bhala tha kitna apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna
bhala tha kitna apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna
din bhar to pedo ke tale
rehti thi pasiri aanchal
din bhar to pedo ke tale
rehti thi pasiri aanchal
aur me daalo se feka karta
tha tod ke phal
aur me daalo se feka karta
tha tod ke phal
maali tha bas
humara dushman
apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna
bhala tha kitna apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna

yaad bhi hai wo khel ki baat
jab hum nikalte the barat
yaad bhi hai wo khel ki baat
jab hum nikalte the barat
ladke mujhko dulha banate
sakhiya tujhko banati dulhan
apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna
bhala tha kitna apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna

din ke khel me aur raato ko
baato me kho jate the
raja rani ke kise
sunte sunte so jate the
din ke khel me aur raato ko
baato me kho jate the
raja rani ke kise
sunte sunte so jate the
aankh me mehr ka naam nhi tha
aankh me mehr ka naam nhi tha
dil ki koso dur thi dhadkan
apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna
bhala tha kitna apna bachpan
bhala tha kitna

How good was my childhood,
How good it was,
How good was my childhood,
How good it was.

Beneath trees all day long,
Sheltered by sprawling branches,
Beneath trees all day long,
Sheltered by sprawling branches,
And I'd fling from the boughs,
Breaking the fruit's sweet promise.
And I'd fling from the boughs,
Breaking the fruit's sweet promise.
The gardener, our only foe,
My childhood,
How good it was.
How good was my childhood,
How good it was.

Do I still recall those games,
When we'd set out a wedding procession?
Do I still recall those games,
When we'd set out a wedding procession?
Boys made me the groom,
You became the bride, my sister.
My childhood,
How good it was.
How good was my childhood,
How good it was.

In games of the day, in tales of the night,
We'd lose ourselves,
In games of the day, in tales of the night,
We'd lose ourselves,
Listening to stories of kings and queens,
Falling asleep as the tales unfurled.
Listening to stories of kings and queens,
Falling asleep as the tales unfurled.
No trace of worry in our eyes,
No trace of worry in our eyes,
The heart's beat, far away.
My childhood,
How good it was.
How good was my childhood,
How good it was.