hanste hanste jana rote rote aaya murkh
hanste hanste jana hanste hanste jana

tu aaya to sab hanse the
tu aaya to sab hanse the tu jaye to phir sab roye
tu aaya to sab hanse the tu jaye to phir sab roye
ab ye rona rona kaisa ab ye rona rona kaisa
aansu tere paap naa dhoye
ab kaahe pachhtana ab kaahe pachhtana
hanste hanste jana hanste hanste jana

ye jivan hai ramta yogi
ye jivan hai ramta yogi pagle tera kaun thikana
pagle tera kaun thikana
jo bhi aate hai jate hai jo bhi aate hai jate hai
kya tha sunta aana aana
jivan hai ek jaal sunhara
jivan hai ek jaal sunhara
ta ke tana bana hanste hanste jana
hanste hanste jana rote rote aaya murkh
hanste hanste jana hanste hanste jana
hanste hanste jana hanste hanste jana

Laughing, you came, a fool, weeping as you came,
Laughing, you must go, laughing, you must go.

When you came, all did laugh with glee,
When you leave, all will weep, you see.
When you came, all did laugh with glee,
When you leave, all will weep, you see.
Why this mourning now, this anguished plea?
Why this sorrow, eternally?
Tears, they cannot wash away your sin,
Why lament now, where do you begin?
Laughing, you must go, laughing, you must go.

This life, a wandering ascetic's guise,
This life, a wandering ascetic's guise,
Where, oh madman, will your dwelling be?
Where, oh madman, will your dwelling be?
All who arrive, must depart, you see,
All who arrive, must depart, you see,
What was the meaning, the coming and going free?
Life, a gilded net so bright and bold,
Life, a gilded net, a story to be told,
Its warp and weft, a tale to enfold.
Laughing, you must go, laughing, you must go.
Laughing, you came, a fool, weeping as you came,
Laughing, you must go, laughing, you must go.
Laughing, you must go, laughing, you must go.