o kaal
o kaal
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare
hasti hui khushiya bhare rote hue aansu bhare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare

jin pe chhaya thi sukho ki
aaj dukh hain chha rahe
hey mukutdhari, bhikhari aaj banke ja rahe
praat ko jo chadhta suraj sanjh ko wo hi gire
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare

god me belo ki jhule
jhulke jo muskuraye
chhin kar wo phul tune
dur kitni ja giraye
o kaal tu balwan hain
koi kare bhi kya kare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare

mahlo ke jo rahne wale
khojne saya chale
tan hain nanga pair nange
lab jale bhutal jale
o kaal teri chaal me
koi jiye koi bhare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare
o kaal teri jholi me kya kya bhare

O Time,
O Time,
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?
Shall we fill it with laughter, or with tears that fall?
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?

Upon whom joy's shadow once fell,
Now grief descends.
O crowned one, turned beggar, going away,
The sun that climbs at dawn, falls at dusk.
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?

In cradles of vines, they swayed,
Smiling in gentle grace.
But you snatched the bloom,
And cast it far away.
O Time, you are mighty,
What can we do?
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?

Those who dwelled in palaces,
Now seek a shadow.
Naked bodies, bare feet,
Lips parched, the earth ablaze.
O Time, in your dance,
Some live, some die.
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?
O Time, what shall we fill your pouch with?