zindagi ke dhup me to aachal ki chaav layi
khud ko jalake apne phul ko bachati aayi
zindagi ki dhup me to aachal ki chaav layi
khud ko jalake apne phul ko bachati aayi

sakh se jo tuta wo phir sakh se jo tuta wo phir nahi lautta hai mai
puch bhige naina mai bhi to hu teri jaai
puch bhige naina mai bhi to hu teri jaai
maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri

jiska tujhko itna gam hai wo sach nahi bharm hai
jiska tujhko itna gam hai wo sach nahi bharm hai
jiske pichhe bhage pagli jiske pichhe bhage pagli
wo bas hai parchhai
puch bhige naina mai bhi to hu teri jaai
puch bhige naina mai bhi to hu teri jaai
maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri

khali ho chuke hai naina kali ho gayi hai raina
khali ho chuke hai naina kali ho gayi hai raina
aahato ke piche kab tak aahato ke piche kab tak
daudegi kitna maai kaha kho gayi
aaja ghar aaja maai kaha kho gayi
aaja ghar aaja maai
maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri maai ri

In life's harsh sun, your mantle a shade did weave,
Burning yourself, your bloom you'd always retrieve.
In life's harsh sun, your mantle a shade did weave,
Burning yourself, your bloom you'd always retrieve.

Broken branch, it fell, it never returned, my dear,
Do your tears ask, "Am I not your own, hold me near?"
Do your tears ask, "Am I not your own, hold me near?"
Mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother.

That sorrow you bear, it's not real, just illusion's guise,
That sorrow you bear, it's not real, just illusion's guise,
The phantom you chase, the phantom you chase,
Is but a shadow's design.
Do your tears ask, "Am I not your own, hold me near?"
Do your tears ask, "Am I not your own, hold me near?"
Mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother.

Empty eyes now weep, the night is black and deep,
Empty eyes now weep, the night is black and deep,
How long will you chase, how long will you chase,
Footsteps you cannot keep?
Where did you stray, come home, my dear,
Come home, my dear, where did you stray?
Come home, my dear.
Mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother.