na mai sindhi, na mai marathi, na mai hu gujarati
na to hai ek bhasha meri, na meri ek jati
aa aa aa
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ab tum khud hu faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ab tum khud hu faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala

jis dharati ka mai beta hu, us ke mausam char
jis dharati ka mai beta hu, us ke mausam char
garmi sardi patjhad aur albeli ritu bahar
jahan savera
jaha savera gata aaye rat bajhaye sitar
rat bajhaye sitar
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap kaa nam himala
ab tum khud hi faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap kaa nam himala

mai woh panchi jis ki, nisdin lakho kos udan
mai woh panchi jis ki, nisdin lakho kos udan
uttar dakhin purab
paschim gunje meri tan ek shal hai
paschim gunje meri tan ek shal hai
mera jis ka nam hai hindustan
mera jis ka nam hai hindustan
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap kaa nam himala
ab tum khud hi faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap kaa nam himala

bangal prant me jau to, mai karu kala se prit
bangal prant me jau to, mai karu kala se prit
jab aau punjab to, bhangde ka ban jau mit
dakkhin ja kar, dakkhin ja kar sikha maine
karnatak sangit karnatak sangit
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ab tum khud hi faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma kaa nam, baap ka nam himala

mai madrasi, mai gujarati, mai ek rajasthani
mai madrasi, mai gujarati, mai ek rajasthani
bada purana ek marathi, naya naya haryani
mai kuchh bhi hu, mai kuchh bhi hu
lekin sab se pehle hindustani, hindustani
ganga meri ma ka nam, baap ka nam himala
ab tum khud hi faisla kar lo, mai kis jube wala
ganga meri ma kaa nam, baap ka nam himala

I am not the Indus, nor Marathi, nor Gujarati,
No single tongue defines me, no single caste.
*Ah, ah, ah*
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.
Now, decide for yourselves, to what land do I belong?
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.

The earth that birthed me knows four seasons' dance,
The earth that birthed me knows four seasons' dance,
Heat and cold, autumn's fall, and spring's alluring trance.
Where dawn arrives,
Where dawn arrives singing, the night strums its sitar,
The night strums its sitar.
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Now, decide for yourselves, to what land do I belong?
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.

I am that bird whose wings take flight a million leagues each day,
I am that bird whose wings take flight a million leagues each day.
North, south, east,
West, my song resounds, a shawl of sound,
West, my song resounds, a shawl of sound.
My name, the name I bear, is Hindustan,
My name, the name I bear, is Hindustan.
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Now, decide for yourselves, to what land do I belong?
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.

In Bengal's land, I embrace the dark,
In Bengal's land, I embrace the dark,
When in Punjab, I become a friend of the Bhangra's spark.
Southward I go,
Southward I go, and learn Karnataka's music's art,
Karnataka's music's art.
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Now, decide for yourselves, to what land do I belong?
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.

I am Madrasi, Gujarati, and a Rajasthani,
I am Madrasi, Gujarati, and a Rajasthani,
An ancient Marathi, yet forever new Haryanvi.
Whatever I am, whatever I am,
Above all, I am a Hindustani, Hindustani.
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep,
Now, decide for yourselves, to what land do I belong?
Ganga is my mother's name, the Himalayas, my father's keep.