mAi mAi O mAi mAi
kaise jiyuM
hari bin kaise, hari bin kaise jiyuM
udak dAdur pInavat hai
jal se hi upjAi
pal ek jal ko meen bisare
tarpat mar jAi
piyA bin pIlI bhaI re
jO kATh bhUn pAyE
aushadh bhUlan sancarai re
bAlA paid phir jAye
hoya udAsi ban ban phiruM
rE bikhA tan chhAyi
dAsi mIrA lAl giridhar
mIlyA hai sukh dAyi
Oh mother, how can I live?
Without Lord Hari, how can I continue to live?
A frog is born in water (and is satisfied with) drinking water
But a fish can not survive out of the water