babul ka ye ghar behna
kuch din ka thikana hain
babul ka ye ghar gauri
kuch din ka thikana hain
banke dulhan ek din
tujhe piya ghar jana hain
banke dulhan ek din
tujhe piya ghar jana hain
babul ka ye ghar gauri
kuch din ka thikana hain

babul teri bagiya ki
main to wo kali hu re
o babul teri bagiya ki
main to wo kali hu re
chhod teri bagiya mujhe
ghar piya ka sajana hain
kyu chhod teri bagiya mujhe
ghar piya ka sajana hain
beti ghar babul ke
kisi aur ki amanat hain
beti ghar babul ke
kisi aur ki amanat hain
dastur duniya ka
hum sab ko nibhana hain
ha ye dastur duniya ka
hum sab ko nibhana hain
babul ka ye ghar gauri
kuch din ka thikana hain

maiya tere aanchal ki
main hu kaisi gudiya re
maiya tere aanchal ki
main hu kaisi gudiya re
tune mujhe janam diya
tera ghar kyu begana hain
maiya tune mujhe janam diya
tera ghar kyu begana hain
maiya pe kya beet rahi
behna tu ye kya jane
maiya pe kya beet rahi
behna tu ye kya jane
kaleje ke tukde ko
ro ro ke bhulana hain
kaleje ke tukde ko
ro ro ke bhulana hain
babul ka ye ghar gauri
kuch din ka thikana hain

bhaiya tere angana ki
main hu aisi chidiya re
ho bhaiya tere angana ki
main hu aisi chidiya re
raat bhar basera hain
subh ud jana hain
raat bhar basera hain
subh ud jana hain
yaade tere bachpan ki
hum sab ko rulayengi
yaade tere bachpan ki
hum sab ko rulayengi
phir bhi teri doli ko
kaandha to lagana hain
behna teri doli ko
kaandha to lagana hain
babul ka ye ghar gauri
kuch din ka thikana hain

This house, O sister, of your father,
A temporary haven, you see.
This house, O maiden, of your father,
A fleeting shelter, it will be.
As a bride one day,
To your beloved’s home you shall depart.
As a bride one day,
To your beloved’s home you shall depart.
This house, O maiden, of your father,
A temporary haven, you see.

Father, in your garden,
I am but a tender bud, you see.
Oh, father, in your garden,
I am but a tender bud, you see.
Leaving your garden,
To adorn my beloved’s home I must go.
Why must I leave your garden,
To adorn my beloved’s home I must go.
A daughter in her father’s home,
Belongs to another, it is true.
A daughter in her father’s home,
Belongs to another, it is true.
The world’s traditions,
We all must uphold, you see.
Yes, these world's traditions,
We all must uphold, you see.
This house, O maiden, of your father,
A temporary haven, you see.

Mother, in your embrace,
I am but a doll, so fragile and dear.
Mother, in your embrace,
I am but a doll, so fragile and dear.
You gave me life,
Why is your home now strange to me?
Mother, you gave me life,
Why is your home now strange to me?
What mother endures,
Sister, you cannot know.
What mother endures,
Sister, you cannot know.
A piece of her own heart,
She must let go with tears.
A piece of her own heart,
She must let go with tears.
This house, O maiden, of your father,
A temporary haven, you see.

Brother, in your courtyard,
I am a little bird, I do declare.
Oh, brother, in your courtyard,
I am a little bird, I do declare.
A night of rest,
Then I must fly away at dawn.
A night of rest,
Then I must fly away at dawn.
Childhood memories,
Will bring us all to tears, I know.
Childhood memories,
Will bring us all to tears, I know.
Yet, your palanquin,
We must still carry, you see.
Sister, your palanquin,
We must still carry, you see.
This house, O maiden, of your father,
A temporary haven, you see.