dekho re dekho re dekho re pahli baar
dekho re pahli baar meri jindgani pali
bhagwan ko karne paar bhakat ki nav chali
bhagwan ko karne paar bhakat ki nav chali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali

dekho re mere ram ki maya is waaman ko virat banaya
ek janak me sau janmo ka maine to bhai ye fal paya
dekho prabhu ka upkar meri dunia hi badli
bhagwan ko karne paar bhakat ki nav chali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali

kaha meri choti si ye naiya
kaha ye bhav sagar ke khiwaya
mai do hatho wala kewat inke hath hazar hai bhaiya
lakho ke taran har prabhu ye bade hai bali
bhagwan ko karne par bhakat ki nav chali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali

chode mahal ayodhya chodi re
chode mahal ayodhya chodi
ham patito se preet hai jodi
dhanay hai inka pyar anokha
dhanay hai ye siya ram ki jodi
ye van ko chale sukumar ye van ko chale sukumar
karam gati nahi tali bhagwan ko karne par
bhakat ki nav chali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali dekho re pahli bar meri
jindgani phali bhagwan ko karne par
bhakat ki nav chali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram jai jai ram
jai ram jai ram jai ram jai jai ram
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali
jai ram lakhan jai janak lali jai ram lakhan jai janak lali

Behold, behold, behold, this first light,
My life, a seed, now takes its flight.
To cross the Lord, my vessel now does sail,
To cross the Lord, my humble ship will prevail.
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.

Behold, the Lord, His magic spun,
This dwarf made vast, beneath the sun.
One life, a hundred lives I've known,
This grace, by Him, alone is sown.
Behold, the Lord's great favor, shown,
My world transformed, no longer prone.
To cross the Lord, my vessel now does sail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.

Where is my tiny, fragile craft,
And where the ferryman, the raft?
I, with two hands, a humble soul,
They, with a thousand hands control.
The savior of the millions, strong and true,
To cross the Lord, my vessel now I pursue.
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.

The palace left, Ayodhya forsaken,
The palace left, Ayodhya taken,
They embrace us, the fallen, the weak,
Blessed is their love, the words they speak.
Blessed is the pair, Sita and Ram,
To the forest they go, their souls expand.
Fate's song, it will not be denied,
To cross the Lord, my vessel now I confide,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.
Behold, this first light, my life takes flight,
To cross the Lord, my vessel's might,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.
Hail Ram, Jai Jai Ram,
Hail Ram, Jai Jai Ram,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail,
Hail Ram, Lakshman, Janak's daughter, hail.