ek tha raja ek thi rani bat hai ye barso purani
ek tha raja ek thi rani bat hai ye barso purani
wo rani mujhe mil gai wo rani mujhe mil gai
meri baho me khil gai lo ho gai shuru
mamta ki nai kahani ek tha raja ek thi rani

ye moti nahi milta sagar ki gehrai me
ye tara nahi khilta ambar ki unchai me
ye moti nahi milta sagar ki gehrai me
mano bachpan me to mile tarunai me
dhire dhire hogi sayani ye meri mamta ki kahani
kismat se mujhe mil gai

kismat se mujhe mil gai meri baho me khil gai
lo ho gai shuru mamta ki nai kahani
ek tha raja ek thi rani bat hai ye barso purani
wo rani hume mil gai apni baho me khil gai
lo ho gai shuru hasino ki nai kahani
ek tha raja ek thi rani

dhundata rani ko raja khud aa jayega
dhundata rani ko raja khud aa jayega
mai to use sonpugi jo iske man bhayega
bitiya ko byah ke man sukh payega
nain to barsayenge pani jab vida hogi meri rani
kuch din to hume mil gai kuch din to hume mil gai
apni baho me khil gai lo ho gai shuru
mamta ki nai kahani ek tha raja ek thi rani
bat hai ye barso purani

Once there was a king, once there was a queen,
A tale spun from ages, a scene evergreen.
Once there was a king, once there was a queen,
A tale spun from ages, a scene between.
That queen, she was found, she bloomed in my hold,
My arms her embrace, a story unfolds,
Of maternal grace, a new chapter begun,
Once there was a king, once there was a queen.

These pearls are not found in the ocean's dark keep,
Nor stars in the heavens, from slumber so deep.
These pearls are not found in the ocean's dark keep,
But bloom in the dawn, in the years they will sleep.
Slowly she'll ripen, my story's sweet rhyme,
A blessing bestowed, a gift from all time,
By fortune I found her, the queen of my heart,
By fortune I found her, right from the start.

By fortune I found her, she bloomed in my hold,
My arms her embrace, a story unfolds,
Of maternal grace, a new chapter begun,
Once there was a king, once there was a queen.
That queen, she was found, she bloomed in our hold,
My arms her embrace, a story unfolds,
Of beauty's sweet dance, a new chapter begun,
Once there was a king, once there was a queen.

The king in his search, will be drawn to her grace,
The king in his search, will find her embrace.
To him I will yield her, as love will decree,
My heart will rejoice when my daughter is free.
My eyes they will weep, as she bids us adieu,
A queen for a while, she blossomed anew,
Of maternal grace, a new chapter begun,
Once there was a king, once there was a queen.
A tale spun from ages, a scene evergreen.