jaag musafira o bhhor bhayi
bhhor bhayi ho

oye! ujadi riyasat lute sultaan
nazmari bulbul aadhi jaan
oye! ujadi riyasat lute sultaan
nazmari bulbul aadhi jaan
aadhi saddi ki, aadhi nadi ke
aadhi sadak pe puri jaan
aadhi saddi ki, aadhi nadi ke
aadhi sadak pe puri jaan

aadha aadha jod ke banta pura ek phhitura
or aadhe bujhe chiraj ke tale pura kanpura
aadha aadha jod ke banta pura ek phhitura
or aadhe bujhe chiraj ke tale pura kanpura
bhaiya pura kanpura, bhaiya pura kanpura
bhaiya pura kanpura

hatiya khuli saraafa band
taad rahiyo collector ganj
baat baat par ? chhod ke maaro danj

angrezan toh bisar gaye
or gaiyya road par pasar gayi
undo basayi karte karte
bachi kuchi sab kasar gayi
oye kasar gayi or bhasad machi
hoye jaat ka laal dhatura
or aadhe bujhe chiraj ke tale pura kanpura
bhaiya pura kanpura, bhaiya pura kanpura
bhaiya pura kanpura

jeb pe paiband miza sikander
dher madari ek kalander
hai ruki si ret ghadi
jaadu ki tuti si chhadi

jeb pe paiband miza sikander
dher madari ek kalander
hai ruki si ret ghadi
jaadu ki tuti si chhadi o tuti si chhadi
aage dekh pichhe chalta
sehar ye pura ke pura
or aadhe bujhe chiraj ke tale pura kanpura
aage dekh picche chalta
sehar ye pura ke pura
or aadhe bujhe chiraj ke tale pura kanpura
pura patna bhaiya
are pura ranchi pura bhaiya
pura gorakhpura

Awake, traveler, the dawn has broken,
the dawn has broken.

The ruined kingdom, the Sultan plundered,
the Nightingale's sweet song, half a life rendered.
The ruined kingdom, the Sultan plundered,
the Nightingale's sweet song, half a life rendered.
Of half a century, of half a river,
of half a road, the whole of life delivered.
Of half a century, of half a river,
of half a road, the whole of life delivered.

Half and half, merging, a complete illusion,
beneath the half-lit lamps, Kanpur's full confusion.
Half and half, merging, a complete illusion,
beneath the half-lit lamps, Kanpur's full confusion.
Oh, the whole of Kanpur, oh, the whole of Kanpur,
oh, the whole of Kanpur.

The market's open, the gold market closed,
the Collector's lane, the watchful ones imposed.
At every word, a question mark, then a blow bestowed.

The British are forgotten,
and cows now roam the road, unbidden.
Building and settling, building and settling,
the remnants of all that's hidden.
Oh, all the remnants, oh, the chaos descends,
a Jat's son, a Datura's bloom unfurls.
Beneath the half-lit lamps, Kanpur's full confusion,
Oh, the whole of Kanpur, oh, the whole of Kanpur,
oh, the whole of Kanpur.

A patched pocket, a spirit of Alexander,
a crowd of jugglers, a wandering calender.
The hourglass frozen in its descent,
a broken magic wand, heaven sent.

A patched pocket, a spirit of Alexander,
a crowd of jugglers, a wandering calender.
The hourglass frozen in its descent,
a broken magic wand, heaven sent, oh heaven sent.
Looking ahead, yet walking backward,
the whole city, in its entirety, is present.
Beneath the half-lit lamps, Kanpur's full confusion,
Looking ahead, yet walking backward,
the whole city, in its entirety, is present.
Beneath the half-lit lamps, Kanpur's full confusion.
The whole of Patna, oh brother,
Ranchi, the whole, oh brother.
The whole of Gorakhpur.