ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
o hamri sab batiya, o rama sab batiya
hamri sab batiya, o rama sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya

bagiya me lahraye aanchal, pavan chale matvari
o rama re rama
mahak rahe hai lahak rahi hai, har dari har kyari
o rama re rama ho
fir bhi man ki bagiya sukhi
sabse ujadi sabse jhuthi
fir bhi man ki bagiya sukhi ho
fir bhi man ki bagiya sukhi
sabse ujadi sabse jhuthi
sar aaye bhado jaa
par apni hai wahi durgatiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya

chhod chhad ghar baar ko apne, aaye desh paraye
o rama re rama
papi pet ne dekho hamko kya kya rang dikhaye
o rama re rama ho
jab sar ki aag sataye
hamse ek pal raha na jaye
o jab sar ki aag sataye ho
jab sar ki aag sataye
hamse ek pal raha na jaye
nisdin barse nisdin tarse ankhiya
roye sari sari ratiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
o hamri sab batiya, o rama sab batiya
hamri sab batiya, o daiya sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya
ye ek kali aur do patiya
jaane hamri sab batiya

A bud, and two leaves unfold,
Knowing all that my heart has told.
A bud, and two leaves are they,
Knowing all that I long to say.
A bud, and two leaves, a whispered plea,
Knowing all, eternally.
Oh, my secrets, Rama knows,
All my secrets, as the river flows.
A bud, and two leaves, the hidden key,
Knowing all that's meant for me.
A bud, and two leaves, eternally,
Knowing all, for all to see.

In the garden, the veil of air,
Dances, drunk with joy to share.
Oh, Rama, oh Rama, it sings,
Fragrance rises, the sweet life rings.
Every branch, every plot,
Yet my heart's garden, a barren spot.
Most desolate, most untrue,
Still, the barren garden, sees me through.
The rains have come, the rains have flown,
But my plight remains, a seed unsown.
A bud, and two leaves, they softly gleam,
Knowing all, a waking dream.
A bud, and two leaves, a silent art,
Knowing all that breaks the heart.

Leaving home, leaving all I knew,
I came to lands, forever new.
Oh, Rama, oh Rama, the weary way,
The hungry belly, what it will display.
Oh, Rama, oh Rama, the flames that sear,
A single moment, held so dear.
When fire burns and shadows fall,
I cannot linger, not at all.
Day and night, the tears descend,
All the long nights, until the end.
A bud, and two leaves, in silent rhyme,
Knowing all, transcending time.
A bud, and two leaves, a whispered word,
Knowing all that's ever heard.
Oh, my secrets, Rama knows,
Oh, my suffering, as the sorrow grows.
A bud, and two leaves, the hidden guide,
Knowing all, deep down inside.
A bud, and two leaves, forever true,
Knowing all, me and you.