chalte chalte gathri ne kaha
mai dunia hu isi bandhe rakho
aurat ne kaha meri pahchan
nak naksha chehra nahi
meri pahchan pair tale dabi
ek ghunghru ki awaz
ek ghunghru ki awaz
ek ghunghru ki awaz

ghunghru ghunghru ne kaha
mai khamosh kadam ki aahat hu
kan dharo to sun pao
kan dharo to sun pao

ye gathri taz ke tarah us aurat ke sar
ye gathri taz ke tarah us aurat ke sar
jise dunia ne abhi pahchana nahi
jise dunia ne abhi pahchana nahi
pahchana nahi pahchana nahi
pahchana nahi pahchana nahi

The burden, as we journeyed, sighed,
"I am the world, hold me close, abide."
The woman then, her spirit shown,
"My essence lies not in face or bone.

My identity, beneath the ground,
A hidden tremor, without sound.
The voice of a ghungroo, softly spun,
A ghungroo's voice, her truth begun,
A ghungroo's voice, her truth begun."

The ghungroo whispered, light and fleet,
"I am the hush of hidden feet.
Listen closely, with your heart,
Listen closely, play your part."

This burden, a crown upon her head,
This burden, a crown, though yet unsaid,
For this woman, whose spirit gleams,
For this woman, unrevealed in dreams,
Unseen, unknown, unheard, unwept,
Unknown, unheard, forever kept.