gaana mere bas ki baat nahin
gaana mere bas ki baat nahin
sur aur taal ka sath nahin
sur aur taal ka sath nahin
gaana mere bas ki baat nahin

rail matke patri pe jab
natkhtat jamuna tat pe tha
ram bachaye jab seeta ko
siya aadha rab aadha
sandhya chanke chadhne ko
subha chale hum mundhir me
shahar me charo aur bheed me gorakh ka chimta baaje
itna sara vrindgaan ho ird gird me kyu gaao
apni apni jagha ke liye wo sur thod ke kyu laao
gaana mere bas ki baat nahin gaana mere bas ki baat nahin
sur aur taal ka sath nahin sur aur taal ka sath nahin

Song is not within my grasp,
Song is not within my grasp.
No harmony of note or beat,
No harmony of note or beat.
Song is not within my grasp.

When the train's churn on tracks,
The playful Yamuna, by the shore,
When Ram saved Sita's light,
Half God, half of the Lord.
As twilight spills its offering,
To morning temple we take our stride.
In city's crush, the Gorakh's chime rings,
Why sing amidst this choir's spread?
Why leave your own space's music,
To bring forth those forgotten airs?
Song is not within my grasp,
Song is not within my grasp.
No harmony of note or beat,
No harmony of note or beat.