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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Teri zameen se hum sar uthake chale |
I walk away from your soil with my head held high |
| Humein haske vida kar maa |
Smile and bid me farewell, O mother |
| Laal hai hum tere yaad karna humein |
I am your son, please remember me |
| Dhol tashe baja kar maa |
Beat the drums and celebrate, O mother |
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| O maaye teri mitti bulaye toh yeh duniya chhod ke aa jayein |
O mother, if your sacred soil calls me, then I'll leave this world and return |
| Tu joh awaaz lagaye toh tiranga odh ke aa jayein |
If you call out to me, then I'll come wrapped in the tricolour flag |
| O maaye tere kaam nahi aaye toh phir bekaar jawani hai |
O mother, if I cannot serve you then my youth is worthless |
| Bahayein khoon teri khatir jitna Ganga mein pani hai maa |
We'll shed blood for you, as much as the water flowing in the river Ganga |
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| Agar jaan jaati hai toh jaaye, jaaye re maaye |
If life must be sacrificed, so be it |
| Kabhi teri aan na jaaye re |
But your honour must never fall |
| Jala denge apni hum chittayein tujhpe o maaye |
We'll burn our own funerals for you, O mother |
| Kabhi koi aanch na aaye re |
But no harm must ever come to you |
| Tu mere liye, main tere liye |
You're for me and I'm for you |
| Tere hi rahe mare ya jiyein |
I'll be yours whether I live or die |
| Tere hi nagme gaaye jaate jaate maaye re |
We'll sing your songs as we depart, O mother |
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| O maaye teri mitti bulaye toh yeh duniya chhod ke aa jayein |
O mother, if your sacred soil calls me, then I'll leave this world and return |
| Tu joh awaaz lagaye toh tiranga odh ke aa jayein maa |
If you call out to me, then I'll come wrapped in the tricolour flag |
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| Zara dheere dheere loriyan gaa |
Sing your lullabies slowly and gently |
| Jaise teri godh mein aayi hai maa |
As if I've returned to your lap, O mother |
| Aayegi aisi meethi neend kahan |
Where else will I find such sweet sleep |
| Kadmon mein tere hum hue hai fanaa |
I surrender myself completely at your feet |
| Maaye teri mehar joh humko chuna |
O mother, it's your blessing for selecting me |
| Hoti hai har ek vardi shaheed kahan |
Not every uniform gets to become a martyr |
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| Maaye yeh dua toh har sipahi rab se karta hai |
O mother, every soldier prays to God for this honour |
| Jaise hum mare hai desh par yoon kaun marta hai, haaye |
No one else dies for their nation the way we do |
| Meri khushnaseebi hai yeh maaye |
It is my good fortune, O mother |
| Teri galiyon mein hawa meri raakh udaaye re |
That the winds of your streets will scatter my ashes |
| Tu mere liye, main tere liye |
You're for me and I'm for you |
| Tere hi rahe mare ya jiyein |
I'll be yours whether I live or die |
| Tere hi nagme gaaye jaate jaate maaye re |
We'll sing your songs as we depart, O mother |
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| O maaye teri mitti bulaye toh yeh duniya chhod ke aa jayein |
O mother, if your sacred soil calls me, then I'll leave this world and return |
| Tu joh awaaz lagaye toh tiranga odh ke aa jayein |
If you call out to me, then I'll come wrapped in the tricolour flag |
| O maaye tere kaam nahi aaye toh phir bekaar jawani hai |
O mother, if I cannot serve you then my youth is worthless |
| Bahayein khoon teri khatir jitna Ganga mein pani hai maa |
We'll shed blood for you, as much as the water flowing in the river Ganga |
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