guru shuru ho ja apni kavita ki nok jhok
kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the
kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the
ek taraf se kane sare ek taraf se sayane the
ho kano ki kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the

bhai dariya pul me chalta hai waha pani me rele chalti thi
waha pani me rele chalti thi languro ki dum par
anguro ki bele pakti thi anguro ki bele pakti thi
ha chuhe ghanti bandh ke billi se daud lagate the
billi se daud lagate the khali pet par hath bajakar
sab kangali gate the wah wah bhai wah wah bhai wah
wah wah waha chandani rat me chata lekar
bahar jaya karte the bahar jaya karte the
or os gire to waha kahte hai sir fat jaya karte the
kano ki aaha kaano ki
kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the

choot ki ek bimari faili ek dafa un kaano me
sunte hai ki bhukh ke keede ke gehu ke daano me
roj kayi kaane bichare marte the bimari se
or us waqt ullu ka pattha raja sota tha kaha bolo
sone ki almaari me
jab kani bhains ne phool fula kar jada been ka baja
jada been ka baja jab kala chasma
pahan ke singashan pe aaya raja aaya raja aaya raja
dard bhri fari yad se uski aannkhe paani paani thi
aannkhe paani paani thi
tab dekha kaane raja ki dono aankhe
kaani thi dono aankhe kaani thi
kaano ki kaano ki
kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the
kano ki ek nagri dekhi jisme sare kane the

jhoota hai jo andhi nagri me kaana raja kahta hai
jakar dekho kaani nagri andha raja rahta hai
jhoota hai jo andhi nagri kaana raja kahta hai
jhoota hai jo andhi nagri kaana raja kahta hai
jakar dekho kaani nagri andha raja rahta hai
jhoota hai jo andhi nagri kaana raja kahta hai
jhoota hai jo andhi nagri kaana raja kahta hai

The Guru begins, a verse’s sharp dance,
I saw a land of ears, where all were one-eared,
A city of ears, where all were one-eared.
On one side, the maimed, on the other, the wise,
Yes, a land of ears, where all were one-eared.

Brother, the river flows through a bridge, where currents rush,
Oh, the currents surged on monkeys’ tails,
Grapevines bore fruit, grapevines bore fruit.
Mice, with bells, raced from the cat,
Raced from the cat, clapping hands on empty bellies,
All sang of poverty, wow, brother, wow, wow, wow.
There, in the moonlit night, they’d flee with the sixth sense,
They’d escape, they’d escape.
And when dew fell, they’d say, heads would burst,
Of ears, ah, of ears,
A land of ears, where all were one-eared.

A plague of touch spread once in those ears,
They say, the hunger-worms in wheat grains,
Each day, many poor one-eared died of the disease,
And at that time, the owl, the king, slept, where, tell me?
In a golden cupboard.
When the one-eared buffalo, puffed up, played the bean,
Played the bean, wearing black sunglasses,
To the throne came the king, came the king, came the king.
With tearful pleas, her eyes were filled with water,
Eyes filled with water,
Then I saw the one-eared king’s eyes were both one-eared,
One-eared, both eyes were one-eared,
Of ears, of ears,
A land of ears, where all were one-eared,
A land of ears, where all were one-eared.

False is he who says, in the blind city, the one-eyed king rules,
Go, see, in the one-eared city, the blind king dwells.
False is he who says, in the blind city, the one-eyed king rules,
False is he who says, in the blind city, the one-eyed king rules,
Go, see, in the one-eared city, the blind king dwells.
False is he who says, in the blind city, the one-eyed king rules,
False is he who says, in the blind city, the one-eyed king rules.