vidhi ne dekho virha milan ka kaisa khel rachaya
aathaha sagar ram katha hai aathaha sagar ram katha hai
par nahi koi paya vidhi ne dekho
virha milan ka kaisa khel rachaya
yaad siya ko parbhu ke man me chha gayi ghor udasi
rajmahal me rah kar bhi raghuvir bane vanvasi
phal ka bhojan din ki saiya nind nahi nainn me

uthe jiya me pid pukare siya siya siya siya siya siya
siya siya hi man me siya siya hi man me
vadiye hi shok me vayakul hai raghuraya
katha sagar ram kata hai par nahi koi paya
ram shiri ram o o oo oo ram shiri ram
yaha janki jape nirantar ram nam ki mala
rahi chupaye ram nirah ki gavala

surye dev ki kare puja tulsi me jal dale
go mata ko tilak kare hirano ke chane pale
kavi chandar me ram chandar ki chab ki chhl na hoti
kavi chandar me ram chandar ki chab ki chhl na hoti
darsan pave ri na mit bawari ankhiya kabhi na soti
kaya se chhaya bichadi kyu bharham se lakshmi maya
katha sagar ram katha hai par nahi koi paya

Fate, a weaver of parting and meeting, a game it designed,
An ocean of Ram's tale, vast and profound,
But none have truly grasped it, this game it designed.
Sorrow bloomed in the Lord's heart, a shadow of despair,
Though in a palace, Ram became a forest dweller.
Fruits, the food, the day's bed, sleep evaded his eyes.

Aching soul, Sita, Sita, Sita, Sita, Sita, Sita,
Sita, only Sita in his heart, only Sita.
In valleys of grief, Raghava, so forlorn,
The tale of Ram, an ocean, yet unseen, unheard.
Ram Shri Ram, Oh Oh Oh, Ram Shri Ram,
Here, Janaki chants ceaselessly, Ram, Ram's rosary,
Concealing the love of Ram, the shepherdess of his desire.

Worshiping the sun, water poured on the sacred Tulsi,
Tilak on the cow's brow, sheltering the deer.
Never the moon, a deception of Ram's shadow,
Never the moon, a deception of Ram's shadow.
Eyes, mad with longing, never sleep,
Why shadow departed from form, why Lakshmi, Maya from Brahma?
The tale of Ram, an ocean, a shore forever out of reach.