mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
ha mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
ha mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
ha mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
mera naam hai raasrchaiya
mera naam hai raasrchaiya
mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
ha mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
p ni p sa dhi ma p pa p ni p dh ma pa
m ga p m g re m g re sa re sa re sa ni re
sa ni dha ni

are patna banras bareli baroda gaya tha
mai jhumritaliya taliya taliya taliya
ha patna banras bareli baroda gaya tha
mai jhumritaliya taliya taliya taliya
mera gaana sunke mere chahnewale
mujhpe lutaye rupiya
koi le raha tha mere autograph
koi de raha tha badhiyan
koi na hoga dusra mere bhai
yaha aisa rang jamiyan
jamiyan jamiyan jamiyan
aaha aaha aaha
ab ban gaya hu bambaiyan
ab ban gaya hu bambaiyan
mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
ha mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
aji aap to suro ko gaate hai
aur hum hum to suro ko khate hain
ni sa sa ni sa sa ni sa sa ni sa sa ni sa
re re sa re re sa re re sa re re sa
re g g re re g g re re g g re re g g re re ga aa ha
g m p g m re ni ra sa ni ga sa

dobara kabhi phir wo gana na gaaye
mere samne jo bhi aaye
mere samne jo bhi aaye
mere samne jo bhi aaye
ha dobara kabhi fir wo gana na gaaye
mere samne jo bhi aaye
gale se na aawaz nikle
bechara kabhi phir na wo sur lagaye
kabhi saaj chedu jo mai taan maru
kabhi saaj chedu jo mai taan maru
utar jaye dushman ki surat
na ghunghru na payal
na jhanjhar na chaghar
mujhe na kisi ki jarurat jarurat
ha mai nachu ta tha thaiya
mai nachu ta tha thaiya
mai hu numbar ek gawaiya
tu hai numbar ek gawaiya
tu hai numbar ek gawaiya
tu hai numbar ek gawaiya

I am the foremost minstrel,
Yes, I am the foremost minstrel.
Yes, I am the foremost minstrel,
Yes, I am the foremost minstrel.
My name, a cascade of melodies,
My name, a cascade of melodies.
I am the foremost minstrel,
Yes, I am the foremost minstrel.
Pa Ni Pa Sa Dhi Ma Pa Pa Pa Ni Pa Dha Ma Pa
Ma Ga Pa Ma Ga Re Ma Ga Re Sa Re Sa Re Sa Ni Re
Sa Ni Dha Ni

Oh, I've journeyed to Patna, Banaras, Bareilly, Baroda,
And to the heart of Jhumaritalaiya, Talaiya, Talaiya, Talaiya.
Yes, I've journeyed to Patna, Banaras, Bareilly, Baroda,
And to the heart of Jhumaritalaiya, Talaiya, Talaiya, Talaiya.
Hearing my songs, my admirers,
Shower upon me their rupees.
Some seek my autograph,
Others offer their congratulations.
None other, my brother,
Can paint such a vibrant scene,
A scene, a scene, a scene.
Aha, Aha, Aha.
Now I am a Bombayite,
Now I am a Bombayite.
I am the foremost minstrel,
Yes, I am the foremost minstrel.
You sing the notes,
And we, we consume them.
Ni Sa Sa Ni Sa Sa Ni Sa Sa Ni Sa Sa Ni Sa
Re Re Sa Re Re Sa Re Re Sa Re Re Sa
Re Ga Ga Re Re Ga Ga Re Re Ga Ga Re Re Ga Ga Re Re Ga Aa Han
Ga Ma Pa Ga Ma Re Ni Sa Ni Ga Sa

Never again should that song be sung,
By anyone who crosses my path.
By anyone who crosses my path,
By anyone who crosses my path.
Never again should that song be sung,
By anyone who crosses my path.
From their throat, no sound will emerge,
Poor soul, never again will they strike a note.
When I strike a chord, when I unleash a melody,
The enemy's face will fall.
No anklets, no bangles,
No bells, no rings,
I need none of them, none of them.
Yes, I dance, Ta Tha Thaiyan,
I dance, Ta Tha Thaiyan.
I am the foremost minstrel,
You are the foremost minstrel.
You are the foremost minstrel,
You are the foremost minstrel.
You are the foremost minstrel.