haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole
haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole

geet bone the tumhe, geet bone the tumhe
bo diye kyu laal sholay
haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole

ghar ke aangan me kaha se
ye lapat si aa gayi
khidkiyo ki thi woh raunak
dhoop ab kahan gayi
ho kyun hawa hai roothi roothi
kyun hawa hai roothi roothi
shaakh gumsum kyu na dole
haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole

garam hai matha sagar ka
tabiyat dheeli dheeli
dekho chalakti aasman ki aankh neeli neeli
kisne pani ko jalaya
kisne pani ko jalaya
kaun vish jheelo me ghole
haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole

geet bone the tumhe, geet bone the tumhe
bo diye kyu laal sholay
haule haule dheeme dheeme
mitti bole maati bole

Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks,
Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks.

You were meant to sow songs, to sow songs,
Why did you sow crimson flames?
Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks.

In the courtyard of the home, where from
Did this sudden blaze arrive?
Where has the sunlight gone,
That once graced the windows' light?
Why is the wind so sullen?
Why is the wind so sullen?
Why do the branches not sway?
Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks.

The ocean's brow is fevered,
Its health is failing, weak.
See how the sky's blue eyes
Are brimming, and they weep.
Who has set the water ablaze?
Who has set the water ablaze?
Who poisons the lakes and the deep?
Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks.

You were meant to sow songs, to sow songs,
Why did you sow crimson flames?
Softly now, gently,
The earth whispers, the soil speaks.