unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho
naiyya meri chali sabse aage badh ke
hayi ho
san san san bahati hawa
roko naa rasta mera
unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho hayi ho

uthal puthal kare nadiya ka jal
sambhal sambhal sambhal maajhi sambhal
kabhi ghatata kabhi badhata re paani
paani re paani
kabhi ghatata kabhi badhata paani
nadiya karti apni manmaani
paani re paani
nadiya karti rahe manmaani
ye paani chanchal bada maajhi ko parkhe sada
unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho
naiyya meri chali sabse aage badh ke
hayi ho
san san san bahati hawa
roko naa rasta mera
unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho hayi ho

uthal puthal kare nadiya ka jal
sambhal sambhal sambhal maajhi sambhal
o ho ho hum matwaare maajhi
maajhi re maajhi hum matwaare maajhi ho maajhi
roj lagaaye tufaano ki baaji maajhi re maajhi
roj lagaaye tufaano ki baaji
jeet gaya saathi hai jiska
unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho
naiyya meri chali sabse aage badh ke
hayi ho
san san san bahati hawa
roko naa rasta mera
unchi nichi lahro ke kaandhe pe chadh ke
hayi ho hayi ho
uthal puthal kare nadiya ka jal
sambhal sambhal sambhal maajhi sambhal
uthal puthal kare nadiya ka jal
sambhal sambhal sambhal maajhi sambhal

Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho!
My boat surges, leading the tide,
Heave-ho!
The wind whispers, a ceaseless song,
Do not block my path, where I belong.
Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho, Heave-ho!

The river's waters churn and twist,
Be steady, helmsman, your hand persist.
Sometimes receding, sometimes rising, this water,
Water, oh water!
Sometimes falling, sometimes it swells,
The river, its own story tells,
Water, oh water!
The river, it does as it will,
This water, ever restless, tests the helmsman's skill.
Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho!
My boat surges, leading the tide,
Heave-ho!
The wind whispers, a ceaseless song,
Do not block my path, where I belong.
Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho, Heave-ho!

The river's waters churn and twist,
Be steady, helmsman, your hand persist.
Oh, we are wild with a spirit unbound,
Helmsman, oh helmsman, wild we are found!
We play our games with the tempest's roar,
Helmsman, oh helmsman!
We play our games with the tempest's call,
Victory belongs to he who gives his all.
Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho!
My boat surges, leading the tide,
Heave-ho!
The wind whispers, a ceaseless song,
Do not block my path, where I belong.
Upon the shoulders of the restless waves, I ride,
Heave-ho, Heave-ho, Heave-ho!
The river's waters churn and twist,
Be steady, helmsman, your hand persist.
The river's waters churn and twist,
Be steady, helmsman, your hand persist.