How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are sandalwood, I but the water,
Lord, You are sandalwood, I but the water,
Each pore, each cell, imbued, embraced,
Each pore, each cell, imbued, embraced,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are cloud, I peacock in the wood,
Lord, You are cloud, I peacock in the wood,
As Chakora eyes the moon, understood,
As Chakora eyes the moon, understood,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are pearl, I thread to hold it fast,
Lord, You are pearl, I thread to hold it fast,
As gold unites with purifying cast,
As gold unites with purifying cast,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are lamp, I wick that flickers true,
Lord, You are lamp, I wick that flickers true,
Whose light burns bright, in every day anew,
Whose light burns bright, in every day anew,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
Lord, You are Master, I, a servant bound,
Lord, You are Master, I, a servant bound,
Thus Ravidas his devotion has found,
Thus Ravidas his devotion has found,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram,
How now can I be freed, this chant of Ram?
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