mai laal laal guchku tu haath daale mujhku
mai kaat khau tujhko tu khaaye jaaye mujhko
batao batao batao mai kaun hu, ber

achha ab ye to bataao
choch na dube ghada na dube chidiya pyasi jaye
ek achambha aisa dekha haathi khada na jaye
bataao to kya hai tumhi bataao na maa osa, oss
ha choch na dube ghada na dube chidiya pyasi jaye
ek achambha aisa dekha haathi khada na jaye
batao batao batao to kya hai, oss

ek katore me hai katora baap se jyada beta gora
ek katore me hai katora baap se jyada beta gora
pooja me wo aata kaam kaho to uska kya hai naam
bataau, nariyal

ek angul ke gaaji miya das angul ki punchh
chalte jaaye gaaji miya fasti jaaye punchh
phir se bolo
ek angul ke gaaji miya das angul ki punchh
chalte jaaye gaaji miya fasti jaaye punchh
umm sui dhaga ha

ek thaal moti se bhara, sabke sar par ulta dhara
aandhi aaye paani aaye moti ek nahi gir paaye
bataao to kya hai
ek thaal moti se bhara, sabke sar par ulta dhara
aandhi aaye paani aaye moti ek nahi gir paaye
aakash aakash aakash aakash

I am crimson, a cluster, you reach for me,
I bite you back, you consume me wholly.
Tell me, tell me, tell me, who am I, the…

Ber.

Now, unravel this, if you are so wise,
Beak untouched, nor pot submerged, yet the bird still flies,
A marvel I've witnessed, the elephant stands,
Tell me, what is it, oh answer me this,
Beak untouched, nor pot submerged, yet the bird still flies,
A marvel I've witnessed, the elephant stands,
Tell me, tell me, tell me, what is it, the…

Dew.

A bowl within a bowl it lies, son fairer than his sire,
A bowl within a bowl it lies, son fairer than his sire,
In worship it appears, its use, what is its name to declare?
Tell me...

Coconut.

A warrior, thumb-sized, a tail ten spans long,
The warrior marches forth, the tail caught along,
Speak it once more,
A warrior, thumb-sized, a tail ten spans long,
The warrior marches forth, the tail caught along,
Um…

Needle and thread.

A platter brimming with pearls, inverted above all heads,
Storms may rage, and waters pour, not a single pearl sheds,
Tell me, what is it?
A platter brimming with pearls, inverted above all heads,
Storms may rage, and waters pour, not a single pearl sheds,

The Sky.