vaalmikee ke mahaakaavy kee
sunalo amresa baanee.
raam chandr kee amarakatha
dekha kee karunkahaanee mein,


dharatee kee pavan putree kee
ham katha sunaate hain,
ham katha sunaate hain.
naaree ke aasoo se likhe
naaree ke aasoo se likhe
raamaayan gaate hain
ham katha sunaate hain,
ham katha sunaate hain.


pashaavan nee ka aavhaan kar prabhu
ek din mein sulaamee aaye
vaaha pushp vaatika mein sukumaaree,
ekaake ke man baahye,
ekaake ke man baahye.
jab kiya dhanush ka ant
sabha huee tangh
piya le aaye avadh ko
raghuvar aate hain.
ham katha sunaate hain,
ham katha sunaate hain.



ek din raam kee raajatilak kee
mangal mehala aaee
raat hee raat mein kekaiyee ne
krodh kee aag lagaee,
krodh kee aag lagaee.
bahee bhor avadh mein
baapoo roye purava kee
ban ke saadhoo van ko jaate hain.
ham katha sunaate hain,
ham katha sunaate hain.
ham katha sunaate hain,
ham katha sunaate hain.

From Valmiki's epic,
listen, O blessed ones, hear,
of Rama's immortal tale,
a story of sorrow and fear.
Of Earth's wind-borne daughter,
her tale we unfold,
we unfold.
Written in woman's tears,
the Ramayana we sing,
we sing.
We tell the story,
we tell the story.

The Lord, summoned by the beast,
arrived in the garden's bloom.
In the flower garden's beauty,
a maiden alone, consumed,
alone.
When he broke the bow's command,
the assembly held its breath,
he brought his love to Avadh,
Raghuvir comes, at last!
We tell the story,
we tell the story.

One day, Rama's coronation,
a celebration's bright start,
In the night, Kaikeyi's,
a fire of rage lit the heart,
lit the heart.
The dawn broke over Avadh,
the father wept for the town,
a holy man in the forest,
wandering away, alone.
We tell the story,
we tell the story.
We tell the story,
we tell the story.