mujhe jab dadi amma ka jamana yaad aata hai
to chhidiya or kauve ka fasana yaad aata hai
o jawa ladki ko
jawa ladki oye jawa oye jawa ladki ko
vo kabhi nange sir kabhi dekh leti thi
kaisi kaisi gaaliya ji bhar ke deti thi
oye khsama nu khani
kitnu jati aag lage teri jawani ko
le jaye teri nani ko
is umar me ye haal
kambhakat dupata sambhal

purani ladkiya bhi
sharam ko jewar samjhti thi
buzargo ke kadmo me hi
vo apna ghar samjhti thi
mager is dor me vo potiya
na dadiya dekhi
jawa ya bhudiya sab husan ki
shahjadiya dekhi
kisora chhora kaval khandave vala, ab suniye

suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
kaise inki subah gujre
kaise inki shaam
suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
suniye suniye

nau baje tak bistar me
khuraje apne galo ko
sapne dekhe bittal ke or
noche apne balo ko
aankh khuli ghabara ke
to uth baithi dhundhala ke
o my god i am late

aankh khuli ghabara ke
to uth baithi dhundhala ke
shor machakar mummy daddy naykar par ilzam
suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
suniye suniye

kithe jana mamshab, girls college
taxi pakadi collage pauhchi
sun liya lecture aadha
padhte padhte yaad aagaya
kisi friend ka vada
o my god i am late
i am getting late

padhte padhte yaad aagaya
kisi friend ka vada
khisak ke pahuchi restro
jaan me aayi jaan
haye hero haye hero haye hero
haye baby haye baby
haye haye haye haye
honey mai to bor ho gaya
really don't tell me that
don't tell me that darling

itne me le aaya baira
coffee ke do jaam
suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
suniye suniye

tarah tarah ki chhid gayi gupshap
yardale ka mile na makeup
tarah tarah ki chhid gayi gupshap
yardale ka mile na makeup
kadam kadam pe dhoti vale
moti tondo vale lale
krismish me japan chalenge
nahi to englishtan chalenge
isi tarah ki baato me
din sara hua tamaam
suniye suniye aajkal ki ladkiyo ka program
kaise inki subha gujre
kaise in ki shaam
suniye suniye

When I recall my grandmother's time,
A tale of sparrows and crows, it chimes.
Oh, young maiden,
Young maiden, oh, young, oh, young maiden,
She'd sometimes see them bareheaded, a sight,
And unleash a torrent, a furious plight.
"You blasted wretch,
May fire consume your youth's sway,
May your grandmother be taken away,
At this age, this plight,
You cannot keep your dupatta right!"

Girls of old,
Modesty, a jewel they'd hold,
In elders' footsteps, their home they'd see,
But in these times, these granddaughters I decree,
No grandmothers seen,
Young or old, all queens of beauty, I ween.
Now listen, you, young ones, and hear,

Listen, listen, the modern girls' affair,
Listen, listen, their daily wear,
How their mornings pass, their evenings share,
Listen, listen, the modern girls' affair.
Listen, listen, in bed till nine,
They caress their cheeks,
Dreaming of Beatles, or other freaks,
And tear at their hair's design.
Eyes open, startled,
They sit, their sight clouded,
"Oh, my God, I'm late!"

Eyes open, startled,
They sit, their sight clouded,
They scream, blame mom, dad, and the help, a name,
Listen, listen, the modern girls' affair,
Listen, listen,
Where to, miss? Girls' college, I dare?
Taxied to college, they arrive,
Half the lecture heard, barely alive,
Remembering, mid-study, a luncheon vow,
"Oh, my God, I'm late!
I'm getting late now!"

Remembering, mid-study, a luncheon vow,
They slip away to the restaurant somehow,
Life's breath returns,
"Oh, hero, oh, hero, oh, hero!" they burn.
"Hi, baby, hi, baby, hi, baby!"
"Hi, hi, hi, hi!"
"Honey, I'm bored, it's true."
"Really? Don't tell me that, to you!"
"Don't tell me that, darling, it's true!"
Just then the waiter brings coffee for two,
Listen, listen, the modern girls' affair,
Listen, listen.

Gossip takes flight, in many a guise,
Yardley's makeup, a yearning in their eyes.
Gossip takes flight, in many a guise,
Yardley's makeup, a yearning in their eyes.
At every step, men with cloth-draped loins,
With portly bellies, their fortunes join.
To Christmas in Japan, or England's shore,
In such chatter, the day is no more.
Listen, listen, the modern girls' affair,
How their mornings pass,
How their evenings share,
Listen, listen.