jab hontho pe katha ye aai
man tadapa aur aankh bhar aai
job hontho pe katha ye aai
man tadapa aur aankh bhar aai
ek samay kaurav paandav me
aisa yudh ghamasaan huaa
dharti khun me dub gayi
aur amber lahuluhaan huaa
haar lagi hone pandav ki
kaurav chal gaye ailsi chaal
dronachaary ne bichha diya
ranbhumi me chakrvihu ka jaal
o aisi bhayaanak hui ladaai
maut chali banke purwaai
jab hontho pe katha ye aai
man tadapa aur aankh bhar aai

yudh ke liye kiya maata ne
fir abhmanyu ko taiyaar
tilak lagaake, shastr sajaa ke
gale lagaake, aakhari baar
nanha sa sainik ja takraaya
shatru ki faujon se
chhota sa maanjhi na ghabraaya
tufaani maujon se

ho aisi bhayanak hui ladaai
maut badriyaa banke chhai
jab hontho pe katha ye aai
man tadapa aur aankh bhar aai

When the tale touched the lips,
The heart ached, eyes overflowed.
When the tale touched the lips,
The heart ached, eyes overflowed.

Once, between Kauravas and Pandavas,
Such a fierce war erupted,
The earth drowned in blood,
And the sky was crimsoned.
Defeat loomed for the Pandavas,
The Kauravas played a treacherous game.
Dronacharya laid out,
The Chakravyuha's intricate snare.

Oh, such a terrible battle raged,
Death walked as a cruel breeze.
When the tale touched the lips,
The heart ached, eyes overflowed.

For the war, his mother prepared,
Abhimanyu, her son so brave,
Applied the mark, armed him with weapons,
Embraced him, one last time.
The small soldier charged,
Against the enemy's vast armies.
The little boatman did not fear,
The raging, tempestuous waves.

Oh, such a terrible battle raged,
Death descended as a dark cloud.
When the tale touched the lips,
The heart ached, eyes overflowed.