kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan
ajab tarah ki hawa chali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan
ajab tarah ki hawa chali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan

purusho ne kanun banaye unki
jag me jit rahi
kisne kab jana hai
nari ke man par kya bit rahi
pati ka ghar ho ya hi pita ka
nari chita bankar hi jali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan

ghar ki aarti chhod
mehfil me shama jalate hai
tuakda ke amrit ka pyala
jehar se pyas bujhate hai
purush sada kaliyo se khela
nari sada kanto me pali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan

paaw tale rehne wale dharti
ka bhi ab dil dhadka
o anyayi sambhal sambhal
sabnam me bhi shola bhadka
jala na de teri duniya
jala na de teri duniya
nari jiwan me bahut jali
nari jiwan me bahut jali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali
kaanp kaanp jata hai jiwan
ajab tarah ki hawa chali
ghar ki sita chhod aaj ke
ram bhatakte gali gali

Life trembles, a shuddering leaf,
As a strange wind begins to blow.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Life trembles, a shuddering leaf,
As a strange wind begins to blow.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Life trembles.

Men have forged their laws of might,
Their victory echoes through the land.
Who has truly known the depths untold,
Of a woman's heart, a shifting sand?
Whether husband's home or father's hold,
Woman's pyre, a burning plea.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Life trembles.

Leaving the lamp of home, they seek
The flickering light of crowded halls.
Sipping nectar's promise, they drink
From poisoned cups, answering all
The men have always plucked at buds,
While woman's bloom bore thorny tree.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Life trembles.

The earth beneath, once meek and mild,
Now stirs, its heart begins to pound.
O unjust one, take heed, be wild
The flame in dewdrop can be found.
Lest it consume your world entire,
Lest it consume your world entire,
Woman's life, in fire it has been.
Woman's life, in fire it has been.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.
Life trembles.
As a strange wind begins to blow.
Today's Ram, forsaking Sita's hearth,
Wanders the lanes, lost and low.