sonva ke pinjra me bad bhayil haye ram
chirayi ke jiyra udas
tut gayil daliyan chhitar gayil chhotba
tut gayil daliyan chhitar gayil chhotba
chhut gayil neel re aakash
sonva ke pinjara me bad bhayil haye ram
chirayi ke jiyra udas

chhal-chhal naina nihare chupke rahi
chalali bidesava re mayiya ke duyar
chhal-chhal naina nihare chupke rahi
chalali bidesava re mayiya ke duyar
aansuon ke motiyan nisani more babula
aansuon ke motiyan nisani more babula
dhari gayini humko re par
sonva ke pinjara me bad bhayil haye ram
chirayi ke jiyra udas

bel tak rah gayili sang ki saheliyan
le gayi bandh ke nithur re baheliya
bel tak rah gayili sang ki saheliyan
le gayi bandh ke nithur re baheliya
more man mitava bhula de ab hamara ke
more man mitava bhula de ab hamara ke
chhod de milan ki tu aas
sonva ke pinjara me bad bhayil haye ram
chirayi ke jiyra udas

In a gilded cage, alas, she's confined,
The bird's heart, a desolate space.
The branches are shattered, the fledglings scattered,
The branches are shattered, the fledglings scattered,
Leaving behind the blue sky's embrace.
In a gilded cage, alas, she's confined,
The bird's heart, a desolate space.

Tears stream forth, silently watching,
Departing now, from her mother's door.
Tears stream forth, silently watching,
Departing now, from her mother's door.
These tear-pearls, a legacy, father,
These tear-pearls, a legacy, father,
Carrying me to a distant shore.
In a gilded cage, alas, she's confined,
The bird's heart, a desolate space.

The vines and companions, left behind,
Seized by the cruel hunter's design.
The vines and companions, left behind,
Seized by the cruel hunter's design.
My beloved, forget me now, forever,
My beloved, forget me now, forever,
Abandon all hope of our intertwined twine.
In a gilded cage, alas, she's confined,
The bird's heart, a desolate space.