prabhu ji, prabhu ji
pahale paanv pakhaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
pahale paanv pakhaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun

gagaa paar utaarun prabhu ji prabhu ji
pahale paanv pakhaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun

charan-kamal ki dhul tumhaari
chhune me chit ke dar bhaari
ho gayi shilaa ahilyaa naari
aise naa ho naav hamaari
mai kyun kaaj bigaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun

charan kamal se gagaa ji ne
paawan jal ye paayaa
ho charan kamal se gagaa ji ne
paawan jal ye paayaa
dhokar paanv piye charanaamrit
dhokar paanv piye charanaamrit
tar jaaye ye kaayaa
hu hu hu

ham naiyaa ke khewaiyaa
ham naiyaa ke khewaiyaa
tum bhav-saagar paar karaiyaa
tum bhav-saagar paar karaiyaa
mel-jol kaa aisaa naataa
mel-jol kaa aisaa naataa
mai na kabhi bisaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu phir gagaa paar utaarun
parbhu ji, parbhu ji, parbhu ji

Lord, oh Lord,

First, I wash your feet,
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.
First, I wash your feet,
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.

Across the Ganga, I ferry you, Lord, oh Lord,
First, I wash your feet,
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.

The dust of your lotus feet,
To touch them, my heart fears to meet,
Ahilya, once stone, then complete,
May my boat not meet such defeat.
Why would I ruin my feat?
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.
Then ferry you across the Ganga's sheet.

From your lotus feet, Ganga, the pure,
Found her sacred water, to endure,
From your lotus feet, Ganga, the pure,
Found her sacred water, to endure,
Washed your feet, drank the nectar so sure,
Washed your feet, drank the nectar, to cure
This mortal frame.
Hu Hu Hu

We are the boatmen,
We are the boatmen,
You are the one who crosses the ocean's ken.
You are the one who crosses the ocean's ken.
Such a bond, a union so grand,
Such a bond, a union so grand,
I shall never forsake the command,
Then ferry you across the Ganga's strand.
Then ferry you across the Ganga's strand.
Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord.