dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, ye duniya ajayabakhana re
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, ye duniya ajayabakhaana re
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana

kali ghodi pe baith ke kal ham gaye bazar
are tel to dekha tha pahale se aur dekhi tel ki dhaar
jo kuch dekha dekh ke hamako
are jo kuch dekha dekh ke hamako yaad aaye sirirama re
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
ye duniya ajayabakhana re zamana o ho ho
aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana

chor ki chaukidari dekhi, aur andhon ki thakurai
dekhe bagula bhagat hazaron, gup-chup karen safai
mangen bhikh karodimal ji, damadeelaal dhanawana
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, zamana o ho ho
aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana

sab qudarat ka khel hai bhai, kah gaye das kabir
roz badalati hai ye duniya, aur badale har taqadir
jisaki nazar kabhi na badale
are isaki nazar kabhi na badale
hai lakhon mein wahi sayana re
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana, zamana o ho ho
aaya ye kaisa zamana, dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
ye duniya ajayabakhana re dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana
o dekho aaya ye kaisa zamana

Behold, a time arrived, a strange, bizarre domain,
Behold, a time arrived, a world of curious stain.
Behold, a time arrived, behold, a time that's strange,
Oh, behold, a time arrived, this world, a curious exchange.
Behold, a time arrived, behold, a time that's strange.

A dark mare bore us to the market square,
Where oil we'd seen before, and watched its flowing snare.
What we beheld, what we did see,
Awakened Rama's name, a memory.
Behold, a time arrived, behold, a time that's strange,
Oh, behold, a time arrived, this world, a curious exchange.
This strange, bizarre domain, oh, ho, ho,
A time arrived, behold, a time that's strange.

We saw thieves in guard, and blind men in their reign,
Saw hypocrites abound, in secret, cleansing stain.
Millionaires begged, while penny-rich ones kept their hold,
Behold, a time arrived, behold, a time that's bold.
Oh, behold, a time arrived,
This strange, bizarre domain, oh, ho, ho,
A time arrived, behold, a time that's strange.

It's all God's play, my friend, so spoke the devotee,
This world, it shifts and turns, and changes destiny.
Whose vision never shifts, whose gaze remains the same,
Is wise among the million, in this bewildering game.
Behold, a time arrived, behold, a time that's strange,
Oh, behold, a time arrived,
This strange, bizarre domain, oh, ho, ho,
A time arrived, behold, a time that's strange.
This world, a curious domain, behold, a time that's strange,
Oh, behold, a time arrived.