hua sawera sar chakraye
ek ke do do ke teen najar aaye
koi bataye gal kitni bhi
saath mein kiske raat kati
sochunga ye din kaise kate
nasha ka pahle parda hate
papa na bolo beta bigad jaye
mama na bolo kyu mujhko rukaye
roj sawere karta hu irada
sham dhalte hi todu apna wada

subah subah uthake main jogig karuga
koi lalchaye koi bahkaye
main bhi dekhu kaise pilaye
good bye chuna good bye rama
dosti apni hui khatam
papa na bolo beta bigad jaye
mama na bolo kyu mujhko rukaye
roj sawere karta hu irada
sham dhalte hi todu apna wada

roj sawere karta hu irada
sham dhalte hi todu apna wada
roj sawere karta hu irada
sham dhalte hi todu apna wada

Dawn arrives, the world spins in a haze,
One becomes two, then three in a daze.
Someone tell me, how many sins I've known?
With whom did the night, finally flown?
I'll ponder how this day will unfold,
Once the veil of intoxication is unrolled.
Don't call me "Papa," lest my son be undone,
Don't call me "Mama," why must I be outrun?
Each dawn I make a vow so grand,
But by dusk, I break it with a trembling hand.

Early morning, I'll jog with a sigh,
As temptations flutter and beckon nigh.
Let me see how they make the drink flow,
Goodbye to the past, goodbye, let it go.
Our friendship ends, a final goodbye,
Don't call me "Papa," lest my son should cry,
Don't call me "Mama," why do tears descend?
Each dawn I make a vow, a vow to transcend.
But by dusk, I break it with a trembling hand.

Each dawn I make a vow so grand,
But by dusk, I break it with a trembling hand.
Each dawn I make a vow so grand,
But by dusk, I break it with a trembling hand.