chalti firti dukh ki kahani teri bhi kya jindgani
chalti firti dukh ki kahani teri bhi kya jindgani
dukh ki chita par jalti jawani teri bhi kya kahani

sir par tapasya ki bindiya lagakar
balidan aankho me bharke
dharti ke upar pritam ki khatir jiti hai tu mar mar ke
kurbani ki jinda nishani teri bhi kya kahani
chalti firti dukh ki kahani teri bhi kya jindgani

hatho me tere samarpan ke kangana
hatho me tere samarpan ke kangana
pairo me tyag ki payal fir bhi o devi kya teri kismat
jiwan hai tera ghayal o aasu me dubi ghar ki rani
teri bhi kya hai kahani chalti firti dukh ki kahani
teri bhi kya jindgani teri bhi kya jindgani

A walking tale of sorrow, your life's a wandering ache,
A walking tale of sorrow, your life's a wandering ache.
Upon the pyre of grief, your youth, a burning stake.

Upon your brow, the mark of penance, gently placed,
With sacrifice within your eyes, a world embraced.
For love, you live, on earth, and die, your spirit chased,
A living sign of offering, your story's bitter taste.
A walking tale of sorrow, your life's a wandering ache.

On your wrists, the bangles of surrender, softly gleam,
On your wrists, the bangles of surrender, a flowing dream.
On your feet, the anklets of renunciation, a muted scream.
Yet, oh, goddess, what fate, a wounded, fading theme.
Your life, a wounded thing, a queen of tears it seems,
A tale of sorrow's wandering, a life it only gleams.
Your life's a wandering ache, a life it only gleams.