uth lakhan lal priya bhai
uth lakhan lal priya bhai
dasha tumahri dekh ram ki
ankhiya bhar bhar aai
uth lakhan lal priya bhai

mat pita patni ki maya
bhai ke karan sab bisrai
chod aayodhya ka sukh tumne
jogi wesh banaya
jis bhai ke liye tumne
pran ki baaji lagai
uth lakhan lal priya bahi

pehle mujhe khila kar bhati
aur sulate sote
anuj tumhare kaun sage the
baad ram ke hote
swarg pudi ke chit hit kaise
kahine pucho cho jai
uth lakhan lal priya bhai

mat koshlya aur sumitra
jorat baatti hari
kunti hari aur urmila ki ankhiya bechari
uth lakhan lal priya bhai

sita rawan ke ghar bandi
meghnath chad aayo
jagat kahega nari ke karan
ram ne bandu gawayo
bheed ko chodo jaat sabhi ka
kab se ter lagayo
uth lakhan lal priya bhai
uth lakhan lal priya bhai

Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine, arise,
To see Ram's plight, my heart cries.
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine.

For brother's sake, you cast aside,
The love of kin, the world's sweet tide.
Forsaking home, Ayodhya's grace,
A yogi's form, you did embrace.
For him, your brother, your life's own plea,
You staked your soul, eternally.
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine.

Before, you fed me, then you'd see,
That I was slumbering peacefully.
Who loved you so, save Ram alone?
Who held more dear, than Ram's own throne?
How could you leave, in heavens bright,
Your cherished soul, to endless night?
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine.

Kausalya, Sumitra, in their grief,
They weep and pray, beyond belief.
Poor Urmila's eyes, with sorrow filled,
And Kunti's heart, with anguish chilled.
What words of mercy, can you now impart?
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine.

Sita captive, in Ravana's hold,
Indrajit's threat, a story told.
The world will say, "For a woman's cost,"
Ram's arrows strayed, and all was lost.
Leave the throng, all the world has known,
For how long have I called you home?
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine,
Arise, dear Lakshman, brother mine.