rama teri ganga maili ho gai suno to ganga ye kya sunaae
ke mere tatapara jo loga aae jinhone aise niyam banaae
ke prana jaae para vachana na jaae
ganga hamari kahe bata ye rote rote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote

hama usa deshake vasi hai jisa deshame ganga bahati
rishhiyoke saga rahanevali patitoke saga rahati
na to hothope sachchai nahi dilame safai
karake gangako kharab dete gangaki duhai
kare kya bichari ise apanehi loga dubote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote

vahi hai dharati vahi hai ganga badale hai gangavasi
sabake hath lahu se rage hai mukha ujale mana kale
diye vachana bhulake jhuthi saugadha khake
apani atma girake chale sarako uthake
aba to ye papi ganga jalasebhi shuddha na hote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote
ganga hamari kahe bata ye rote rote
ganga hamari kahe bata ye rote rote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote
rama teri ganga maili ho gai papiyoke papa dhote dhote

Listen, oh Ganga, what tale you weave,
Listen, oh Ganga, what woes you believe.
Those who gather upon my shore,
Have etched decrees forevermore:
"Though life may ebb, a vow remains," they claim.
My Ganga weeps, a river of shame,
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."

We are children of that land, where Ganga flows,
Where she dwells with sages, and with those who know
The depths of fall. No truth upon their lips,
No purity within, their grasp that slips.
They soil my waters, then cry to me,
What can I do? They drown me, relentlessly.
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."

The earth remains, the Ganga still does run,
But those who dwell here, a different sun
Has touched their hearts. Hands stained with blood,
Fair faces, but dark souls, misunderstood.
They break their vows, and swear false words,
Their spirits fallen, like singing birds
Whose melody is lost. They walk with pride,
These sinners, now by Ganga, cannot be purified.
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."
My Ganga weeps, a river of shame,
My Ganga weeps, a river of shame,
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."
"Rama, your Ganga, defiled and stained,
Washing the sins, all truth disdained."