aagra ra gaagra ko kura bhanyaa yahee ho. Bujhney laai po bujhaaunu, nabujhney laai k bujhaaunu?
Kaanmaa earphone lagaaunuparney bahiraa haru
jahaa sangeet pratiyogeetaa kaa judge hunchan
ra jahaa aatma maa pathar parekaa haru
kaabya kaa nirnaayak maaninchan,
kaath kaa khutta haru jahaa race maa bijetaa hunchan
ra jahaa plaster gariekaa haat haru maa
surakchya ko sangeen thamaaincha,
jahaa baato ra attalikaa harukaa dhokaa agaadi
doko kaa doko,
kharpan kaa kharpan,
truck kaa truck aatma kaa mandi sajaaincha,
stock exchangekaa share jastai
aatma kraya-bikraya garna sakney haru
jahaa neta hunchan
ra jahaa nidhaar bhari karkat paataa jastai
chauri paree sakekaa haru
tanneri harukaa aguwaa huncha
jahaa jati sukai byabhichaariko pani
ijjatko "wash 'n wear crease" kahilyai bigrinna,
jahaa jati sukai paap gareko beshyaa ko pani
anuhaar ko tyrolean ko chaala kahilyai khumchinna,
jahaa krishi-melaa harumaa
dobbar oobjani huney beu haru ko pradarshani garincha
ra jahaa khaderi ra anikaal kaa samachaarley bharincha,
jahaa baagmati ra bishnumatikaa saatomaa
aba beer ra whiskey bagdachan,
ra jahaa aba pashupatinath ra swayambhukaa mandirko oopayog
tinkaa prashaad khaanamaa kam, ra
tinkaa pachaadikaa banharumaa
adam eve ko 'barjeet fal' khaana maa bartaa garincha,
jahaa chini ko kaarkhaana ley
chini hoina, rakshi maatra banaaucha
ra jahaa kaa swatantra aama haruley
chora hoina laahurey maatra janmaauchan
jahaa reen tirna ko laagi mahakaviley
asamayamai marnu pardacha
jahaa swadeshko pirley bahulaaeko kaviley
bideshi aspataalko sharan parnu pardacha,
ra jahaa saraswatiki ekli choriley
binaa oopachaar bainsa mai kunjiera jiwan bitaaunu pardacha,
jahaa guidley tourist laai
nepal ko bideshlaai den samjhaaucha
ra bidaako belaa maa oos sita oosko
bideshi camerako den maagdacha,
jahaa tanneri haru
killaa kangada ra nalapaniko geet gaaudai
aba kawaaj khelchan
tie ra coat ko collarmaa khukuri bhirera
yo deshmaa malai bhanna kar laagcha
aafno mutu chirera
ki eh mera deshwaashi haru ho
eh mera deshkaa rastra-kavi haru ho
eh mera deshkaa sammananiya netaa haru ho
bhanna mann laagcha bhaney bhana malai
swadeshnindak waa ghrinaa chintak
tara yo desh timro jattikai mero pani desh ho
anshai bandaa garney ho bhaney pani yo deshka ek karod
tukraaharu madhyey euta tukra maathi
mero pani chaapro hunecha
ra yo deshkaa asankhya bagarharu madhey euta bagar maathi
mero pani chitaa hunecha
yahee bhawana ley malai yo bhanna baadhya garaaucha ra
aant dilaaucha yo bhanna
ki 'yo hallai hallaa ko desh ho'
khanera herney ho bhaney yahaa kaa pratyek ghar harukaa jugmaa
tyahaa fagat hallai hallaa thuprieko paainey cha.
tyasailey yo hallai hallaa ko desh ho
yo hallai hallaa maathi oobhieko desh ho
yo hallai hallaa maathi ootheko desh ho
yo hallai hallaako desh ho.
----- Yo Hallai Hallaa ko Desh Ho (Bhupi Sherchan) ------------