kaun keheta hai jiye jaate hain
kaun keheta hai jiye jaate hain
hum to bas saans liye jaate hain
hum to bas saans liye jaate hain

phool to dard diyaa karte hain
phool to dard diyaa karte hain
zakham kaanto se siye jaate hain
zakham kaanto se siye jaate hain

talkh hai waqt ki sharab magar
talkh hai waqt ki sharab magar
wo pilataa hai ye piye jaate hain
wo pilataa hai ye piye jaate hain

har sahar raat yaad aati hai
har sahar raat yaad aati hai
raat phir din ko diye jaate hain
raat phir din ko diye jaate hain
kaun keheta hai jiye jaate hain
kaun keheta hai jiye jaate hain
hum to bas saans liye jaate hain
hum to bas saans liye jaate hain

Who whispers of living, the act of being?
Who whispers of living, the act of being?
We merely inhale, exhale, ceaselessly breathing.
We merely inhale, exhale, ceaselessly breathing.

Flowers bestow hurt, a thorn's sharp sting's kiss,
Flowers bestow hurt, a thorn's sharp sting's kiss,
Wounds are stitched with the prickle of abyss.
Wounds are stitched with the prickle of abyss.

Bitter the wine of time, its cruel, cold draught,
Bitter the wine of time, its cruel, cold draught,
Yet it pours, and we drink, and the sorrow is caught.
Yet it pours, and we drink, and the sorrow is caught.

Each dawn, the night's echo, a phantom's embrace,
Each dawn, the night's echo, a phantom's embrace,
Night then yields to day, leaving light's empty space.
Night then yields to day, leaving light's empty space.
Who whispers of living, the act of being?
Who whispers of living, the act of being?
We merely inhale, exhale, ceaselessly breathing.
We merely inhale, exhale, ceaselessly breathing.