panchi panchi pinjara hua purana
panchi pinjara hua purana
panchi pinjara hua purana
dawar khule ud jana panchi
dawar khule ud jana panchi
ud kar desh piya ke jana
ud kar desh piya ke jana
pinjara hua purana panchi
pinjara hua purana panchi
panchi pinjara hua purana

panchi aaye panchi jaye
panchi aaye panchi jaye
apne apne git sunaye
apne apne git sunaye
jag tum sa girkana
jag tum sa girkana
pinjara hua purana panchi
panchi pinjara hua purana

mamta dekhi dekhi maya pagale
pagale jiwan yun hi bitaya
pagale pagale pagale jiwan yun hi bitaya
fir kahe pachhatan
fir kahe pachhatan
jab desh piya ke jana
jab desh piya ke jana
pinjara hua purana panchi
pinjara hua purana panchi
panchi pinjara hua purana

The cage, an age-worn shell,
The cage, its story told.
The cage, a hollow bell,
Open the door, soul, unfold.

Fly, dear soul, take flight,
To the Beloved's distant shore,
Fly towards eternal light,
The cage is old, and nothing more.
The cage is old, and nothing more.
The cage, an age-worn shell.

Birds arrive, then they depart,
Birds arrive, then they depart,
Each singing from the heart,
Each singing from the heart,
The world, a shifting art.
The world, a shifting art.
The cage is old, a fading start.
The cage is old, a fading start.

Blindly you chased the fleeting grace,
Blindly you chased, oh, what a waste,
Blindly you chased, oh, what a waste,
Of this life you embraced.
Why now the bitter taste?
Why now the bitter taste?
When to the Beloved's place,
When to the Beloved's place,
The cage is old, erase.
The cage is old, erase.
The cage, an age-worn shell.