jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai
jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai

jivan ek paheli, jivan ek paheli
jivan ek paheli, jivan ek paheli
o jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai

mukhda dekh sabhi lalachaye
naache de dekar wo taal
aanch lage to gaal fhulaye
waise pichke pichke gaal
bolo samajh me aayi
ye to mushkil hai bhai
main batau bata na yaar

aanch lage to gaal fhulana
ye iski majburi
sabka ji lalchata hai
jab bhukh me dikhti hai puri
shabash
jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai

taang pakad kar use padhau
agar naak par main chadh jaua
sare najare saaf dikhau
dhup se raksha main karwau
utar dijiye papa
darpan nahi, to master ji nahi nahi
to phir chhata
are papa ko to kuch bhi nahi aata
main batau main batau to batao kya
chashma, o ho o
jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai

ek chiz aisi duniya me
sako sab kuch deti hai
ishwar jaisa rup hai uska
kisi se kuch nahi leti hai
bolo samajh me aayi
ye to bhaut hi mushkil hai didi
iska utar me deti hu
ishwar jaisa rup hai uska
hum sab baccho ki wo ja
usko hum sab kahte hai maa
usko hum sab kahte hai maa
maa maa o maa
jivan kya hai, jivan kya hai
bolo bolo jivan kya hai
bujho bujho jivan kya hai

aao meri aankh ke taaro
aao meri aankh ke taaro
aao kare rang raili
mere baccho ab tum bujho
meri ek paheli

accha ye batao
kaun sa phal hai sabse mitha
aur kaun sa phal hai kadwa
accha main batati hu
sabr ka phal hai mitha
yudh ka phal hai kadwa
accha ye batao
kaun hai jag me acche
aur kaun hai jag me sabse sacche
ye to bahut easy hai
bacche bacche bacche
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la

What is life, tell me, tell me, what is life?
Solve it, solve it, what is life, what is life?
Tell me, tell me, what is life? Solve it, solve it, what is life?

Life is a riddle, life is a riddle.
Oh, what is life, what is life?
Tell me, tell me, what is life?
Faces entice, they dance to the beat,
But puff up their cheeks when the heat they meet.
Tell me, do you understand? This is hard, my friend.
Let me tell you, tell me, my friend.

Puffing the cheeks when touched by flame, a necessity.
Everyone desires when hunger reveals a puri.
Bravo, what is life, what is life?
Tell me, tell me, what is life? Solve it, solve it, what is life?

If I hold its legs and teach it, climb onto its nose,
Show all the sights, protect from the sun's woes.
Take it down, Papa, it's not a mirror, not the teacher, no, no!
Then an umbrella? Oh, Papa knows nothing at all.
Let me tell you, let me tell you, so tell me what is it? Glasses? Oh, oh, oh!
What is life, what is life?
Tell me, tell me, what is life?

One thing in this world gives everything to all,
Resembles God, takes nothing at all.
Tell me, do you understand? This is very hard, sister.
I give you the answer, it resembles God.
It is the life of all of us, we all call it Mother.
Mother, Mother, Oh Mother! What is life, what is life?
Tell me, tell me, what is life?
Come, stars of my eyes, let us have a color rally,
My children, now solve my riddle.

Okay, tell me which fruit is the sweetest,
And which fruit is bitter? Okay, let me tell you.
The fruit of patience is sweet, the fruit of war is bitter.
Okay, tell me who is good in the world,
And who is the most truthful in the world.
This is very easy, children, children, children!
La la la la la la la la