kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai
kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai
phulo ko jalane aaye hai
kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai
phulo ko jalane aaye hai
is baag ki dali dali me
is baag ki dali dali me
wo aag lagane aaye hai
kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai

mehmaan banaya tha unko aankho pe bithaya tha unko
mehmaan banaya tha unko aankho pe bithaya tha unko
maalum na tha wo is ghar ko
maalum na tha wo is ghar ko viraan banane aaye hai
maalum na tha wo is ghar ko viraan banane aaye hai
kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai

wo apne geeto ke tohfe le jaye humari mehfil se
wo apne geeto ke tohfe le jaye humari mehfil se
hum amrit ke matwalo ko
hum amrit ke matwalo ko, wo zehar pilane aaye hai
hum amrit ke matwalo ko, wo zehar pilane aaye hai
kaliyo ko masalne aaye hai

They come to crush the nascent bud,
They come to burn the blossomed wood,
In every branch, in every bough,
Of this sweet garden, now, somehow,
They come to set the flames alight,
They come to crush the bud's soft plight.

We welcomed them, with open eyes,
And placed them high, beneath fair skies.
We did not know, nor could we see,
They came to bring such misery,
To leave this home a desert land,
They come to crush with callous hand.

They'll take their songs, their offered prize,
To steal the joy from our wide eyes.
We, drunk on nectar, pure and bright,
They come to poison with their blight,
They come to crush the bud's soft grace.
They come to poison this sweet space.