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| Purab mein suraj ne chhedi | When the sun in the east |
| Jab kirno ki shehnaai | Played the music of sunrays |
| Chamak utha sindoor gagan pe | Then the red colour was shining in the sky |
| Pashchim tak laali chaayi | The redness was there all the way to the west |
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| Dulhan chali haan pehan chali | The bride is leaving wearing a |
| Ho re dulhan chali o pehan chali teen rang ki choli | The bride is leaving wearing a 3 coloured blouse |
| Baahon mein lehraye Ganga Jamuna | The river Ganga are Jamuna are in her arms |
| Dekh ke duniya doli | Looking at that the world swayed |
| Dulhan chali, ho pehan chali teen rang ki choli | The bride is leaving wearing a 3 coloured blouse |
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| Taj Mahal jaisi taaza hai surat | Her face is fresh like the Taj Mahal |
| Chalti phirti Ajanta ki murat | She's just like the Ajanta carvings |
| Mel milap ki mehndi rachaye | After applying the henna of union |
| Balidaano ki rangoli, dulhan chali | And the colourful decoration of martyrdom |
| Ho pehan chali teen rang ki choli | The bride is leaving wearing a 3 coloured blouse |
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| Mukh chamke yoon Himalaya ki choti | Her face is shining like the pinnacle of Himalaya |
| Ho na padosi ki neeyat khoti | I hope our neighbours have good intentions |
| O ghar walon zara isko sambhalo | O fellow countrymen, please take care of her |
| Yeh toh hai badi bholi, dulhan chali | She's very innocent |
| Ho pehan chali teen rang ki choli | The bride is leaving wearing a 3 coloured blouse |
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| Aur sajegi abhi aur sanwaregi | She's yet to adorn more |
| Chadhti umariya hai aur nikhregi | She's still young, she'll glow more |
| Apni azaadi ki dulhaniya | This bride of our independence |
| Deep ke upar Holi, dulhan chali | It's like the festival of Holi |
| Ho pehan chali teen rang ki choli | The bride is leaving wearing a 3 coloured blouse |
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| Desh prem hi azaadi ki dulhaniya ka var hai | Patriotism is the bridegroom of the bride of independence |
| Is albeli dulhan ka sindoor suhaag amar hai | This unique bride's husband is immortal |
| Maata hai Kasturba jaisi | Her mother is like Kasturba |
| Babul Gandhi jaise | Her father is like Gandhi |
| Babul Gandhi jaise | Her father is like Gandhi |
| Chacha iske Nehru, Shastri | Her uncles are like Nehru and Shastri |
| Dare na dushman kaise | So why won't the enemy fear her |
| Dare na dushman kaise | So why won't the enemy fear her |
| Veer Shivaji jaise veeran, Lakshmi Bai behna | Brave like Shivaji, sisters are like Lakshmi Bai |
| Lakshman jiske bodh Bhagat Singh | Brothers are like Lakshman and Bhagat Singh |
| Uska phir kya kehna | She's the greatest |
| Uska phir kya kehna | She's the greatest |
| Jiske liye jawaan baha sakte hai khoon ki Ganga | For whom the soldiers can shed rivers of blood |
| Jiske liye jawaan baha sakte hai khoon ki Ganga | For whom the soldiers can shed rivers of blood |
| Aage peeche teeno sena leke chale tiranga | All forms of military take her flag and walk |
| Sena chalti hai leke tiranga | The military takes her flag and walks |
| Sena chalti hai leke tiranga | The military takes her flag and walks |
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| Ho koi hum praant ke vaasi | Whatever state we reside in |
| Ho koi bhi bhasha bhashi | Whatever language we speak |
| Sabse pehle hai Bharat vasi | First we are Indians |
| Sabse pehle hai Bharat vasi | First we are Indians |
| Sabse pehle hai Bharat vasi | First we are Indians |
| Sabse pehle hai Bharat vasi | First we are Indians |
| Sabse pehle hai Bharat vasi | First we are Indians |
