chal ri naav tu chal
chal ri chal ri naav tu chal
aage aage le chal
chal ri chal ri naav tu chal
chal ri chal ri naav tu chal

jivan naam hai chalne ka
jivan naam hai chalne ka
aage aage badhne ka
aage aage badhne ka
jina hai to aage chal
jina hai to aage chal
chal ri chal ri naav tu chal
chal ri chal ri naav tu chal

ae bhigi hui hawao jab desh hamare jao
pritam se jakar kahna darsh ke pyase hai naina
bujhe huye din rain, bujhe huye din rain

Go, my boat, go,
Go, oh go, my boat, go.
Carry forth, take us forward,
Go, oh go, my boat, go.
Go, oh go, my boat, go.

Life itself, a journey's name,
Life itself, a journey's name,
A forward stride, the only claim,
A forward stride, the only claim.
To truly live, keep ever moving,
To truly live, keep ever moving,
Go, oh go, my boat, go,
Go, oh go, my boat, go.

O' damp winds, when you journey to my land,
Tell my beloved, I yearn, I understand,
Eyes thirsty for his glimpse, a longing deep,
Through extinguished days and nights, my vigil I keep,
Through extinguished days and nights, my vigil I keep.