suno re suno re ramayan gaatha
suno hey manhaari
suno re suno re ramayan gaatha
suno hey manhaari
sukhad manohar jan jan dukhar
aanand mangal sukhkari
suno re suno re ramayan gaatha
suno hey manhaari

shri ram ko ab rajay saup du
soche ye dashrath maharaja
praja huyi yu magan mohini
mangal baat suni aa aa aa
praja huyi yu magan mohini
mangal baat suni
kintu ruth ke baithi kaikayi
manthra baat suni
manthra baat suni
suno re suno re ramayan gaatha
suno hey manhaari

chhal karke anjaan bhup se
maange var do kaikayi ne
is pal ko patta abhishek ho
bharat ki hoth chhavi
mahal chhod phir chaudah saal
yo ram ho vanwasi
sunke baat kuch bol sake na
chup huye bhujani, roye bhar pani
suno re suno re ramayan gaatha
suno hey manhaari

kaushalye sut ko ye mahipati
ki aagya muni batlaayi
krodh bharke lakshman ne aankhe usko dikhlayi
rok bhai ko charan me jhuke
ram vinayshali
vanwas ko chale mahal chhod
priy janni pada mgyani

Hear, oh hear, the tale of Ramayana,
Listen, oh captivating heart.
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Ramayana,
Listen, oh captivating heart.
Joyful, beautiful, dispeller of sorrow,
Auspicious, blessed, and full of delight.
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Ramayana,
Listen, oh captivating heart.

King Dasharatha resolved to entrust the realm
To Shri Ram, his beloved son.
The people rejoiced, enraptured by the news,
Hearing tidings so auspicious, ah, ah, ah!
The people rejoiced, enraptured by the news,
Hearing tidings so auspicious.
Yet Kaikeyi, in a fit of rage,
Heeded Manthara's wicked words,
Heeded Manthara's wicked words.
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Ramayana,
Listen, oh captivating heart.

Deceiving the unsuspecting king,
Kaikeyi demanded two boons.
This moment of promised coronation became
Bharat's ascendance to the throne.
For fourteen years, Ram was banished to the forest,
Leaving the palace, forsaking all.
Hearing this, none could speak,
The wise one remained silent, tears streamed down.
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Ramayana,
Listen, oh captivating heart.

The king ordered his son,
By Kaushalya’s plea, the sage did tell.
Furious, Lakshmana glared with eyes ablaze.
He humbled, Ram bowed, his heart in prayer.
To the forest they went, forsaking the palace,
His beloved mother, his heart now a sage.