khele ji chalo khele
ji aao dil laga ke hum khele
khe khe khe khele
khele ji chalo khele
ji aao jaan laga ke saare khele

lakh dukho ki ek dava hai
khel mitaye gam ko
khelege to sikhange hum kya hai ye jivan
sabhi nasho se bada nasha hai
nashe me dube hum
khelege to badlenge hum sare mausam
gusse ko udasio ko dur do bhaga
nafraton sikayato ko bhulo pata
jeeto haaro gir ke sambhal ke zara
sachi taazi sehato ka le lo maza

khelege hum jo khel
are badle apne desh
are kas ke kamar ab khelo india
khele ji chalo khele
ji aao dil laga ke hum khele
khele ji chalo khele
ji aao jaan laga ke saare khele

tap tap tap tap
pasine ki bunde jo khelein
yun lage ke sipiyon me moti jo mile
dhak dhak dil me dhak dhak
dhadkane chale
yun lage ke josh ko do pahiye mile
maindano ki mastiyo me dil jo lage
wo dil bhi to maidano se bade hain bane acha
waade chhahe jo bhi ho chhote ya bade
khel ke maindano me sab sath hai khade

are chhoti si yeh gend ball
badlegi poori game
arre gend ko uchhalo khelo india
khele ji chalo khele india
ji aao dil laga ke hum khele
khele ji chalo khele
ji aao jaan laga ke saare khele

Let's play, let's play,
Come, with hearts ablaze, we'll play.
Play, play, play, play,
Let's play, let's play,
Come, with all our souls, we'll play.

A balm for a thousand sorrows,
Play erases our woes.
If we play, we'll learn what life is,
Greater than all intoxications,
Drunk in this game.
If we play, we'll change all seasons.
Chase away anger, sadness,
Forget hatred and complaints, know this.
Win, lose, fall, rise again,
Taste the true, fresh joy of health.

If we play this game,
Oh, we'll change our land,
Oh, tighten your belts, play India!
Let's play, let's play,
Come, with hearts ablaze, we'll play.
Let's play, let's play,
Come, with all our souls, we'll play.

Drip, drip, drip, drip,
Sweat drops as we play,
As if pearls within the shells appear.
Thump, thump, in the heart,
Our hearts now race,
As if the zeal is given two wheels.
In the revelry of the fields, hearts are bound,
And those hearts are also made larger than the fields.
No matter the size of promises,
In the fields of play, all stand together.

Oh, this small ball,
Will change the whole game,
Oh, toss the ball, play India!
Let's play, let's play, India!
Come, with hearts ablaze, we'll play.
Let's play, let's play,
Come, with all our souls, we'll play.