choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
bat kaisi gam ki khushiyon ka ras pi
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji

tu aage aage chal peche duniya ko aane de
tu aage aage chal peche duniya ko aane de
dekh dekh duniya jo jale jal jane de
dekh dekh duniya jo jale jal jane de
jale jal jane de
duniya ki dosti tere kis kam ki
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji

subah ho ya sham tujhe masti se kam ho
subah ho ya sham tujhe masti se kam ho
dil ke siwa na kabhi kisi ka gulam ho
dil ke siwa na kabhi kisi ka gulam ho
kisi ka gulam ho
kaisi hai ye zindagi jena hai to aise ji
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji
duniya ko chhod tujhe duniya se kya
choti si hai zindagi apni khushi se ji

A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Live it with joy, let your spirit sing.
What care you for the world, its fleeting sting?
Forget the world, what does the world bring?
A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Live it with joy, let your spirit sing.

Move forward, heart, let the world pursue,
Move forward, heart, let the world pursue.
Let envious flames their weary dance renew,
Let envious flames their weary dance renew.
Let burn, let burn, their shallow view.
What use is friendship forged in worldly dew?
Forget the world, what does the world bring?
A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Forget the world, what does the world bring?
A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Live it with joy, let your spirit sing.

Mirth be your guide, whether morn or eve,
Mirth be your guide, whatever you believe.
Let your own heart, your only master, weave,
Let your own heart, your only master, weave.
No other chains your soul should cleave.
Oh, how to live, this life we receive!
Forget the world, what does the world bring?
A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Forget the world, what does the world bring?
A life, a breath, a tender, fleeting thing,
Live it with joy, let your spirit sing.