so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani
so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani
raja ke khet me tha sone ka dhan
rakhwali karne gaya kallu kisan
chidiyo ne chug liya raja ka dhan
raja ne kat liya kallu ka kaan
chidiya boli chu chida bola hu
so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani
so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani

billa byaahn ko chala sher ki poti
chuhe barati chale bandh ke dhoti
kisi ki dum lambi thi kisi ki chhoti
sher ke ghar pakti thi moti si roti
khub khayi roti to khul gayi dhoti
chuha bola chuhi nu billi boli mayun
so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani
so meri rani so meri rani
tujhko sunau ek raja ki kahani

apno ka aaj koi leta nahi naam
maina chup chap take kauwa bole kaw
mendak banduk liye ghume sara gao
chinti ne khinch liya hathi ka pav
hathi gira dham kahani khatam
so meri rani so meri rani

Sleep, my queen, sleep, my queen,
A king's tale I weave, unseen.
Sleep, my queen, sleep, my queen,
A king's tale, a woven sheen.

In the king's fields, gold grain did gleam,
Kallu, the farmer, watched the dream.
A bird pecked, the king did rage,
Kallu's ear, on a bloody stage.
The bird chirped, and the sparrow too,
Sleep, my queen, sleep anew.
Sleep, my queen, sleep, my queen,
A king's tale, a world between.

The cat went to wed a lion's kin,
Mice came as guests, their garments thin.
Some tails were long, some clipped within,
A feast of bread, where joy did begin.
They ate so much, the mice fell flat,
The cat meowed, where the mice went splat.
Sleep, my queen, sleep, my queen,
A king's tale, a world unseen.

No one speaks of kin today,
Myna watches, crow does bray.
Frogs with guns, in disarray,
An ant pulled the elephant's way.
The elephant fell, the tale's end near,
Sleep, my queen, banish fear.
Sleep, my queen, sleep, my queen,
A king's tale, the space between.