saikdo kishor yahan arey saikdo lata
bin sune chalega tumhe kis tarah bata
dil na badhao na sahi dil to na todo
beksur pe julm ke yun teer na chodo
na rup dekhiye na nam dekhiye jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
na rup dekhiye na nam dekhiye jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye

ye purane log ye purane raste
ye purane log ye purane raste maut hai purana pan kala ke waste
mauka naye khoon ko diya hi na jayega
mauka naye khoon ko diya hi na jayega
kala me fir nayapan kahan se aa payega
jo aaj hai mashoor, jo aaj hai mashoor kal wo bhi the naye
aage kisi ne unko bhadaya to badh gaye
aage kisi ne unko bhadaya to badh gaye
na roop dekhiye na nam dekhiye jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye

kitne hi tansen gumnam reh gaye
kitne hi tansen gumnam reh gaye ek mauka na mila to nakam rah gaye
tulsidas kayi hain, kayi taigore bhi yahan
tulsidas kayi hain, kayi taigore bhi yahan
ek hi aap na samjhe hai galib or bhi yahan
hai lakho kalakar, hai lakho kalakar parki ki kami hai
hire to hain hazar jhohri ki kami hai
hire to hain hazar jhohri ki kami hai
na roop dekhiye na nam dekhiye jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
na roop dekhiye na nam dekhiye jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye
jo dekhiye to admi ka kam dekhiye

apnake mujhe aapne mujhe yun zindagi de di
khoya tha andhero me mujhe roshni de di
yun deke pyar aapne mera dil bada diya
chote se ik chirag ko suraj bana diya
hum jaise or bhi naye aayenge kalakar
ummid hai un sabko aap denge yun hi pyar
ummid hai un sabko aap denge yun hi pyar

Hundreds of buds, a multitude unseen,
How shall you know their paths, their whispered keen?
Do not enlarge, nor even break the heart,
On innocents, no arrows let depart.
Not form to see, nor name to hold so dear,
But gaze upon the work, the soul laid bare.
Gaze on the work, the soul laid bare.
Not form to see, nor name to hold so dear,
But gaze upon the work, the soul laid bare.
Gaze on the work, the soul laid bare.

These ancient souls, these paths of old,
These ancient souls, these paths of old,
Death dwells in age, a blight on art's unfold.
No chance to new blood, if withheld the way,
No chance to new blood, if withheld the day,
Where then shall art find its renewal's sway?
The famed today, the famed today, were once the new,
Raised up by hands, their brilliance then they drew.
Raised up by hands, their brilliance then they drew.
Not form to see, nor name to hold so dear,
But gaze upon the work, the soul laid bare.
Gaze on the work, the soul laid bare.

How many Tansen, lost to nameless night?
How many Tansen, lost to nameless night?
Denied a stage, they failed to find their light.
Tulsi Das abound, and Tagore's gentle grace,
Tulsi Das abound, and Tagore's gentle grace,
And Ghalib's echoes, in this crowded space.
A million artists, a million artists here abound,
But connoisseurs are few, on hallowed ground.
Diamonds are a thousand, but the jeweler is gone.
Diamonds are a thousand, but the jeweler is gone.
Not form to see, nor name to hold so dear,
But gaze upon the work, the soul laid bare.
Gaze on the work, the soul laid bare.
Not form to see, nor name to hold so dear,
But gaze upon the work, the soul laid bare.
Gaze on the work, the soul laid bare.

Embraced by you, a life you did bestow,
Lost in shadows, a light did you bestow.
With love you gave, my heart began to soar,
A tiny lamp, you made it sunlit lore.
Like us, more artists, new will come and tread,
May they, like us, by your love be led.
May they, like us, by your love be led.