ghat pe ek matka ek matki
ghat pe ek matka ek matki
dono pyase aate hai aate hai
matka chup hai matki chup
matka chup hai matki chup
kuch kahne se sharmate hai sharmate hai
ghat pe ek matka ek matki
dono pyase aate hai aate hai

bhara hua man lekar dono
bhara hua man lekar dono
ghat me wapis jate hai
ghat me wapis jate hai
in dono ki dekh udasi
in dono ki dekh udasi
do naina bhar aate hai aate hai
ghat pe ek matka ek matki
dono pyase aate hai aate hai

tum nirmohi tum kya jano
tum nirmohi tum kya jano
dukhiya man ki bato ko
dukhiya man ki bato ko
sajan na ho sajan ke sapne bhi
phir tadpate hai
sajan na ho sajan ke sapne bhi
phir tadpate hai
ghat pe ek matka ek matki
dono pyase aate hai aate hai
ghat pe ek matka ek matki

Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot,
Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot,
Both arrive, thirsty, they come, they come.
The jar is silent, the pot is still,
The jar is silent, the pot is still,
Ashamed to speak, they shy, they shy.
Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot,
Both arrive, thirsty, they come, they come, they come.

With hearts now full, both,
With hearts now full, both,
Return from the ghat,
Return from the ghat.
Seeing their shared sorrow,
Seeing their shared sorrow,
Two eyes well up, they come, they come.
Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot,
Both arrive, thirsty, they come, they come, they come.

You, devoid of love, you cannot know,
You, devoid of love, you cannot know,
The woes of a grieving heart,
The woes of a grieving heart.
If the beloved is absent, even dreams of the beloved,
Still torment,
If the beloved is absent, even dreams of the beloved,
Still torment.
Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot,
Both arrive, thirsty, they come, they come, they come.
Upon the ghat, a clay jar, a small earthen pot.