o majhi re naav badha le jor laga le
o bhaiya o bhaiya o bhaiya o bhaiya
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho
o bhaiya o bhaiya o bhaiya o bhaiya
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho

badal garje bijli kadke nayya ram hawale
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho

ek safar hai ek jindgani re majhi re majhi re
aaj suhani kal tufani ye jindgani
sachi dhun hai jo manjil ki dekh na pag le chhale
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho

aasman ka dekh ishara lahar lahar me chupa kinara
dekh ishara aasman ka dekh ishara
lahar lahar me chupa kinara dekh ishara
chamkega suraj bhi ek din kab tak badal kale
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho
naav badhale majhi jor lagale majhi ho

O, my boatman, row with might, awaken the soul,
O brothers, O brothers, O brothers, O brothers!

Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace,
O brothers, O brothers, O brothers, O brothers!

Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace.

The clouds roar, lightning strikes, the boat at God's decree,
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace,
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace.

A journey is life, O boatman, O boatman, O boatman,
Today is joy, tomorrow a storm, this life's decree.
True is the tune that calls to the goal, heed not the blisters on your feet,
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace,
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace.

The sky gives a sign, a shore hides in every wave's line,
Look to the sign of the sky, look to its call,
A shore hides in every wave's line, look to the call.
The sun will shine one day, how long the dark clouds of fall?
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace,
Row your boat, boatman, with strength and with grace.