mandai jaao, mandai jaao
mandai jaao
mandai jaao, mandai jaao
mandai jaao
champ chola mandai jaao
champ chola mandai jaao
champ chola mandai jaao
champ chola mandai jaao

jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re
jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re
o gori aise hi aaye beech humare
ho bade sarkari afficer re
o gori aise hi aaye beech humare
ho bade sarkari afficer re
jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re
noon pisawo daal pisawo
aur pisawo laduaa
thaari to wo matwari la
kela khaayiyo mahuwa
chidwa khao imli khao peda khao re
chidwa khao imli khao peda khao re
champ chola mandai ja o o
champ chola mandai ja o o
champ chola mandai ja o o
champ chola mandai ja o o

uthti dharti ki chati bhi inki
umdi jawani sa badra bhi inka
uthti dharti ki chati bhi inki
umdi jawani sa badra bhi inka
ho gore gore galan ki laali bhi inki
gore gore galan ki laali bhi inki
ho moti motin aakhin ka kajra bhi inka
man me inke uthti hilore jaise uthe samnder re
man me inke uthti hilore jaise uthe samnder re
jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re

bhukh pyas jivan ki inke hi hath hai
mehnat pasine ki bund inke mathe
bhukh pyas jivan ki inke hi hath hai
mehnat pasine ki bund inke mathe
inki hansi me hanso re sab milke
inki hansi me hanso re sab milke
yahi ram seeta hain yahi shyam radhe
bhola samarpan dhak na koi
aisa hi hota hai aksar re
bhola samarpan dhak na koi
aisa hi hota hai aksar re
jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re
o gori aise hi aaye beech humare
ho bade sarkari afficer re
jhuthe ber khavan shabri ke
ghar aaye jaise ramchandr re

To the market, journey forth,
To the market, journey forth,
To the market, journey forth,
To the market, journey forth.
Adorned in silk, to the market, go,
Adorned in silk, to the market, go,
Adorned in silk, to the market, go,
Adorned in silk, to the market, go.

Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.
Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.
Oh, fair one, they enter our midst,
Like grand officials of the state.
Oh, fair one, they enter our midst,
Like grand officials of the state.
Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.
Grind the salt, grind the lentils,
Grind the sweet laddoos too.
Your intoxicating wine awaits,
Savor the bananas, the mahua fruit.
Eat the puffed rice, the tamarind, the sweet peda,
Eat the puffed rice, the tamarind, the sweet peda.
Adorned in silk, to the market, oh, oh,
Adorned in silk, to the market, oh, oh,
Adorned in silk, to the market, oh, oh,
Adorned in silk, to the market, oh, oh.

The earth's rising chest, theirs as well,
Their youth, a gathering storm.
The earth's rising chest, theirs as well,
Their youth, a gathering storm.
Oh, the blush on their fair cheeks, theirs,
The blush on their fair cheeks, theirs,
The kohl in their wide eyes, theirs as well.
In their hearts, waves surge, like the ocean’s swell,
In their hearts, waves surge, like the ocean’s swell.
Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.

Hunger, thirst, life's essence, in their grasp,
The sweat of labor, on their brows.
Hunger, thirst, life's essence, in their grasp,
The sweat of labor, on their brows.
Rejoice in their laughter, all together,
Rejoice in their laughter, all together.
They are Rama, Sita, Shyam, Radha combined,
Let no simple devotion be veiled,
As it often unfolds, you see.
Let no simple devotion be veiled,
As it often unfolds, you see.
Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.
Oh, fair one, they enter our midst,
Like grand officials of the state.
Like Sabari’s offering, berries tasted,
As Rama arrived at her humble abode.