ek samay ki baat suno yeh baat hai baDi puraani
Listen to the story of a time, a time long ago
main ne tumhaare raaju chaachaa se suni thi yeh kahaani
I heard this story from your uncle Raju
ek sher tha ek sherni
There was a lion and a lioness
unke tin the buchche
They had three children
tum jaise vo shaitaan the lekin
Those imps were like you, but
lekin kya paapaa
But what, papa?
lekin lagte the sabko achchhe
But everyone loved them
chhoti si ek gufa ke andar
Inside a little cave
chhota saa ek ghar tha
was their little home
unke jivan mein koi n dukh
Their lives knew no sadness
na koi dar tha
nor any fear
maan ke laadle the vo
They were their mother's darlings
baap ko jaan se bhi pyaare
And to their father, more dear than life
hansate-gaate mauj udaate
In waves of laughter and song
rahate mil kar the saare
they all lived together
kya hua paapaa
Then what happened, papa?
hooni ne jaal bichhaaya
Fate spread a trap
vahaan ek shikaari aaya
A hunter came there
voh sherni saamne aayi
The lioness faced him
usne banduuk chalaayi
He fired his gun
voh sherni ghaayal ho gayi
The lioness was wounded
chillaai tadapi so gayi
She screamed, she writhed, she went to sleep
usne phir aankh na kholi
She never opened her eyes again
sine mein lagi thi goli
The bullet had struck her in the chest
lekin voh marte-marte
But as she died
yeh kah gayi chalte-chalte
she spoke her parting words:
mere saathi mere sajana
My companion, my beloved,
in bachchon ko pyaar se rakhna
Care for these children with love
tum baap ho bhuul na jaana
Don't forget you're a father
maan ka bhi farz nibhaana
Now you must do the duty of a mother as well
bap bhalaa kya jaane
What did the father know of
buchchon ke sang kaise hansati roti hai
how to laugh and cry with children?
usne bhi yuun hansna-rona sikh liya
He learned how to laugh and cry thus
bachchon ke sang jagna-sona sikh liya
He learned how to wake and sleep with the children
samay ruka phir dhire-dhire chalne laga
Time stopped, then slowly began to move again
man ka ghaav dhire-dhire bharne laga
The heart's wound slowly began to heal
baap ki angali thaam ke bachche chalne lage
Grabbing onto the father's legs, the kids began to walk
maan ke badale baap ki god mein palne lage
They were nurtured in their father's lap instead of their mother's.
saal mahine mausam aane-jaane lage
Years, months, seasons came and went
sher ke bachche phir se hansne gaane lage
Once more the lion's children began to laugh and sing
baaki kahaani kal so jaao abhi
The rest of the story tomorrow; go to sleep now
nahin nahin paapaa abhi sun'aao
No, no, papa, tell it now!
achchha baabaa lo
Okay, okay
o raahul o rohit o raani
Rahul, Rohit, Rani
suno aage ab yeh kahaani
Listen to the rest of the story
paDaa unpe phir gam ka saaya
The shadow of sorrow fell on them again
vahaan ek babbar sher aaya
A black lion came there
vo gurarya chinghaada aise
He growled and he roared as though
ke kha jaayega sabko jaise
he were about to gobble everything up
vo bachche to bas dar ke bhaage
Those kids got afraid and ran
magar aa gaya baap aage
but their father came to face him
shuru ho gaya ek dangal
A fight broke out
lagaa kampne saara jangal
The whole jungle began to tremble
darakhton pe ka baithe bandar
The monkeys sat in the treetops
chhupe saamp bhi bil ke andar
The snakes hid inside their pits
kahin ud gaye sab kabuutar
All the pigeons flew off somewhere
chaDhe bhaalu parvat ke uupar
The bear fled to the hilltop
lage bhaagne dar ke haathi
From fear, the elephants began to flee
na tha sher ka koi saathi
There wasn't a single friend for the lion
hui khuub jam ke ladaayi
It was a monstrous battle
babbar ne bahut maar khaayi
The black lion took a beating
to bachchon ne taali bajaayi
Then all the kids applauded
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