gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
sur aur taal ka saath nahi
sur aur taal ka saath nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi

gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
sur aur taal kasaath nahi
sur aur taal kasaath nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi

rail matke patri pe natkhat jamuna ke tat radha
lakh bajaye siti pe kaphi adha bhairav adha
sandhya chanke gale main gau ke subah chanane mandir me
shaher main charon taraf bhid ke gorakh ka chimta baje
itna sara brindgaan ho ird gird main kyun gaon
apni apni jagah khile woh sur tod ke kyun laau
sur tod ke kyon laau, sur tod ke kyon laau
dhire sani nisepadha ni maga ga re sa
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
sur aur taal ka saath nahi
sur aur taal ka saath nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi
gaana mere bas ki baat nahi

mori gagri na bharan det re
mori gagri na bharan det

To sing is not my doing,
No kinship with sound and measure,
No kinship with sound and measure,
To sing is not my doing.

To sing is not my doing,
To sing is not my doing,
No kinship with sound and measure,
No kinship with sound and measure,
To sing is not my doing.

The train's churn, the tracks, mischievous Jamuna's shore, Radha,
A thousand whistles, half Kafi, half Bhairav,
Evening's chime in the throat of a cow, morning's filtering in temples,
In the city, all around, the Gorakh's tongs resound in the crowd.
So much chorus all around, then why should I sing?
Let them bloom in their own places, why should I break the notes?
Why should I break the notes, why should I break the notes?
Slowly Sa Ni Sa Pa Dha Ni Ma Ga Re Sa...
To sing is not my doing,
To sing is not my doing,
No kinship with sound and measure,
No kinship with sound and measure,
To sing is not my doing,
To sing is not my doing,
They won't let my pitcher fill,
They won't let my pitcher fill.