dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
o dil ki baate dil hi jaane, ulajh gaye hai taane baane
chal ab theke yaa phir thaane tu
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
arre sach sadko pe nanga naache
jhuth ke hai delhi ke khache, sun le o mehbuba ke chachu
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo

ae anpadh baitha shikhsha baante
dharam dilo me boye kaante, roti maango milte chaate re
baith baith santo ki godi, bina teil ke janta dho di
delhi baitha bada virodhi re
arre janta ke sang wohi jhol hai
pichhwade me wohi poll hai, bahumat jhutha naaptol hai re
aani bani dani rani, in sabne hai milkar thaani
bech ke bharat maa khaa jaani re
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo

jaise pehle lagi padi thi, waise ab bhi lagi padi hai
ye raja bhi nira lomdi hai
lal kille ka haal wahi hai, pejama koi pehan khada tha
koi saadi pehan khadi hai re
jaise pehle lagi padi thi, waise ab bhi lagi padi hai
ye raja bhi nira lomdi hai
fata fata fat gussa karke, mila mila wat manne bharke
fata fata fat gussa karke, mila mila wat manne bharke
bana banawat kar ke bairi tu
ho sach banda bhukha mar gaya, tera chamcha kheti jhar gaya
sansad baitha khaave cherry tu, khaave cherry tu
sansad baitha khaave cherry tu
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
dama dama dam dam dam dam, dama dama dam dam dam dam
dama dama dam dam dam dam doo
dil ki baate dil hi jaane, ulajh gaye hai taane baane
chal ab theke yaa phir thaane tu
sach sadko pe nanga naache
jhuth ke hai delhi ke khache, sun le o mehbuba ke chachu

Drums of rhythm, a heartbeat's call,
Drums of rhythm, embracing all.
Drums of rhythm, a mournful sound,
Drums of rhythm, spinning round.

The heart's whispers, known to heart alone,
Threads entangled, a tangled zone.
To the tavern now, or the station we go?
Drums of rhythm, beginning to flow.

Truth dances naked on the street,
Lies reside where the powerful meet.
Listen close, oh beloved's kin,
Drums of rhythm, let the pain begin.
Drums of rhythm, a mournful sound,
Drums of rhythm, spinning round.

The unlearned preach wisdom's decree,
Sowing thorns in hearts, for all to see.
Beg for bread, receive a stinging hand,
In saints' laps, a deceptive band.
The people washed, without the oil,
In Delhi's heart, a foe's turmoil.
The game is played, the truth concealed,
In the rear, the wounds are revealed.
False majorities, the measure fails,
The rulers gather, their wicked tales.
Selling Mother India, their hunger to sate,
Drums of rhythm, sealing our fate.
Drums of rhythm, a mournful sound,
Drums of rhythm, spinning round.

As it was then, so it remains,
The king a fox, in power's chains.
The Red Fort's state, a mirrored scene,
One in trousers, another, a queen.
As it was then, the same old plight,
The king a fox, veiled in the night.
With bursting rage, with venom filled,
With bursting rage, the truth is willed.
The hungry man, his life undone,
Your yes-men, their harvests run.
In parliament, they feast on cherry,
In parliament, the rich make merry.
Drums of rhythm, a mournful sound,
Drums of rhythm, spinning round.
Drums of rhythm, a mournful sound,
Drums of rhythm, spinning round.

The heart's whispers, known to heart alone,
Threads entangled, a tangled zone.
To the tavern now, or the station we go?
Truth dances naked on the street,
Lies reside where the powerful meet.
Listen close, oh beloved's kin.