are tohri beti se na sadi karega hamra bhaiya
bhaiya ki sadi me kharcha hoga bahut rupaiya bolo sara ra ra
are tar ke jaisa mhara bhaiya,beti tumhari choti
caram board me kaise fit hogi,satranj ki goti bolo sara ra ra
are gora chitta hamra beta beti tumhari kali
bol ye kaise banegi hamre bhaiya ki gharwali bolo sara ra ra

lakh kahe tu babua lekin karu na aise sadi me
apne hatho se aise kaise kar lu barbadi mai
tujhko nahi pata hai bhabhi jab usi ghar me aayegi
pyar hamra bategi wo jhagda roj karayegi
are tum jo sadi nahi karoge
to zid ye hum thanenge kuch bhi kahoge tohari bhaiya
baat na eko manenge baat na eko manenge
are baat na eko manenge

are chhod ke tumko gaaw shahar hum kaise jayenge
are chhod ke tumko gaon shahar hum kaise jayenge
akele na rah payenge o bhaiya akele na rah payenge
akele na rah payenge o bhaiya akele na rah payenge
padha likha ke tujhe bada insan banayenge
padha likha ke tujhe bada insan banayenge
tujhse milne ayenge o babua milne ayenge
o tujhse milne ayenge shahar me milne ayenge

phulo ka sehra bandh le bhaiya tu kahna man le
babua abhi nadan tu sach kya hai ye jaan le
sune sune ghar me jo bhabhi ayegi
pyari pyari bhabhi khushhali layegi
bhabhi jo ayegi wo maja chakhayegi
ungali me hum dono ko nachayegi
kuch bhi karo bahana dulha tumhe banayenge
kuch bhi karo bahana dulha tumhe banayenge
akele na rah payenge o bhaiya akele na rah payenge
tujhse milne ayenge o babua milne ayenge
o tujhse milne ayenge

My brother will not wed your daughter, no.
A wedding feasts on fortunes, the heart's slow flow.
My brother, a wire, taut and keen,
Your daughter, a miniature, unseen.
How can a queen on a chessboard play,
When shadows dance and the sun's gone grey?
My brother, a pearl, with a face so fair,
Your daughter, a raven, lost in despair.
How can she be the mistress of his home,
When darkness reigns and the heart will roam?

Though you may plead, I will not agree,
To wreck my world, for all to see.
You do not know, when she arrives,
Our love will break, our peace survives
A constant fight, a daily sting,
Our bond will shatter, no joy she'll bring.
If you refuse, we take our stand,
Against your will, across the land.
No word you speak will change our way,
No word you speak will change the day.
No word you speak will bend our will.

How can we leave, forsaking you?
How can we leave, what else to do?
We cannot bear to be alone,
My brother's soul, our weary moan.
We cannot bear to be alone,
My brother's soul, our weary moan.
We'll educate you, make you whole,
And raise you to a higher goal.
We'll come to visit, find our ease,
We'll come to visit, find our peace.
We'll come to visit, oh my dear,
We'll come to visit, quell all fear.
We'll come to visit, in the town,
We'll come to visit, wear a crown.

Wear the garland, brother, heed our plea,
My son, so young, the truth you'll see.
When she arrives in the empty space,
She'll bring a joy, a loving grace.
The sister-in-law will bring delight,
And dance us both with all her might.
Whatever happens, you'll be the groom,
Whatever happens, banish gloom.
We cannot bear to be alone,
My brother's soul, our weary moan.
We'll come to visit, oh my dear,
We'll come to visit, banish fear.
We'll come to visit.