tu ud ja panchi bawre tu ud ja panchi bawre
ja dekh thikane ja ja bawre tu ud ja panchi bawre
ye jo tere meet hai ye jo tere meet hai
denge pankh jala jala bawre tu ud ja panchi bawre

ye bedardi log hai ye bedardi log hai denge dil ko tod
haskar pas bulayenge aye bawre has kar pas bulayenge
lenge lahu nichhod lenge lahu nichod
lenge lahu nichhod tu ud ja panchi bawre
ja dekh thikane ja ja bawre tu ud ja panchi bawre

ud ja panchi bawre us nagri ki or
ud ja panchi bawre us nagri ki or
jaha suhani sham hai jaha suhani bhor
jaha suhani bhor jaha suhani bhor
tu ud ja panchi bawre ja dekh thikane ja ja bawre
tu ud ja panchi bawre tu ud ja panchi bawre

Fly, foolish bird, oh, fly, fly away,
Go seek your haven, go, oh, fly, foolish bird.
These companions you hold, these friends you embrace,
Will singe your wings, oh, singe, foolish bird.

These heartless souls, these heartless beings,
Will break your heart and shatter its core.
They'll beckon with smiles, oh, they'll beckon you near,
And bleed you dry, and drain your very pour.
And bleed you dry, oh, fly, foolish bird,
Go seek your haven, go, oh, fly, foolish bird.

Fly, foolish bird, toward that city's grace,
Fly, foolish bird, toward that city's shore,
Where twilight weeps and dawn is embraced,
Where dawn is embraced, forevermore.
Oh, fly, foolish bird, go seek your haven, go,
Oh, fly, foolish bird, oh, fly, foolish bird.