soja meri ladli kaahe nindiya khoye
bachpan beet gaya to aurat jeewan bhar na soye

nari jeewan jhule ki tarah is par kabhi us par kabhi
nari jeewan jhule ki tarah is par kabhi us par kabhi
hothon pe madhur muskan kabhi aankho me asuwan dhar kabhi
nari jeewan jhule ki tarah is par kabhi us par kabhi

kitne sukh deti hi jag ko maa, beti, bahan, patni ban kar
kitne sukh deti hi jag ko maa, beti, bahan, patni ban kar
maa beti bahan patni ban kar
hai kitna kathin jeewan iska samjha na ise sansar kabhi
nari jeewan jhule ki tarah is par kabhi us par kabhi

Sleep now, my darling, why chase the lost dream?
Childhood departs, a woman's rest, a forgotten gleam.

A woman's life, a swing that sways and sighs,
From shore to shore, beneath indifferent skies.
A woman's life, a swing that sways and sighs,
Sweet smiles upon her lips, a tear in her eyes.
A woman's life, a swing that sways and sighs.

She gives the world such joy, a mother's embrace,
A daughter's light, a sister's gentle grace,
A wife's devotion, in love's sacred space.
She gives the world such joy, in every place.
How hard her life, the world will never know,
A woman's life, a swing that ebbs and flows.
From shore to shore, where the cold winds blow.