mata mata o mata o karva mata
patni pati ka tute na nata
patni ke sar pe saya pati ka
dharti pe jaise ambar ka chhata

aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur
aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur
meri mang me saja rahe chutki bar sindur
aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur

jeete ji na ram kare tum se alag ho jau
jeete ji na ram kare tum se alag ho jau
sath rahungi pass rahungi chahe kahi mai kho jau
ek pal me sau baar lungi tera naam jarur
aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur

ye jeevan ek vaada hai vaada pura karna hai
ye jeevan ek vaada hai vaada pura karna hai
in kadmo me jeena hai in kadmo me marna hai
pal bhar to meri najaro se tum mat jana dur
aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur
meri mang me saja rahe chutki bar sindur
aur bhale kuch bhi ho jaye mujhko sab manjur

Mother, mother, oh mother of fasts,
May the bond of wife and husband forever last.
A wife's head, a husband's grace,
Like the sky's vast, sheltering space.

And though all else may crumble, I accept it all,
And though all else may crumble, I heed the call,
May this pinch of vermilion in my parting hair,
Adorn me always, beyond compare.
And though all else may crumble, I accept it all.

May fate never decree we part, in life's embrace,
May fate never decree we part, in time or space,
I'll stay with you, near you, though lost in a maze,
A hundred times a moment, I'll whisper your name always.
And though all else may crumble, I accept it all.

This life, a vow we made, a promise to keep,
This life, a vow we made, a promise to reap,
In these footprints to live, in these footprints to die,
Never from my sight, let your presence fly.
And though all else may crumble, I accept it all.
May this pinch of vermilion in my parting hair,
Adorn me always, beyond compare.
And though all else may crumble, I accept it all.