o julm ho gaya gajab ho gaya o kya ho gaya
ho gayi nind parayi
huyi jawani gayi badh me bipda lekar aayi
kal jo silwaya tha joda are kal jo silwaya tha joda
aaj vo pad gaya tang dharji naap jo lene aaya
dekh ke rah gaya dang

rama kahe o rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi
o rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi
acho acho ki najar beiman ho gayi
acho acho ki najar beiman ho gayi
o rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi
o rama kahe mai itni jawan ho gayi

ha pehle ghar aati thi dhoban ab aata hai dhodi
bulwata hai koi na koi na koi kapda ras ka lobhi
pehle ghar aati thi dhoban ab aata hai dhodi
bulwata hai koi na koi na koi kapda ras ka lobhi
isi bahane misrit bate dhale do do phere
kaha se paida ho gaye itne chahane wale mere
badi muskil me, o badi muskil me nanhi si jaan ho gayi
rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi
ache acho ki najar beiman ho gayi
rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi

baat hai kal raat ke meri gaiya ho gayi chori
rapat likhane gayi mai thane ghar se dhodi dhodi
mai rapat likhati jau fariyad hal sunati jau
mai rapat likhati jau fariyad hal sunati jau
lekin thanedar mua mere muh ko bit bit take
ungli se kabhi much marode ungli se kalam muh me dale

are aah are aah aah
bola gaiya gayi to gayi mai
bans manga ke dunga darwaje pe
hathi goda mai bandwaye dunga
sari duniya ki lambi juban ho gayi
o sari duniya ki lambi juban ho gayi
rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi
ache acho ki najar beiman ho gayi
rama kahe main itni jawan ho gayi

A cruelty, a wonder, oh what has become?
Sleep has become a stranger,
Youth has gone to ashes, hardship has arrived.
Yesterday's stitched garment, oh, the garment stitched yesterday,
Today it has become tight, the tailor, when he came to measure,
Was left stunned, gazing.

Rama, why, oh Rama, why have I grown so young?
Oh Rama, why have I grown so young?
Even the good ones' eyes have turned treacherous.
Even the good ones' eyes have turned treacherous.
Oh Rama, why have I grown so young?
Oh Rama, why have I grown so young?

Before, the washerwoman came to the house, now the washerman arrives,
Someone, a lover of lust, calls for clothes.
Before, the washerwoman came to the house, now the washerman arrives,
Someone, a lover of lust, calls for clothes.
Using this pretext, he weaves mingled words, goes back and forth,
Where did so many admirers of mine spring from?
In great trouble, oh in great trouble, a tiny soul I've become.
Rama, why have I grown so young?
Even the good ones' eyes have turned treacherous.
Rama, why have I grown so young?

The matter of last night, my cow was stolen,
I ran from the house to the police station to file a report.
I keep writing the report, keep narrating my plight,
I keep writing the report, keep narrating my plight,
But the wretched police officer stares at my face with longing,
Sometimes twirling his mustache with his finger, putting the pen in his mouth.

Ah, ah, ah!
He said, "The cow is gone, so be it,
I will bring you a buffalo at your door.
I will have elephants and horses tied up for you."
The whole world's tongue has grown long.
Oh, the whole world's tongue has grown long.
Rama, why have I grown so young?
Even the good ones' eyes have turned treacherous.
Rama, why have I grown so young?