ek din aisa bhi tha
pani thame, pani thame
late the gagri bhar ke
taaro ki chhanv me
taaro ki chhanv me
kahan se pani laye
kahan ye pyas bujhaye
kahan se pani laye
kahan ye pyas bujhaye
jal jal ke bairi dhup me
sanwlaya rang duhayi
jal jal ke bairi dhup me
sanwlaya rang duhayi re
pital ki meri gaagri
delhi se maang mangayi
pital ki meri gaagri

There was a day, a memory held,
Of waters cupped, a promise compelled.
We bore the clay, the pitcher's round,
Beneath the stars, on hallowed ground.

Where now the source, the wellspring's grace?
To quench this thirst, this desolate space?
Where now the source, the wellspring's call?
To see this longing, before we fall?

Scorched by the sun, a foe unkind,
My skin grew dark, a fate designed.
Scorched by the sun, a foe so cruel,
My color changed, a breaking rule.

My brazen vessel, bright and bold,
From Delhi's heart, a story told.
My brazen vessel, shining bright...