hum haste hue aaye the
hum haste hue aaye the, rote hue chale
ashko se daman apna
ashko se daman apna, bhigote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the, rote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the

majhi ka kya kasur hai, tufa ka kya gila
majhi ka kya kasur hai, tufa ka kya gila
jab khud hi apni naav, dubote hue chale
jab khud hi apni naav, dubote hue chale
ashko se daman apna, bhigote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the, rote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the

aaye the leke preet ke, phulo ka haar hum
aaye the leke preet ke, phulo ka haar hum
ab aasuo ka haar, pirote hue chale
ab aasuo ka haar, pirote hue chale
ashko se daman apna, bhigote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the, rote hue chale
hum haste hue aaye the

We came laughing, light as a dawn,
We came laughing, then wept and were gone.
Our skirts soaked with sorrow's deep stain,
Our skirts soaked, a river of pain.
We came laughing, then wept and were gone.
We came laughing.

What blame for the boatman, the storm's cruel hand?
What blame for the boatman, across the dark land?
When we ourselves sank our own vessel's frail frame,
When we sank ourselves, whispering the boat's name.
Our skirts soaked with sorrow's deep stain,
We came laughing, then wept and were gone.
We came laughing.

We arrived bearing love's floral embrace,
We arrived bearing love, in a beautiful space.
Now we string tears, a necklace of woe,
Now, a necklace of tears, where the sad rivers flow.
Our skirts soaked with sorrow's deep stain,
We came laughing, then wept and were gone.
We came laughing.