ek raja ka ek beta tha tum jaise hi pyara pyara
kuch gumsum sa kuch gupchup sa
rahta tha wo din sara na meet koi na sathi
fir kiske sang wo khele
mahlo me ek akela firta tha raj dulara
ek raja ka ek beta tha

raja ne manga ke diye kitne khilone
fir bhi wo baithe baithe lagta tha rone
raja ne manga ke diye kitne khilone
fir bhi wo baithe baithe lagta tha rone
suno aage bina lage kahta tha wo bechara
ek raja ka ek beta tha tum jaisa sa hi pyara pyara
kuch gumsum ka kuch gupchup sa
rahta tha wo din sara ek raja ka ek beta tha

usne choti si ek gudiya banai gudiya magar kisi kam na aayi
usne choti si ek gudiya banai gudiya magar kisi kam na aayi
na wo bole na wo dole karke jatan wo sab hara
ek raja ka ek beta tha tum jaisa hi pyara pyara
kuch gumsum ka kuch gupsup sa rahta tha wo din sara
ek raja ka ek beta tha fir koi jadugar raja ne bulaya
gudiya me jan dalo gudiya me jan dalo hukum sunaya

fir koi jadugar raja ne bulaya gudiya me jan dalo
hukum sunaya fir gudiya chalne lagi gudiya nachne lagi
gudiya hasne lagi gudiya gane lagi ha ha ha hasne laga
raja ki aankh ka tara ek raja ka
ek beta tha tum jaisa hi pyara pyara
kuch gumsum ka kuch gupsup sa rahta tha
wo din sara ek raja ka ek beta tha

A king had a son, beloved, like you,
A shadow-self, withdrawn, shy and new.
Silent he dwelt, each day's long span,
No friend, no comrade, just a lonely man.
With whom could he play?
In the palace, alone, the royal darling strayed.
A king had a son.

The king brought forth toys, a generous hoard,
Yet still he sat, and wept, unadored.
The king brought forth toys, a generous hoard,
Yet still he sat, and wept, unadored.
Listen closely, without delay, the boy did say,
A king had a son, beloved, like you,
A shadow-self, withdrawn, shy and new,
Silent he dwelt, each day's long span,
A king had a son.

He crafted a doll, a tiny design,
But useless it was, and remained malign.
He crafted a doll, a tiny design,
But useless it was, and remained malign.
It spoke not, it swayed not, effort all lost,
A king had a son, beloved, like you,
A shadow-self, withdrawn, shy and new,
Silent he dwelt, each day's long span,
A king had a son. The king then summoned a magician bold,
"Give life to the doll, as I have been told!"

The king then summoned a magician bold,
"Give life to the doll, as I have been told!"
Then the doll began to walk, to dance, to spin,
The doll began to laugh, and sing within,
Ha! Ha! And laughed at the star of the king's eye.
A king had a son, beloved, like you,
A shadow-self, withdrawn, shy and new,
Silent he dwelt, each day's long span,
A king had a son.