aaj achanak tut gaye kyu
man veena ke taar
man veena ke taar
man veena ke taar
man veena ke taar

umad-ghumad kar ghir-ghir aayi
dukh ki ghor ghataye
dil chahka hai man hi man me
gut-gut kar mar jaye
armano ka jala basera
armano ka jala basera
aansu hai lachar
aansu hai lachar re
aansu hai lachar
man veena ke taar
man veena ke taar

lahro me patwar khench kar maanjhi sath dhara
dubi naiya dur hai aasha
duba dur kinara
kis se kahu mai mere khivaiya
kis se kahu mai mere khivaiya
le chal nadiya par
le chal nadiya par re
le chal nadiya par
man veena ke taar
man veena ke taar

Why, suddenly, they snapped,
The heart's harp strings?
The heart's harp strings.
The heart's harp strings.
The heart's harp strings.

Gathering, swirling, closing in,
Dark clouds of sorrow descend.
The heart whispers, in its depths,
To wither, to meet its end.
The dreams, a home now burned,
The dreams, a home now burned,
Tears, utterly helpless,
Tears, utterly helpless,
Tears, utterly helpless,
The heart's harp strings.
The heart's harp strings.

The oarsman, fighting waves, with the current's pull,
The boat has sunk, hope too,
The distant shore is gone.
To whom can I cry, my boatman?
To whom can I cry, my boatman?
Take me across the river,
Take me across the river,
Take me across the river,
The heart's harp strings.
The heart's harp strings.