ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta
mere liye ab ek hai bombe ho ke calcutta
ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta
mere liye ab ek hai bombe ho ke calcutta

parwah nahi duniya mujhe hans ke pukare
badnaam hu ye bhi to hai ek naam pyare ha ha
parwah nahi duniya mujhe hans ke pukare
badnaam hu ye bhi to hai ek naam pyare
aaj leke mera naam hanste hi to hai tamam
koi ro to nahi sakta ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta o mere liye ab ek hai
bombe ho ke calcutta

mai to sabhi ke sath karta hu bhalayi
dekho maza phir bhi nikalti hai burayi
mai to sabhi ke sath karta hu bhalayi
o dekho maza phir bhi nikalti hai burayi
koi chor main nahi sina zor main nahi
zara kismat ka hu kachha
ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta
mere liye ab ek hai bombe ho ke calcutta

bigde huye lakho bane dekha yahi pe
hu sochta aksar yahi baitha zami pe
o bigde huye lakho bane dekha yahi pe
hu sochta aksar yahi baitha zami pe
aasma ko pyar aaye meri gaadi bol jaye
kahi de de jo ek dhakka
ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta
o mere liye ab ek hai bombe ho ke calcutta
ghar se to kat chuka patta
hai naujawa mai albatta
mere liye ab ek hai bombe ho ke calcutta

A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.
A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.

The world's laughter, I don't mind,
Even infamy, a name I find.
The world's laughter, I don't mind,
Even infamy, a name I find.
They laugh at my name, all the same,
No one weeps, can't be found.
A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.

I offer kindness, to all I meet,
Yet, bitterness I still greet.
I offer kindness, to all I meet,
Yet, bitterness I still greet.
No thief am I, nor bully, you see,
Just a touch unlucky, somehow.
A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.

Millions broken, rebuilt, I've seen,
Here I sit, on the ground, between.
Millions broken, rebuilt, I've seen,
Here I sit, on the ground, between.
May the heavens show compassion,
And give my chariot a push, somehow.
A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.
A leaf severed from its home,
Though young, I still roam.
For me, a single space now,
Bombay or Calcutta, somehow.