kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae
kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae
vo bandi kyaa chhute vahi pe jie vahi mar jaae
kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae
vo bandi kyaa chhute vahi pe jie vahi mar jaae
kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae

jin pe chal na paae zanjiro ki joraa-zori
jin pe chal na paae zanjiro ki joraa-zori
unko khich ke le aae kachchi resham ki dori
kisi ne sach hi kahaa hai ki
do hi baato ke bich man kaa mit ban jaae
do hi baato ke bich man kaa mit ban jaae
vo dushman jo bade-bado ke kabhi haath na aae
kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae

aisaa bhi aataa hai koi mast pavan kaa jhokaa
aisaa bhi aataa hai koi mast pavan kaa jhokaa
gagaa-jal pe bhi ho jaataa
hai madiraa kaa dhokhaa
kisi ne sach hi kahaa hai ki
jhuthe vaade ke saath jise tod diyaa jaae
huthe vaade ke saath jise tod diyaa jaae
vo bandhan kyaa jude jude to jude gaath pad jaae
kachhe dhaage ke saath jise baandh liyaa jaae

man-mandir me teri murat jeevan teri pujaa
man-mandir me teri murat jeevan teri pujaa
meraa tere dvaar binaa pritam naahi ghar dujaa
kisi ne sach hi kahaa hai ki sachche naate ke saath
jise prem kiyaa jaae sachche naate ke saath
jise prem kiyaa jaae vo pachhi kyaa ude
ude to ude laut kar aae kachhe dhaage ke saath
jise baandh liyaa jaae vo bandi kyaa chhute vahi
pe jie vahi mar jaae kachhe dhaage ke saath
jise baandh liyaa jaae

Bound by the fragile thread,
Bound by the fragile thread,
Entwined, it cannot break free,
There it lives, there it dies, instead.
Bound by the fragile thread.

Where chains cannot tread, their might undone,
Where chains cannot tread, their might undone,
A silken cord draws them, victory won.
They say it is so:
Between two words, a heart's true friend,
Between two words, a heart's true friend,
The foe that evades the strongest hand,
Bound by the fragile thread.

A gust of wind, a drunken spree,
A gust of wind, a drunken spree,
Ganga's waters, deceivingly,
Turn to wine, it would seem to be.
They say it is so:
A promise broken, then cast away,
A promise broken, then cast away,
That bond, if re-tied, a knotted sway,
Bound by the fragile thread.

Your form, a temple within my soul,
Your form, a temple within my soul,
My life, your worship, making me whole.
My love, without you, no other goal.
They say it is so:
With true love shared, eternally,
With true love shared, eternally,
That bird, if it flies, returns to me,
Bound by the fragile thread.
Entwined, it cannot break free,
There it lives, there it dies, instead.
Bound by the fragile thread.