babul hum tore angana ki chidiya
do din yaha sau din bhar paraye
babul hum tore angana ki chidiya
do din yaha sau din bhar paraye
babul hum tore

bachpan beeta tere pyar ki chhav me
bachpan beeta tere pyar ki chhav me
lele jawani chali jaane kis gaav me
jaane kis gaav me
hum to janm se hi dhan hai paraya
tab tab tu bhi hume ghar pe bithaye
babul hum tore angana ki chidiya
do din yaha sau din bhar paraye
babul hum tore

gudiyo ke khel khela sakhiyo ka shor tha
gudiyo ke khel khela sakhiyo ka shor tha
aankh micholi ka jamana kuchh aur tha
jamana kuchh aur tha
haath pakad ke mera puchhi wo gudiya
bole chali hai kaha ankhiya churaye
babul hum tore angana ki chidiya
do din yaha sau din bhar paraye
babul hum tore

goad mein teri suni jitni kahaniya
goad mein teri suni jitni kahaniya
dil me rahegi banke teri nishaniya
teri nishaniya
leke chale hai mujhe dur kahi ab
chaar pahaar meri doliya uthaye
babul hum tore

We, your daughters, are but sparrows of your yard,
Two days here, a hundred beyond, in lands unshared.
We, your daughters, are but sparrows of your yard.

Childhood bloomed beneath your love's kind shade,
Childhood bloomed beneath your love's kind shade,
Now youth departs, to a village yet unmade,
To a village yet unmade.
From birth, a treasure, meant for another's keep,
Yet still, you cradled us, lulled us to sleep.
We, your daughters, are but sparrows of your yard,
Two days here, a hundred beyond, in lands unshared.
We, your daughters.

With dolls we played, amidst the laughter's chime,
With dolls we played, amidst the laughter's chime,
Hide-and-seek, a memory of a time,
A memory of a time.
My doll, she held my hand, and did inquire,
"Where do you go, as you now retire?"
We, your daughters, are but sparrows of your yard,
Two days here, a hundred beyond, in lands unshared.
We, your daughters.

In your lap I heard the tales you spun,
In your lap I heard the tales you spun,
Etched in my heart, they'll forever run,
They'll forever run.
They carry me hence, to a distant shore,
Four shoulders lift my palanquin and soar.
We, your daughters.