ye subha subha kya karte aap bhagwan gita ka jap
kyu re nikhatu bhade ke tatu aur nahi koi tujhko kam
jab dekho ye pustak lekar japta hai tu ram nam
ari bhagwan ram nam ka lena to koi pap nahi hai
paki pakai dene wala ghar me koi tera bap nahi hai

bhagwan zara dhire bol ari bhagwan zara dhire bol
kya mai uncha bol rahi hu bat bat me zahar na ghol
mai to amrit ghol rahi hu
ye amrit hai to ja lade ek zahar ka pyala
ye amrit hai to ja lade ek zahar ka pyala
arey mai nahi vidhva hone wali tere kahe se lala
mai nahi vidhva hone wali tere kahe se lala
bol ko pehle apne tol mai to moti rol rahi hu
bhagwan zara dhire bol bhagwan zara dhire bol

kyu bhai lala sundar lal kaho aajkal kya hai hal
biwi ke hatho bejaan jite ji hum yaar
chup baithu to ho naraz bolo sataynash
yaar kahi se lade mujhko sona bhar apyun
sukh sans mile jo chhute ye htayari jhum

dekh lo ye zoru ka gulam dekh lo
dekh lo ye zoru ka gulam dekh lo
mardo ko kare badnam dekh lo
mardo ko kare badnam dekh lo
dekh lo ye zoru ka gulam dekh lo
dekh lo ye zoru ka gulam dekh lo

aaurat se ye mar khaye hath utha na paye
aaurat se ye mar khaye hath utha na paye
to bolo kahe bhaiya duniya me tum aaye
to bolo kahe bhaiya duniya me tum aaye

dekhna ho to ye bhola ram dekh lo
dekhna ho to ye bhola ram dekh lo
mardo ko kare badnam dekh lo
dekh lo ye zoru ka gulam dekh lo
arey bhai tu kahe ho udas
jab kah hi gaye kavi tulsidas
par lale ki ma ne bhaiya padhi nhai ramayan
padhi jo hoti kahe mere pichhe padti dayan

to suno batau pyar ki ek tarkib ho jaoge dang
hing na dena hafat kadi aur chaukha aaye rang

kyu re nikhatu bhade ke tatu ho tera stayanash
bol ye tere muh se kaisi aa ja rahi bat
hum to aaj pike aaye pila ke aaye
arey bol kaha se pike aay aye na samjhna chori ki hai
tere baba ke sang pi hai leta hai mere bap ka naam
tera baba bada sharabi, mera baba ha
tera baba bada kawabi mera baba ha tera baba
mera baba ha tera baba tera baba tera baba tera baba
tera baba tera baba
kya ho gaya inko haye ram badal gaye din bhagwan

bol tu dhire bolegi bolungi,
bol tu dhire bolegi ha bolungi
zahar kabhi phir gholegi lala amrit gholugi
shama karo mere swami mujhko
shama karo mere swami mujhko bol ko pehle tolungi
sada hi moti rolungi, sada hi dhire bolungi
ho sada hi dhire bolungi, sada hi dhire bolungi
ho sada hi dhire bolungi

Each dawn, you feign devotion, chanting scriptures of old,
You, a lazy bum, a hired nag, with no worthy task to hold.
Always with that book, murmuring the name of the Divine,
Is it sin to utter Rama's name? No, that fate is not thine.
No ready-made meal awaits, no father to provide.

Oh, God, speak softly now, oh God, speak softly now,
Am I too loud, you think? Spreading venom, anyhow?
I am but offering nectar.
If it is nectar, then drink from a poisoned chalice;
I will not be a widow, no, not at your bidding, Lalaji.
I will not be a widow, no, not at your bidding, Lalaji.
Weigh your words first, before you speak. I am rolling pearls, you see.
Oh, God, speak softly now, oh God, speak softly now.

Tell me, Lala Sundar Lal, how fares your life's span?
Lifeless, you live, controlled by your woman's hand, man.
Silence brings her wrath, a curse upon your days,
Friend, bring me gold, a mountain, appease in every way.
Peaceful breaths, if only she leaves, this killer's sway.

See him, this slave of his wife, see how he cowers,
See him, this slave of his wife, see how he cowers,
Defaming all men, with his weakness he towers.
Defaming all men, with his weakness he towers.
See him, this slave of his wife, see how he cowers,
See him, this slave of his wife, see how he cowers.

Beaten by his woman, he can't even raise a hand,
Beaten by his woman, he can't even raise a hand,
Then tell me, brother, why did you come to this land?
Then tell me, brother, why did you come to this land?

Behold, this Bhola Ram, observe his plight,
Behold, this Bhola Ram, observe his plight,
Defaming all men, in the fading light.
Behold, this slave of his wife, observe his plight,

Oh brother, why so glum?
As the poet Tulsidas has sung,
But Lala's mother, she has not read the Ramayana,
Had she, she'd not be a witch upon my days.

So, I'll tell you love's secret, and you'll be won,
Don't give her the spice, and the color will come.

Why, you idle rogue, you hireling brute, a curse on you,
How can such words come from your mouth, it's true?
We've drunk today, and we've poured it as well,
Tell me, where did you drink? Don't think it was stolen,
You drank with your father. You take my father's name.
Your father's a drunkard, mine, yes, is.
Your father a devotee? Mine, yes. Your father's...
Mine is, yes, yours, yours, yours, yours, yours,
Yours, yours...
What's happened to them? Alas, Rama, the days have changed!

Speak softly, will you? I will, indeed.
Speak softly, will you? Yes, I will indeed.
Will you poison again? Lala, I'll offer nectar instead.
Forgive me, my lord, I implore,
Forgive me, my lord, I implore, weigh words as before.
I shall always roll pearls, forever speak softly, indeed.
I shall forever speak softly, forever speak softly, indeed.
I shall forever speak softly, indeed.