tumbak tumba tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
tera mera jod nahi tu thigni or mai lamba
tu gaslet ki lalten or mai bijli ka khamba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
tu ulfat ka diwana mai shama tu parwana
ho mere dil ki aag bujhade lagake sidi bamba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba

gane me hu mai ustad nach hai sare mujhko yad
nach hai sare mujhko yad
bharatnatyam manipuri tandaw khathak or
rakhtoda or kathakali balle or ramba tumba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
dhumak dhumak dam dama
channak dhanak dam damba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba

khali khali bate hai jhuthi jhuthi ghate hai
jhuthi jhuthi ghate hai jhuthi jhuthi ghate teri
jhuthi jhuthi ghate hai
kam kuch aisa kar ke dikhao ke
sab ko ho achambha
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
dhumak dhumak dam dama
channak dhanak dam damba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba

rab se patla halwa hai
jina bhi janjalwa hai jina bhi janjalwa hai
hum me tum me dil mera
fir se hua laut pot
haye kaise kahun shadi kar ke ruth gaya
dil mera tut gaya dil ka tala fut gaya
topi gayi dhoti gayi
juta gaya but gaya suit gaya
sab kuch gaya koi hamko lut gaya
ban gaye hum to bhudappa
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba
tumbak tumba tumbak tumba

Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, a rhythm's sway,
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, fading day.
No joining of paths, you, a whisper, I, a sky,
You, a lantern of dusk, and I, a power's cry.

Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, the music's call,
You, love's devotee, I, the flame, you'll enthrall.
Quench the fire within, with a song's embrace,
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, time and space.
I am the master of songs, dances I hold,
Dances I know, stories untold.

Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Tandava's might,
Kathak, Rakhoda's grace, in the fading light.
Kathakali, ballet, and Rumba's art,
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, beating heart.
Dhumak Dhumak, Dam Dama, rhythms ignite,
Chanak Dhanak, Dam Damba, day and night.
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, burning bright.

Empty words, illusions' hold,
Empty promises, stories told.
Empty promises, you weave your lies,
Show some deeds, that open eyes.
May the world be surprised, with what you do,
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, it's true.
Dhumak Dhumak, Dam Dama, feel the art,
Chanak Dhanak, Dam Damba, tear apart.
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, break the start.

Life is a sweet dish, thin and frail,
Living's a burden, a fading trail.
In us, in you, my heart did roam,
Once again, in disarray, I'm alone.
How can I speak, the wedding, it's gone?
My heart is broken, my spirit withdrawn.
My heart's vessel is shattered, you see,
Hats and dhotis, now free.
Shoes and boots, vanished from sight,
Everything gone, stolen by the night.
We've become old, the moment to meet,
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, incomplete.
Tum-ba Tum-ba, Tum-ba Tum-ba, bittersweet.