bhala thaa kitnaa apnaa bachpan
bhalaa thaa kitnaa
bhala thaa kitnaa apnaa bachpan
bhalaa thaa kitnaa

din bhar tu pedo ke tale
rahti thi pasaare aanchal
din bhar tu pedo ke tale
rahti thi pasaare aanchal
aur mai daalo se
phaika kartaa thaa tod ke phal
aur mai daalo se
phaika kartaa thaa tod ke phal
maali thaa bas humaraa dushaman
apnaa bachpan bhalaa thaa kitnaa
bhala thaa kitnaa apnaa bachpan
bhalaa thaa kitnaa

yaad bhi hai vo khel ki baat
jab hum nikaalte the baraat
yaad bhi hai vo khel ki baat
jab hum nikaalte the baraat
ladke mujh ko dulhaa banaate
sakhiyaan tujhko banaati dulhan
apnaa bachpan bhalaa thaa kitnaa
bhala thaa kitnaa apnaa bachpan
bhalaa thaa kitnaa

din ko khel me aur raato ko
baato me kho jaate the
raja raani ke kisse
sunte sunte so jaate the
din ko khel me aur raato ko
baato me kho jaate the
raja raani ke kisse
sunte sunte so jaate the
aankh me nir kaa naam nahi thaa
aankh me nir kaa naam nahi thaa
dil see koso dur thi dhadakan
apnaa bachpan bhalaa thaa kitnaa
bhala thaa kitnaa apnaa bachpan
bhalaa thaa kitnaa

How good was our childhood,
How good.
How good was our childhood,
How good.

You, beneath the trees all day,
Spread your sheltering shawl.
You, beneath the trees all day,
Spread your sheltering shawl.
While I from branches high,
Would hurl down fruits that fall.
The gardener, our only foe,
How good was our childhood,
How good.
How good was our childhood,
How good.

Do you recall those games we played,
When we formed a wedding parade?
Do you recall those games we played,
When we formed a wedding parade?
Boys would crown me as the groom,
You, the bridesmaids' radiant maiden.
How good was our childhood,
How good.
How good was our childhood,
How good.

Lost in games by day, at night,
Lost in tales of light,
Lost in games by day, at night,
Lost in tales of light.
Stories of kings and queens we heard,
Drifting off to sleep.
No tears were ever shed,
No tears were ever shed.
The beat of worry, miles away,
How good was our childhood,
How good.
How good was our childhood,
How good.