ek jungli tota
ek jungli tota zaalim
chonch maar gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigaad gayo re
ek jungli tota
ek jungli tota zaalim
chonch maar gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigaad gayo re
ek jungli tota

bagiya me anjir paki hai, aur paki narangi
bagiya me anjir paki hai, aur paki narangi
morsare ke ped lage hai, mahue lage hai dangi
mahue lage hai dangi
par bairi dekho
par bairi dekho amrayi ujaad gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigad gayo re
ek jungli tota

phulwari mahke, bulbul mahke chatke chet gulab re
phulwari mahke, bulbul mahke chatke chet gulab re
is paapi ko kuch na bhaye
sabkuch kare kharab re
sabkuch kare kharab re
ye lobhi langda
ye lobhi langda phulwari ujaad gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigad gayo re
ek jungli tota

oat chunayi baad lagayi, upar baandhi jaaali
oat chunayi baad lagayi, upar baandhi jaaali
ropan lekar main khud baithi karne ko rakhwali
karne ko rakhwali
par jane kaise
par jane kaise julmi gota maar gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigad gayo re
ek jungli tota
ek jungli tota zaalim
chonch maar gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigaad gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigaad gayo re
kaachi kaachi ambiya bigaad gayo re

A wild parrot,
a cruel wild parrot,
struck with its beak, alas.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
A wild parrot.

In the garden, figs ripen, and oranges too,
in the garden, figs ripen, and oranges too.
Morus trees stand, mahua trees, full of sweet sting,
mahua trees, full of sweet sting.
But see, foe!
But see, foe! He has ravaged the mango grove.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
A wild parrot.

The flower garden perfumes, nightingales sing, roses bloom,
the flower garden perfumes, nightingales sing, roses bloom.
This sinner finds joy in none,
spoils everything,
spoils everything.
This greedy, lame one,
this greedy, lame one, has ravaged the flower garden.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
A wild parrot.

I built a wall, a fence, a net above,
I built a wall, a fence, a net above.
With a sapling in hand, I sat, guarding,
guarding.
But somehow,
but somehow, the cruel one dove in, alas.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
A wild parrot,
a cruel wild parrot,
struck with its beak, alas.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.
Spoiled the unripe mangoes, alas.