aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani
roz nayi aur roz purani roz nayi aur roz purani
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani

maat pita ki god me hai wo uski god me gudiya
maat pita ki god me hai wo uski god me gudiya
angana kheli palna soyi mithi mithi nindiya
angana kheli palna soyi mithi mithi nindiya
bachpan bita aayi jawani bachpan bita aayi jawani
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani

nayihar taj sasural sudayi chakki se preet lagai
nayihar taj sasural sudayi chakki se preet lagai
saas nanad se kape thar thar maiya ram duhai
saas nanad se kape thar thar maiya ram duhai
nis din ro ro khoye jamane nis din ro ro khoye jamane
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani

kal jo bahu thi aaj hai dadi jhuk gayi haye kamariya
kal jo bahu thi aaj hai dadi jhuk gayi haye kamariya
haay bhar gaya ghar beti beto se biti jaye umariya
bhar gaya ghar beti beto se biti jaye umariya
aurat ki ye ram kahani aurat ki ye ram kahani
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani
roz nayi aur roz purani roz nayi aur roz purani
aurat ek kahani maiya aurat ek kahani maiya

A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story,
Ever new, yet always old, ever new, yet always old,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story.

In her parents' lap, a doll in her own,
In her parents' lap, a doll in her own,
She played in the courtyard, slumbered in the cradle, sweet, sweet sleep,
She played in the courtyard, slumbered in the cradle, sweet, sweet sleep,
Childhood past, youth arrived, childhood past, youth arrived,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story.

Leaving her home, she embraced a new home, a love for the grinding stone,
Leaving her home, she embraced a new home, a love for the grinding stone,
Trembling before mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mother, oh, Lord, deliver me,
Trembling before mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mother, oh, Lord, deliver me,
Weeping day and night, lost to time, weeping day and night, lost to time,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story.

She who was a daughter-in-law, now a grandmother, her back bent low, alas,
She who was a daughter-in-law, now a grandmother, her back bent low, alas,
Her home filled with daughters and sons, her years slipping away,
Her home filled with daughters and sons, her years slipping away,
This is the story of a woman, this is the story of a woman,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story,
Ever new, yet always old, ever new, yet always old,
A woman, a story, Mother, a woman, a story, Mother.