tataiya ne dank mara hay mori maiya
kahi se lao re jeher utaraiya, daiya mar gayi re
tataiya ne dank mara hay mori maiya
kahi se lao re jeher utaraiya, daiya mar gayi re

bag mein raja ji ke gayi thi phul todane
chhupa baitha tha bairi wahi ik phul mein
bag mein raja ji ke gayi thi phul todane
chhupa baitha tha bairi wahi ik phul mein
o pahale to main samajhi koi kanta laga
o pahale to main samajhi
koi kanta laga phir to mar gayi re
tataiya ne dank mara hay mori maiya
kahi se lao re jeher utaraiya, daiya mar gayi re

jaher jisaka hai sakhiyo usiko lao jake
ke ab to chadhate chadhate jigar tak pahuncha aake
jeher jisaka hai sakhiyo usiko lao jake
ke ab to chadhate chadhate jigar tak pahuncha aake
jao juldi jao mere saiya ko lao
jao juldi jao mere saiya ko lao rama mar gayi re
tataiya ne dank mara hay mori maiya
kahi se lao re jeher utaraiya, daiya mar gayi re
o o o hoy ho o o o o o
doctor babu jao ye apani sui leke
vaid ji kahe baithe hath mein rui leke
doctor babu jao ye apani sui leke
vaid ji kahe baithe hath mein rui leke
inaki to dawayi mere hatho mein hai
inaki to dawayi mere hatho mein hai

lao jhadu lao, nimbu lao, kala dhaga lao
are antar mantar jai kali, chal chal chal kalkatte wali
chal chal chal chal chhu, daiya mar gayi re
tataiya ne dank mara hay mori maiya
kahi se lao re jeher utaraiya, daiya mar gayi re

A wasp stung me, oh mother, alas!
Bring forth the antidote, the poison's cure, alas, I am dying!
A wasp stung me, oh mother, alas!
Bring forth the antidote, the poison's cure, alas, I am dying!

To the king's garden, I went for a bloom,
A hidden foe, in a flower's fume.
To the king's garden, I went for a bloom,
A hidden foe, in a flower's fume.
At first, I thought, a mere thorn's sting,
At first, I thought, a mere thorn's sting, then death took wing.
A wasp stung me, oh mother, alas!
Bring forth the antidote, the poison's cure, alas, I am dying!

Sisters, bring the one who holds the cure,
For the poison climbs, my heart to obscure.
Sisters, bring the one who holds the cure,
For the poison climbs, my heart to obscure.
Go quickly, go, and bring my love near,
Go quickly, go, and bring my love near, alas, I am dying!
A wasp stung me, oh mother, alas!
Bring forth the antidote, the poison's cure, alas, I am dying!
Oh, oh, oh, ho! Oh, oh, oh!
Doctor, go now with your needle's art,
Why sit the healer, with cotton's start?
Doctor, go now with your needle's art,
Why sit the healer, with cotton's start?
Their remedy, I hold within my soul,
Their remedy, I hold within my soul,

Bring a broom, lemons, and a thread so black,
By spells, Kali's mantra, back, back, back!
By spells, Kali's mantra, back, back, back!
Away, away, touch me not, alas, I am dying!
A wasp stung me, oh mother, alas!
Bring forth the antidote, the poison's cure, alas, I am dying!