ek daur vo bhi tha, ek daur ye bhi hai
ek daur vo bhi tha, ek daur ye bhi hai
ek daur ye bhi hai

ek daur vo bhi tha
ham jo kah na pate the aap vo bhi sunte the
kanto ko pare karke ek phul chunte the
ek khvab bunte the, ek daur vo bhi tha

ek daur ye bhi hai
jo bhi kehna sunana hai khud se kehte sunte hai
phul ho ke kaante ho apne aap hi chunte hai
jitne sapne tute hai utne sapne bunte hai
ek daur ye bhi hai, ye bhi hai, ye bhi hai

ek daur vo bhi tha
ham jaha bhi jate the sath sath jaate the
sath ladakhadate the
sath ladakhadate to ham sambhal bhi jate the
ham sambhal bhi jate the, ek daur vo bhi tha

ek daur ye bhi hai
ab jaha bhi jaate hai puchhate hai raste bhi
kyo akele phirate ho
is tarah sambhalna kya lagta hai ke girte ho
lagta hai ke girte ho, ek daur ye bhi hai
ek daur ye bhi hai ye bhi hai, ye bhi hai

ek daur vo bhi tha jab bahut thi nazdiki
ek daur ye bhi hai jab hai utni hi duri
kisko dosh de koi vaqt ki ye majburi
raat baqi hai lekin nind ho chuki puri
ek daur vo bhi tha, vo bhi tha, vo bhi tha
ek daur ye bhi hai, ye bhi hai, ye bhi hai

There was a time, and now there is this time, too.
There was a time, and now there is this time, too.
This time, too.

There was a time.
What we couldn't say, you listened to, always.
Ignoring thorns, a single flower you'd choose.
A dream we wove then, a time such as this.

This time, now.
What we must speak, we speak to ourselves.
Flowers or thorns, we choose as we will.
As many dreams shattered, so many we build.
This time, too, this time, this time, too.

There was a time.
Wherever we went, together we'd go.
Together we faltered.
Together we’d stumble, we’d catch ourselves so.
We’d catch ourselves so, a time such as this.

This time, now.
Wherever we go, the paths ask, "Why alone?"
“Why do you wander?”
"In this way you steady, do you fear to be thrown?"
Do you fear to fall, this time, too.
This time, too, this time, this time, too.

There was a time, when nearness was all we knew.
This time, now, when distance pervades, too.
Whom to blame, for time’s inescapable due?
The night remains, but sleep is through.
There was a time, that time, that time, too.
This time, now, this time, this time, too.