are suno suno suno suno re are suno suno suno suno re
ye dunia hai natakshala ye dunia hai natakshala
bole bole re natak wala bole bole re natak wala
ye dunia hai natakshala bole bole re natak wala
are suno re bhaiya suno re pape
are suno re bhaiya suno re pape
suno mitar lala ye dunia dunia dunia
dunia hai natakshala bole bole re natak wala
ho bole bole re natak wala

are har ek ke pichhe laga hai bhaiya koi na koi hangama
are bhai koi na koi hangama sab ki hai apni apni kahani
sab ka apna drama sab ka apna drama kahi hai diwali baba
kahi hai diwali baba kahi hai diwala
ye dunia dunia dunia dunia hai natakshala
bole bole re natak wala ho bole bole re natak wala

chuhe ke pichhe billi bhage billi ke pichhe pilla
are bhai billi ke pichhe pilla pilla ghuse jo mohalle me
jhapte bagad billa are bhai jhapte bagad billa
dekh ke ye gorakh dhandha
dekh ke ye gorakh dhandha hase upar wala
ye dunia dunia dunia dunia hai natakshala
bole bole re natak wala ho bole bole re natak wala

dekho re apne bandar mama rassi me palti khate
are dekho hamare galiyo ke raja kallu ji khel dhikate
ye bharat natyam dekho ye ghunghru ki chham chham dekho
ye aplam chaplam dekho ye tarram parram dekho
ye uncha balam dekho ye bas ka item dekho
ye uncha balam dekho ye bas ka item dekho
insan ka ye dam dekho ye jan ka jokhim dekho
ye jan ka jokhim dekho insan ka ye dam dekho
ye bas ka item dekho ye uncha balam dekho
are pet ki khatir papi pet ki khatir
dekho re dekho rassi pe dekho re
dekho rassi pe naache madhubala
ye dunia dunia dunia dunia hai natakshala
bole bole re natak wala ho bole bole re natak wala
bole bole re natak wala ho bole bole re natak wala
bole bole re natak wala ho bole bole re natak wala

Hark, listen, lend an ear,
Hark, listen, the world's a stage, a play,
The world, a stage, where dramas sway.
The players speak, their lines they say,
The world, a stage, where dramas play.
Hark, brothers, sisters, hear my plea,
Hark, brothers, sisters, listen to me,
Friends, listen close, this world we see,
A stage it is, eternally.
The players speak, their words set free.
The players speak, endlessly.

Behind each soul, a turmoil lies,
Behind each soul, a hidden guise.
Each life a tale, a woven thread,
Each with their own drama to be read.
Some celebrate, their joys unfurled,
Some mourn, within a fallen world.
This world, a stage, its scenes unfold,
The players speak, stories told.
The players speak, their stories bold.

The cat pursues the fleeing mouse,
The puppy chases, through the house.
The puppy runs, the neighborhood's delight,
The tomcat leaps, with all its might.
The tomcat leaps, in sudden flight.
Above, the heavens, laugh and light.
This world, a stage, its scenes they share,
The players speak, beyond compare.
The players speak, a world to bear.

See the monkeys, flip and leap,
Our street kings, secrets to keep,
The Bharatnatyam, graceful, bright,
The anklets chime, a pure delight.
This dance of life, where shadows play,
This wild abandon, come what may.
The high-born soul, the bus's call,
The high-born soul, embracing all.
The risk we take, the human test,
The high-born soul, putting skill to the test,
For hunger's sake, a hungry plea,
See the dancing on the string, you see,
On the rope dances, Madhubala.
This world, a stage, for one and all,
The players speak, answering the call.
The players speak, embracing all.
The players speak, their echoes call.
The players speak, embracing all.
The players speak, embracing all.