hoy suno meri sarakaar chale ab nainon ki talawar
lo seena khol diya suno meri sarakar
chale ab nainon ki talawaar lo seena khol diya
aankho ka liya taraazu dil ko taul diya
aankho ka liya taraazu dil ko taul diya
lo seena khol diya suno meri sarakaar
chale ab nainon ki talawaar lo seena khol diya

suno-suno ae duniya walo bhaiyo bahno aur bachcho
suno-suno ae duniya walo ek anokhi nai kahani
miya bana hai ghar ka naukar
haay naukar miya bana hai ghar ka naukar
beewi ghar ki rani aata goondgen chakki pise
roti aap pakaye miya aur jo kah de biwi ja ke
pani bhi bhar laayen kunve se pani bhi bhar laayen
aur jaate-jaate gunagunaye

suno meri sarakar chale ab nainon ki talawar
lo seena khol diya aankho ka liya tarazu
dil ko taul diya lo seena khol diya
suno meri sarakar chale ab nainon ki talawar
lo seena khol diya

aur phir doosare din savere ban-than ke jab beewii-raani
apne baal sanwaare ghar ke maile kapade miyaan
dho-dho kar hain haare jiyo raam jiyo raam jiyo oy
jiyo raam jiyo raam jiyo
thanda paani haath hain naazuk
pad gaye mote chhaale haay chhale
phir bhi rah-rah ke mera dil
boli yahi pukaare suno meri sarakaar
chale ab nainon ki talawaar lo seena khol diya
aankhon ka liya taraazu dil ko taul diya
lo seena khol diya suno meri sarakaar
chale ab nainon ki talawaar lo seena khol diya

aur usake baad das baje
aji bachchi ko le god mein abba chale nahalaane
saabun kanghi tel tauliya beti ka ji bahalaane ko
sau-sau diye bahaane baith ke uthe uth kar baithe
ghoosam-laat machaaye naach-naach kar haar gaye to
miyaan lage ye gaane suno meri sarakaar
chale ab nainon ki talawaar lo seena khol diya
aankhon ka liya taraazu dil ko taul diya
lo seena khol diya suno meri sarakaar
chale ab naino ki talawaar lo seena khol diya

Hear me, O my sovereign, now the eyes unleash their blade,
Behold, I bare my chest, hear me, O my sovereign.
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest.
The eyes, a scale, weighing the heart,
The eyes, a scale, weighing the heart,
Behold, I bare my chest, hear me, O my sovereign,
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest.

Listen, O people of the world, brothers, sisters, and children,
Listen, O people of the world, a unique, new tale unfolds.
The master becomes the home's servant,
Alas, the servant, the master of the home.
The wife, the queen of the house, kneading dough, grinding the mill,
Baking the bread herself, while the master, if she commands,
Goes and fetches water, fetches water from the well,
And as he goes, he hums this tune.

Hear me, O my sovereign, now the eyes unleash their blade,
Behold, I bare my chest, the eyes, a scale,
Weighing the heart, behold, I bare my chest.
Hear me, O my sovereign, now the eyes unleash their blade,
Behold, I bare my chest.

And then, the next morning, when the queen, all dressed,
Combs her hair, and the master, washing the home's soiled clothes,
Is weary from the task, long live Ram, long live Ram, oh,
Long live Ram, long live Ram.
Cold water, tender hands,
Thick calluses appear, alas, calluses,
Yet, again and again, my heart,
Speaks only these words, hear me, O my sovereign,
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest,
The eyes, a scale, weighing the heart,
Behold, I bare my chest, hear me, O my sovereign,
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest.

And then, at ten o'clock,
The father, taking the child in his arms, goes to bathe her,
Soap, comb, oil, towel, to amuse the daughter's heart,
Using a hundred excuses, sitting down, getting up, sitting again,
Kicks and punches, dancing, exhausted,
The master begins to sing this tune, hear me, O my sovereign,
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest,
The eyes, a scale, weighing the heart,
Behold, I bare my chest, hear me, O my sovereign,
Now the eyes unleash their blade, behold, I bare my chest.