katha suno siya swaymvar ki, suno suno katha siya swaymvar ki
janaknandini mithilavasini janaknandini
janaki or dasrath priyawar ki
katha suno siya swaymvar ki, suno suno katha siya swaymvar ki

jore nagar nagar ke bhup bhi veer baldhari
veer baldhari par ram lakhan sa ek na tha baldari
shri ram lakhan sa ek na tha baldari
ho ek jhalak me man se sita
ha ek jhalak me man se sita ho gayi raghuwar ki
katha suno siya swaymvar ki, suno suno katha siya swaymvar ki

aplak dekhe siya ram ko ektak ram siya ko
aplak dekhe siya ram ko ektak ram siya ko
man bole mohe kar de arpan apne pranpriya ko
dhan se sare narip jab hare sare narip jab hare
tab guruwar ki agya lekar raghuwar dhanush ki or padhare
pal bhar me shiv dhanush diya tod sita se nata liya jod
tut gaya dhanu gunj uthi dhawani
tut gaya dhanu gunj uthi dhawani
ram vijaya sawar ki
katha suno siya swaymvar ki, suno suno katha siya swaymvar ki

le war mala badi wah devi war liye raghuwar parm snehi
ram siyaram siyaram jai jai ram ram siyaram siyaram jai jai ram
ho nabh se dev suman barsaye ho nabh se dev suman barsaye
parjan purjan sab harsaye ram siyaram siyaram jai jai ram
ram siyaram siyaram jai jai ram

ram ko rup siya ko sarup saprem lage sab log niharan
log niharan
bal jawan or vridh chale siya ram ke paw pakharan paw pakharan
jap jape or dhayn dhare se ho det na darsan jo bhaw taran
soravnath kripa karke nij aye siya ki mang sawaran
soravnath kripa karke nij aye siya ki mang sawaran
adbhut shobha jaye nivarni, adbhut shobha jaye nivarni
milan manohar ki katha suno siya swaymvar ki
suno suno katha siya swaymvar ki

Hear the tale of Sita's Choice,
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Sita's Choice,
Of Janaki, daughter of Mithila,
Janaki, and Dashrath's beloved,
Hear the tale of Sita's Choice,
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Sita's Choice.

Mighty kings from every city, warriors of renown,
Brave and strong, yet none possessed the strength of Ram and Lakshman,
None possessed the strength of Ram and Lakshman.
With a single glance, Sita's heart,
With a single glance, Sita's heart, became Raghuvir's own,
Hear the tale of Sita's Choice,
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Sita's Choice.

Sita gazed at Ram, unblinking, Ram at Sita,
Sita gazed at Ram, unblinking, Ram at Sita,
The heart whispered, "Offer her, my beloved, my life,"
When all the kings had failed, when all the kings had failed,
Then, with Guru's blessing, Raghuvir approached the bow,
In a moment, the Shiva bow was broken, severing all ties,
The bow shattered, the sound echoed,
The bow shattered, the sound echoed,
Ram's victory was declared,
Hear the tale of Sita's Choice,
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Sita's Choice.

She placed the garland, a divine blessing, Ram, her beloved,
Ram Sitaram Sitaram Jai Jai Ram Ram Sitaram Sitaram Jai Jai Ram,
The gods showered flowers from the heavens,
The gods showered flowers from the heavens,
All rejoiced, Ram Sitaram Sitaram Jai Jai Ram,
Ram Sitaram Sitaram Jai Jai Ram.

Ram's form and Sita's grace, all gazed with love,
All gazed with love.
Children and elders came, washing Sita and Ram's feet,
Washing Sita and Ram's feet,
Chanting, meditating, granting visions, those who cross the ocean of life,
Sauravnath, with grace, arrived, adorning Sita's forehead,
Sauravnath, with grace, arrived, adorning Sita's forehead,
A wondrous beauty, uncontainable, a wondrous beauty, uncontainable,
The meeting of love, hear the tale of Sita's Choice,
Hear, oh hear, the tale of Sita's Choice.