koko ga itsu kara chance to hope ga ataerareru kuni ni kawatta no ka wa
wakaranai keredo
sukunakutomo boku ni wa kankeinai nanbyakunen nanzennen to
kaikyuu no jubaku wa tokenai mama bokura wa kyou mo hitasura shatsu wo arau
kimi wa dareka to kuraberarete iru no kai? sonzai wo mushi sareru yori
mashi na koto na no sa
taishou kara sae mo hazusarete ikiru tte koto wa nagarete kuru mono wo
zenbu uketomete yuku tte koto sa sore ga donna mono demo aragaenai
arae arae arau'n da
kono sentaku no yama ga kieru koto wa nai
umarete kara shinu made
kono te ga kono yubi ga kawaku koto wa nai
taiyou ga nobori shizumi mata BURIKI no yane ippai ni hosu dake no
Dhobi Ghat
boku ga doushite kyou dake shigoto mo shinaide nanimo tabenaide
namida ni kurete iru no ka
hisoka ni kokoro yoseteta ano ko ga machi he to urareta yo
juutan koujou de hataraku nante usoppachi da ano ko wa modorenai
koko wa chance ya hope ni mikagirareta machi
soredemo ha wo kuishibare tsume ni akari wo tomose
shinu omoide tameta sono kin wo nigitte ano ko no iru machi he
hi ni nanjuunin kyaku wo torasare sora wo mitsumeru ano ko no iru mise he
soshite nigero nigeru'n da
boku no te wo hanasu na hanashitara saigo da
umarete kara shinu made
nidoto wa ajiwaenai kouyou kanda
otte no koe ga kikoete roji ura no wazuka na sukima ni suberikomu
Dhobi Ghat
warae warae warau'n da
kore ijou s***a ni ochiru koto wa dekinai
dakara koko de arau'n da
kono sentaku no yama ga inochi wo tsunagu
kawaii ano ko to tomoni kono BURIKI no yane ni nobotte tsuki wo miru
Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat-English
I don't know when this place will turn into a country
That can provide chances and hopes
But it's none of my concern. For hundreds, thousands of years
Unable to break the curse of class, we do nothing but wash shirts
Are you being compared to someone else? That's better
Than having people ignore your very existence
To live removed from society is to cope with everything
That comes flowing your way. We can't oppose anything
Wash, wash, just wash
This mountain of laundry won't ever disappear
From the cradle to the grave
This hand, this finger won't ever be dry
The sun rises and sets. It only dries our tin roofs again.
Dhobi Ghat
Why am I dissolved into tears, just today?
Without working, without eating anything
It's because the girl that I had a crush on has been sold to the city
That she's working at the carpet factory is a downright lie; that girl can't return
This city is a place that has given up on chances and hope
But even so, I grit my teeth and lead my very frugal life
I grab the money I've saved up desperately and go to the city where that girl is
To the shop where she's forced to turn a dozen tricks a day, where she stares at the sky
And now run, just run
Don't let go of my hand. It's all over if you let go
From the cradle to the grave
This is an euphoria we won't ever feel again
As we hear the voices of our pursuers, we slip into the small crack of a back-alley
Dhobi Ghat
Laugh, laugh, just laugh
I can't go any lower than this
That's why I am washing here
This mountain of laundry prolongs my life
Together with that cute girl, I watch the moon on top of my tin roof
Dhobi Ghat
x-x-x-x
* Dhobi Ghat is a well known washers' area in Mumbai.
* 'to turn a trick' = engage in s** for pay (e.g. a prostitute)
wakaranai keredo
sukunakutomo boku ni wa kankeinai nanbyakunen nanzennen to
kaikyuu no jubaku wa tokenai mama bokura wa kyou mo hitasura shatsu wo arau
kimi wa dareka to kuraberarete iru no kai? sonzai wo mushi sareru yori
mashi na koto na no sa
taishou kara sae mo hazusarete ikiru tte koto wa nagarete kuru mono wo
zenbu uketomete yuku tte koto sa sore ga donna mono demo aragaenai
arae arae arau'n da
kono sentaku no yama ga kieru koto wa nai
umarete kara shinu made
kono te ga kono yubi ga kawaku koto wa nai
taiyou ga nobori shizumi mata BURIKI no yane ippai ni hosu dake no
Dhobi Ghat
boku ga doushite kyou dake shigoto mo shinaide nanimo tabenaide
namida ni kurete iru no ka
hisoka ni kokoro yoseteta ano ko ga machi he to urareta yo
juutan koujou de hataraku nante usoppachi da ano ko wa modorenai
koko wa chance ya hope ni mikagirareta machi
soredemo ha wo kuishibare tsume ni akari wo tomose
shinu omoide tameta sono kin wo nigitte ano ko no iru machi he
hi ni nanjuunin kyaku wo torasare sora wo mitsumeru ano ko no iru mise he
soshite nigero nigeru'n da
boku no te wo hanasu na hanashitara saigo da
umarete kara shinu made
nidoto wa ajiwaenai kouyou kanda
otte no koe ga kikoete roji ura no wazuka na sukima ni suberikomu
Dhobi Ghat
warae warae warau'n da
kore ijou s***a ni ochiru koto wa dekinai
dakara koko de arau'n da
kono sentaku no yama ga inochi wo tsunagu
kawaii ano ko to tomoni kono BURIKI no yane ni nobotte tsuki wo miru
Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat-English
I don't know when this place will turn into a country
That can provide chances and hopes
But it's none of my concern. For hundreds, thousands of years
Unable to break the curse of class, we do nothing but wash shirts
Are you being compared to someone else? That's better
Than having people ignore your very existence
To live removed from society is to cope with everything
That comes flowing your way. We can't oppose anything
Wash, wash, just wash
This mountain of laundry won't ever disappear
From the cradle to the grave
This hand, this finger won't ever be dry
The sun rises and sets. It only dries our tin roofs again.
Dhobi Ghat
Why am I dissolved into tears, just today?
Without working, without eating anything
It's because the girl that I had a crush on has been sold to the city
That she's working at the carpet factory is a downright lie; that girl can't return
This city is a place that has given up on chances and hope
But even so, I grit my teeth and lead my very frugal life
I grab the money I've saved up desperately and go to the city where that girl is
To the shop where she's forced to turn a dozen tricks a day, where she stares at the sky
And now run, just run
Don't let go of my hand. It's all over if you let go
From the cradle to the grave
This is an euphoria we won't ever feel again
As we hear the voices of our pursuers, we slip into the small crack of a back-alley
Dhobi Ghat
Laugh, laugh, just laugh
I can't go any lower than this
That's why I am washing here
This mountain of laundry prolongs my life
Together with that cute girl, I watch the moon on top of my tin roof
Dhobi Ghat
x-x-x-x
* Dhobi Ghat is a well known washers' area in Mumbai.
* 'to turn a trick' = engage in s** for pay (e.g. a prostitute)