mata o mata jo tu aaj hoti
mujhe yu bilkhata agar dekhti, tera dil tut jata
mata o mata jo tu aaj hoti
mujhe yu bilkhata agar dekhti, tera dil tut jata
mata o mata

mujhe chum kar tune ek din kaha tha
mere laadale tu toh raja banega
sada pyar ki palakhi me chalega
sada pyar ki palakhi me chalega
be aas, beghar mai phirata hu dar dar
mujhe yu bhatakata agar dekhti, tera dil tut jata
mata o mata

ik rat jab nind mujhko na aayi
tune woh pariyo kee lori sunayi
toh sapne jage, nind pal bhar me aayi
toh sapne jage, nind pal bhar me aayi
jag so raha hai, mai jagu akela
mujhe yu tadpata agar dekhti, tera dil tut jata
mata o mata jo tu aaj hoti
mujhe yu bilkhata agar dekhti, tera dil tut jata
mata o mata mata o mata

Mother, oh mother, if you were here today,
To see me weep, your heart would surely break.
Mother, oh mother, if you were here today,
To see me weep, your heart would surely break.
Mother, oh mother.

You kissed me once, and vowed I'd be a king,
That I would ride on love's own palanquin,
Forever carried, cherished in the spring.
Forever carried, cherished in the spring.
Now lost, forlorn, I wander, without shelter,
To see me stray, your heart would surely break.
Mother, oh mother.

One sleepless night, when sleep refused to come,
You sang a lullaby of fairydom,
And dreams arose, and slumber overcame.
And dreams arose, and slumber overcame.
The world now sleeps, but I remain awake, alone.
To see me writhe, your heart would surely break.
Mother, oh mother, if you were here today,
To see me weep, your heart would surely break.
Mother, oh mother, mother, oh mother.