are aaiye aaiye aaiye
aaiye mahrban kadardan
dostan bhaijan shriman pahlwan
are humne mana ye mahnga jamana hai
tan ko to dakna hai laj to bachana hai

are dada ho dadi ho nana ho nani ho
vo ghar ka malik ho ya ghar ke rani ho
aadmi se jyada ijat hai libas ki
pucho ye setho se pucho ye leadar se
kitne ye chupte hai resham se khaddar se
are kah gaye pandit gyani dhyani ki
kapde safed ho ha bhai ha
kapde safed ho man chahe kala ho
andar andera par bahar ujjala ho
aji isliye aji isliye to kahte hai

pet me roti tan pe kapda mil jaye to kya
roti aur kapde jag me sare khel jagaye hai
roti tum sarkar se mango
kapda hum le aaye hai
roti aur kapde jag me sare khel rachaye hai
roti tum sarkar se mango
kapda hum le aaye hai

uchi uchi dukano me khota sab saman hai
apni to ye chalti firti choti si dukan hai
le lijiye patlun ka kapda ye sadi ye shaal hai
sahab is gathri ke andar har type ka maal hai
are mahangayi ke dour me
humne saste dham lagaye hai

roti tum sarkar se mango kapda hum le aaye hai
roti aur kapde jag me sare khel rachaye hai
roti tum sarkar se mango
kapda hum le aaye hai kapda hum le aaye hai

madam baiya sister mister
jo karna hai jo karna hai
kaisi dakam pel hui hai janta seva phel hui hai
injan dhua chhod raha hai
khatre ka muh tod raha hai
tikne me ab der nahi hai bago bhaiya khair nahi hai

lo sarkari gadi aayi bago baiya kair nahi hai
lo sarkari gadi aayi bago baiya ram duhai
lo sarkari gadi aayi bago baiya ram duhai
magar hum fir bhi kahte hai
roti aur kapde jag me sare khel rachaye hai
roti tum sarkar se mango
kapda hum le aaye hai kapda hum le aaye hai

Come, come, come,
gracious souls, esteemed patrons,
friends, brothers, gentlemen, wrestlers!

We concede, these are costly times,
one must cover the form, preserve modesty.
Whether grandfather or grandmother, uncle or aunt,
the master of the house, or the queen within,
more honor is given to the garment than the soul.
Ask the merchants, question the leaders,
how they hide, in silk and in homespun.

The wise, the learned, the meditative ones have said,
that clothes may be white, yes, indeed,
clothes may be white, while the heart desires color.
Within, darkness may dwell, the heart may be black.
Therefore, therefore, we say:

If bread for the belly and cloth for the form are found, what more?
Bread and cloth ignite all the world's games.
Bread, you must seek from the government,
cloth, we bring forth.
Bread and cloth orchestrate all the world's plays.
Bread, you must seek from the government,
cloth, we bring forth.

In lofty shops, the treasures are often false.
But ours is a humble, mobile bazaar.
Take this cloth for trousers, this sari, this shawl.
Within this bundle, every kind of treasure lies.
In these times of inflation,
we've set the prices low.

Bread, you must seek from the government, we bring forth the cloth.
Bread and cloth orchestrate all the world's plays.
Bread, you must seek from the government,
cloth, we bring forth, we bring forth.

Madam, brother, sister, mister,
what is to be done, what is to be done?
How the lid has failed, public service has failed.
The engine spews smoke,
confronting the face of danger.
There is no time to linger, flee, brothers, there is no safety!
See, the government vehicle comes, flee, brothers, there is no safety!
See, the government vehicle comes, flee, brothers, call to Rama!
See, the government vehicle comes, flee, brothers, call to Rama!
Yet still, we proclaim:

Bread and cloth orchestrate all the world's plays.
Bread, you must seek from the government,
cloth, we bring forth, we bring forth.