pehle wo boli phir mai bola mat matru ki bijli ka mandola
phir matru ki bijli ka mandola dola dola
gulle ki begi begi ka gulla jab tambu khola tab khullam khulla
gulle ki begi begi ka gulla jab tambu khola tab khullam khulla
pehle wo bola phir mai bola
he matru ki bijli ka mandola he matru ki bijli ka mandola
matru re matru matru ki bijli bijli ka mandola
hey matru ki bijli ka mandola

chatak chatak dil chatak chatak dil chatak chatak dil chatka
patak patak phir patak patak phir patak patak phir patka re
haa chatak chatak dil chatak chatak dil chatak chatak dil chataka re
patak patak patak patak phir patka re
hariya ki dhan dola bijli ka tan dola re matru ko man dola haye
aate ki roti mitti ka chulha pidhi pe dulhan, mudhe pe dulha
pehle wo bola phir mai bola
haan matru ki bijli ka mandola haay matru ki bijli ka mandola

shiva ko shileya, shiva ko shileya shiva ko shileya, shiva ko shileya
hawa havile, dava nahi re
shiva ko shileya, shiva ko shileya shiva ko shileya bavile
matak matak dhar matak matak dhar matak matak dhar matka
atak atak kar atak atak kar
matak matak dhar matak matak dhar matak matak dhar matka
atak atak kar atak atak kar atak atak kar atka re
bolo to kab dola pehle to zameen doli piche se rab dola
koi na jane re kon tha bulla re padi jo pothi to khullam khulla

pehle wo bola phir mai bola he re matru ki bijli ka mandola
hey matru ki bijli ka mandola matru re matru, matru ki bijli
bijli ka mandola he matru ki bijli ka mandola

She spoke first, then I did,
Matru's lightning, her heart swayed.
Matru's lightning, her heart swayed, swayed,
Gulle's swiftness, Gulle's charm,
When the tent unfurled, all was bare,
Gulle's swiftness, Gulle's charm,
When the tent unfurled, all was bare.
She spoke first, then I did,
Oh, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed,
Matru's lightning, her heart swayed.
Matru, oh Matru, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed,
Oh, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed.

Shattered, shattered, the heart shattered,
The heart shattered, shattered,
Thumped, thumped again, thumped,
Again thumped, then it was thumped,
Yes, shattered, shattered, the heart shattered,
The heart shattered, shattered,
Thumped, thumped again, thumped,
Again thumped, then it was thumped.
Hariya's wealth swayed, the lightning's body swayed,
Matru's heart swayed, alas!
Flour's bread, earth's oven, on the generation's bride, on the stool's groom,
She spoke first, then I did,
Oh, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed, alas!
Matru's lightning, her heart swayed.

Shiva's stone, Shiva's stone,
Shiva's stone, Shiva's stone,
Air, wind, medicine is not there,
Shiva's stone, Shiva's stone,
Shiva's stone, with the wind,
Twisted, twisted, hold, twisted,
Hold, twisted, twisted,
Stuck, stuck, then stuck, stuck,
Twisted, twisted, hold, twisted,
Hold, twisted, twisted,
Stuck, stuck, then stuck,
Then it was stuck, yes, it was stuck!
Tell me, when did it sway? First, the earth swayed, then, from behind, the Lord swayed,
No one knows who was the fool, when the book fell, it was bare.

She spoke first, then I did,
Oh, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed,
Ra, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed,
Oh, Matru's lightning, her heart swayed,
The lightning's heart swayed, oh!
Matru's lightning, her heart swayed.