pyar ke safar pe prem ki dagar pe
hum ja rhe the maze aa rhe the
jhansi pe railgaadi
jhansi pe railgaadi, atak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
ri amma o amma

jhansi pe rail ghadi
jhansi pe rail ghadi, aatak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma

lahnga bada tha mahnga
lahnga bada tha mahnga
saste me mil gaya wo
baazar me gayi to
raste me mil gaya wo
raste me mil gaya wo
raste se zara si main
raste se zara si main
bhatak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma

ghughat nikaal ke main
ghughat nikaal ke main
nikli thi aaj lamba
raste me wo khada tha
bijli ka jaise khambha
bijli ke khambe se mai
bijali ke khambe se mai chitak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti atak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti atak gayi amma

dekhega jo mujhe wo
dekhega jo mujhe wo
chhu ke na chhod dega
mujhko jhuka ke koi
phool tod lega ye phul tod lega
ye band kali ab to
ye band kali ab to chatak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma

jhansi pe rail gaadi
jhansi pe rail gaadi aatak gayi amma
fansi pe ter beti latak gayi amma
fansi pe teri beti latak gayi amma

On love's long journey, on the path of grace,
We travelled on, with joy's embrace.
The train to Jhansi, stalled in its track,
Mother, my girl, to the gallows, no turning back.
To the gallows, your daughter's fate,
Mother, oh mother, sealed by hate.

The train to Jhansi, stuck and slow,
Mother, my girl, where does she go?
To the gallows, her life's sad end,
To the gallows, where sorrows transcend.

The skirt, so grand, a costly weave,
Yet in the market, a price to receive.
Found on the road, a tempting find,
Like the path, I lost my mind.
Like a path, astray I was led,
Mother, my girl, now lifeless, dead.
To the gallows, her spirit flown.

Veiled in modesty, I stepped outside,
For a day's journey, my soul to confide.
He stood in the road, like a lightning's might,
From the electric pole, I shattered in fright.
From the electric pole, my life did depart,
Mother, my girl, torn and broken of heart.
To the gallows, her journey begun.

If he sees my face, if he should see,
He'll never leave me, never set me free.
He will bend me down, and take his toll,
This flower he'll pluck, and steal my soul.
This bud, so closed, now bursts apart,
Mother, my girl, a broken heart.
To the gallows, her destiny's call.

The train to Jhansi, held in place,
Mother, my girl, with tear-stained face.
To the gallows, her final plight,
To the gallows, lost to the night.