa le kar
udane waalaa ghodaa
desh-desh ki sair ki khaatir
apne ghar se niklaa
desh-desh ki sair ki khaatir
apne ghar se niklaa

udte-udte chalte-chalte
thake jo uske paanv
udte-udte chalte-chalte
thake jo uske paanv
to ek jaa par baith gayaa
wo dekh ke thandi chhaanv
to ek jaa par baith gayaa
wo dekh ke thandi chhaanv

itne me honi ne apni
basi vahaan bajaai
itae me honi ne apni
basi vahaan bajaai
jisko sun kar pariyo ki
shahajaadi daudi aai
jisko sun kar pariyo ki
shahajaadi daudi aai

A prince, astride a winged steed,
A prince, astride a winged steed,
For journeys to unknown lands,
From his home, he was freed.
For journeys to unknown lands,
From his home, he was freed.

As flight and travel wearied him,
His hooves began to yearn,
As flight and travel wearied him,
His hooves began to yearn,
He rested in a shadowed space,
Where cool breezes softly burn.
He rested in a shadowed space,
Where cool breezes softly burn.

Then Destiny, with flute in hand,
Began its haunting play,
Then Destiny, with flute in hand,
Began its haunting play,
And at its call, a princess fair,
Of fairies, came to sway.
And at its call, a princess fair,
Of fairies, came to sway.