dardiyo na jaani o more raja
sakri kuyiyaa pataal gahra paani
sakri kuyiyaa pataal gahra paani
bharat bharat mori kamar pirani
dardiyo na jaani o more raja

patli bahiya pahad bhayo matka
jhukt uthat laage choli me jhatka
dardiyo na jaane o more raja

he re paani re bhig gayi dhoti
gili badan re jawniya mori roti
chipkno na jaane o more raja
chipkno na jaane o more raja

My pain, my lover knows not,
this well, a narrow throat to the earth's deep heart.
This well, a narrow throat to the earth's deep heart.
Filling, filling, my back aches now,
my pain, my lover knows not.

My thin arms, a mountain now, the pitcher,
bending, rising, my blouse snaps with the strain.
My pain, my lover knows not.

Oh, this water, my sari soaked through,
my wet body, my youth weeps,
He doesn't know how to cling, my lover,
He doesn't know how to cling, my lover.