tak dhum tak dhum baje bhai wah wah
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
jitni badi aawaz utna bada pol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje

dekho inhe inki sidhi hai chal
mathe pe sidha tilak lal lal
dekho inhe inki sidhi hai chal
mathe pe sidha tilak lal lal
daulat ka gana bhajan ki hai tal
daulat ka gana bhajan ki hai tal
or karni jo pucho to bilkul hai gol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
jitni badi aawaz utna bada pol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje

ek wo ke mahlo me mauje udaye
ek hum ke futpath par din bitaye
ek wo ke mahlo me mauje udaye
ek hum ke futpath par din bitaye
unke to kutte bhi motar pe jaye
unke to kutte bhi motar pe jaye
thokar ham khaye banke footbol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
jitni badi aawaz utna bada pol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje

humpe jo biti so biti yaha par
jo mere bad honge jawa
humpe jo biti so biti yaha par
jo mere bad honge jawa
aye kash dekhe na wo ye shama
aye kash dekhe na wo ye shama
jo kuch hai mol mera ho na tera mol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
jitni badi aawaz utna bada pol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje dunia tera dhol re
tak dhum tak dhum baje

Drumbeat echoes, a hollow boom,
The world beats your drum, sealed in gloom.
Drumbeat echoes, a rhythmic call,
The world beats your drum, embracing all.
The louder the sound, the wider the tear,
Drumbeat echoes, consumed by fear.
Drumbeat echoes, a ceaseless beat.

See them, their path, a straight, sure line,
On their brow, a crimson sign.
See them, their path, a straight, sure line,
On their brow, a crimson sign.
Wealth's song, a hymn in every clime,
Wealth's song, a hymn in every clime.
But ask of deeds, a circle's guise,
Drumbeat echoes, as the world sighs.
Drumbeat echoes, the world's refrain,
The louder the sound, the greater the stain,
Drumbeat echoes, the world's dark game.
Drumbeat echoes, the same, the same.

They in palaces, pleasures they seize,
While we on pathways, find no ease.
They in palaces, pleasures they seize,
While we on pathways, find no ease.
Their dogs in motors, a privileged breeze,
We kicked as a ball, to the ground we fall.
We kicked as a ball, to the ground we fall.
Drumbeat echoes, a hollow sound,
The world beats your drum, all around,
The louder the sound, the deeper the wound,
Drumbeat echoes, where fate is found.
Drumbeat echoes, the same, the same.

What's passed on us, now done and gone,
For those who follow, as the new dawn.
What's passed on us, now done and gone,
For those who follow, as the new dawn.
May they not witness this cruel morn,
May they not witness this cruel morn,
That what's my worth, not yours is sworn.
Drumbeat echoes, a chilling call,
The world beats your drum, encompassing all,
The louder the sound, the steeper the fall,
Drumbeat echoes, embracing all.
Drumbeat echoes, the same, the same.