ganga ki dhaar bahe ulti re aaj
sasta lahu hai to mahnga anaaj
haa ji mahnga anaaj
kabhi aisa bhi hua raha hamne dekh nahi
bolo re bolo bhai hamne dekha nahi

upar hati hai basar mein katar
apno ko dasta hai apno ka pyar
aji apno ka pyar
kabhi aisa bhi hua raha hamne dekh nahi
bolo re bolo bhai hamne dekha nahi

didi ke kapde hai kamsi se kam
babu ko aati sharm pe sharm
haye sharm pe sharm
kabhi aisa bhi hua raha hamne dekh nahi
bolo re bolo bhai hamne dekha nahi

ek jaisa lagta ha dekho jise
are chhora kise bole chhora kise
aji chhora kise
kabhi aisa bhi hua raha hamne dekh nahi
bolo re bolo bhai hamne dekha nahi

faisan ka ghar ghar mein faila hai raag
din ke ujaale mein udati hai laaj
haa ji udati hai laaj
kabhi aisa bhi hua raha hamne dekh nahi
bolo re bolo bhai hamne dekha nahi

The Ganges flows backward today,
Cheap blood for a costly grain, they say.
Yes, costly grain.
Has it ever been so?
We've never seen it, say it, brother, we've never known.

A dagger drawn within the heart's own keep,
Love of kin now wounds in depths so deep,
Oh, kin's own love.
Has it ever been so?
We've never seen it, say it, brother, we've never known.

Sister's clothes, a meager sight to see,
Father shamed, shame on him endlessly,
Alas, shame's cruel decree.
Has it ever been so?
We've never seen it, say it, brother, we've never known.

All the same, a blur before our eyes,
Whom do we call girl, and who the boys?
Oh, and who are boys?
Has it ever been so?
We've never seen it, say it, brother, we've never known.

Fashion's song, in every house it rings,
Modesty, in daylight, takes to wings,
Yes, modesty's frail wings.
Has it ever been so?
We've never seen it, say it, brother, we've never known.