laundiya ke pallu me se gau ki bu aawe
gobar ki nali me ek chhota sa suwar bhage
kya kare beibay lut gaye hum to
har gaye beibay thak gaye hum to
hai nahi hum me dam

laundiya ka kangana hai jo
dugdugi bazave
bandariya ka nach nache
aur bhukhe so jave
kya kare beibay apni to lag gayi hai
har gayi taling sabki satak gayi
hai nahi hum me dam

laundiya ki bindiya pe se pasina tapke re
khushre jo kurshi pe hai bidak ke lapke re
tabhi to har gaye chaudhari
pighal gaye hum sharam se

chulu bhar pani me hum to
kasam se hai nahi hum me dam
har gaye beibay thak gaye hum to
hai nahi hum me dam

laundiya ki payal hai jo bande ko bandhe
jhakad ke jat pakde langde ho jave
laundiya ke pallu me se laundiya ka kangana hai jo
laundiya ki bindiya pe se laundiya ki payal hai jo

From the maiden's veil, a cow's scent does rise,
In a dung-filled drain, a piglet flees the skies.
What can we do, beloved, we are undone,
Defeated, beloved, our race is run.
No strength remains.

The maiden's bangles, they chime and play,
A monkey's dance, then hunger holds sway.
What can we do, beloved, we are undone,
Defeated, beloved, our race is run.
No strength remains.

From the maiden's brow, a sweat drop descends,
The eunuch on his throne, abruptly transcends.
Thus the chieftain fell, defeated and low,
We melted with shame, in the afterglow.

In a handful of water, we drown, I swear,
No strength remains, beyond compare.
Defeated, beloved, our race is run.
No strength remains.

The maiden's anklets, they bind the soul,
Grabbing at fate, the lame take their toll.
From the maiden's veil, the maiden's bangles chime,
From the maiden's brow, the maiden's time,
The maiden's anklets.