tum kaun mamul mai kaun tamil
jo puchunga batlaoge batlaunga

ghar ki biwi chhod ke bhaiya idhar udhar jo jate
aise papi is dunia me chain kahi na pate
tum kaun mamul mai kaun tamil
jo puchunga batlaoge batlaunga

roti kapda dena mushkil bache paida karte
aise murkh is dunia me bina maut hai marte
tum kaun mamul mai kaun tamil
jo puchunga batlaoge batlaunga

Who are you, O common one? Who am I, the Tamil?
Tell me, and I will tell you, if you ask, I will reveal.

Leaving wives behind, brothers wander, lost and astray,
Such sinners find no peace in this world, come what may.
Who are you, O common one? Who am I, the Tamil?
Tell me, and I will tell you, if you ask, I will reveal.

To feed and clothe is a struggle, yet children they bring,
Such fools in this world, they die without a sting.
Who are you, O common one? Who am I, the Tamil?
Tell me, and I will tell you, if you ask, I will reveal.