saare rishte naate tod ke,
baabul ka ghar peechhe chhod ke,
apana naseeba kaheen aur jod ke,
ham to chale paradesh,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.
saare rishte naate tod ke,
baabul ka ghar peechhe chhod ke,
apana naseeba kaheen aur jod ke,
ham to chale paradesh,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.


main bulabul teree mahalo kee raanee,
raaj kiya aur kee manamaanee,
phir ek bandhan,
aisa aaya sone ka koee pinjara laaya.
kaid huee main jee bhar aaya,
kaid huee main jee bhar aaya.
pinjara chala paradesh
baabul ham to chale paradesh.
saare rishte naate tod ke,
baabul ka ghar peechhe chhod ke,
apana naseeba kaheen aur jod ke,
ham to chale paradesh,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.


main gudiya tere laado kee paalee,
too taravaar mein teree hee daalee.
is rishte ne mujhako toda,
aaya hain haay kaisa bichhoda.
dil kachcha sheesha hain tera,
dil kachcha sheesha hain tera,
lag jaaye na thes,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.
saare rishte naate tod ke,
baabul ka ghar peechhe chhod ke,
apana naseeba kaheen aur jod ke,
ham to chale paradesh,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.


saat samandr door chalee mein,
apana sab kuchh bhool chalee mein,
na rona too yaad jo aaye,
main ro lungee desh paraaye.
jaane ab kab laut ke aana,
jaane ab kab laut ke aana.
kab aana sandesh.
baabul ham to chale paradesh.
saare rishte naate tod ke,
baabul ka ghar peechhe chhod ke,
apana naseeba kaheen aur jod ke,
ham to chale paradesh,
baabul ham to chale paradesh.

Shattering all ties, every bond,
Leaving father's house behind, beyond.
To weave a fate in a distant land,
We journey forth, a foreign strand.
Father, we journey forth, we understand.
Shattering all ties, every bond,
Leaving father's house behind, beyond.
To weave a fate in a distant land,
We journey forth, a foreign strand.
Father, we journey forth, we understand.

I, the nightingale, queen of your halls,
Ruled with a will, heeding no calls.
Then a gilded cage appeared,
A golden prison, drawing near.
Imprisoned I, my heart in tears,
Imprisoned I, my heart in fears.
The cage departs, a foreign shore,
Father, we journey forth, evermore.
Shattering all ties, every bond,
Leaving father's house behind, beyond.
To weave a fate in a distant land,
We journey forth, a foreign strand.
Father, we journey forth, we understand.

I, your doll, raised with such care,
A blade you held, a love to share.
This bond has broken, rent apart,
Oh, what a parting, tearing heart!
Your heart, a tender, fragile glass,
Your heart, a tender, fragile glass.
May no hurt befall, no pass,
Father, we journey forth, alas!
Shattering all ties, every bond,
Leaving father's house behind, beyond.
To weave a fate in a distant land,
We journey forth, a foreign strand.
Father, we journey forth, we understand.

Across seven seas, I now must roam,
Forgetting all, leaving home.
Do not weep when memories start,
I'll weep alone, in a distant heart.
When will I return, oh tell me when,
When will I return again?
When will the message come to mend?
Father, we journey forth, transcend!
Shattering all ties, every bond,
Leaving father's house behind, beyond.
To weave a fate in a distant land,
We journey forth, a foreign strand.
Father, we journey forth, we understand.