amu akha ek se
ham sab ek hain
we are all united

avaz do | ham ek hain!
Speak up!  We are one!

koyi nahin hatega | bandh nahin banega
No one will move |The dam shall not be built

dubenge par hatenge nahin
we will drown but not move out

hindi marathi ya gujarati | ladne vale ek hi jati
Whether Hindi, Marathi, or Gujarati, those who fight are united.

telugu, tamil, malayalam | ladne vale ek hi ham
Whether Telugu, Tamil or Malayalam, we who fight are united.

duniya ki takat hamare sat | bandh rokna hamare hat
The strength of the world is with us.  It's up to us to stop the dam.

ghati ki bas ek hi nara |nahin codenge narmada kinnara
The valley has only one slogan: we will not leave the banks of Narmada

nimad ki nari kaisi hai? phool nahi, chingari hai.
What are women of Nimad like ….flowers?  No! They are fire!

jab jab behena ladti hai, bandh ki neev dhasti hai
Whenever women fight, the foundations of the dam weaken

Bairin bairin ladnari | bandh todi daknari
Women get together to fight, they will break the dam

kon mhanate denar nahi? | ghetlya shivay rahanar nahi!
who can deny us? we will not budge before taking our due

adivasi ekta zindabad
long live adivasi unity!

nimad adivasi ekta zindabad
long live unity of nimad and adivasi people!

Jab tak logon mein ekta rahe, kabhi nahin harsakte
The people united will never be defeated.
 

 Natural Resources

narmada bachao, manav bachao
Save Narmada, save humanity

jangal jamin kunin se? amri se, amri se!
Whose are the forest and land?  Ours, ours.

narmada maiya kunin se? amri se, amri se!
Whose is the mother narmada?  Ours, ours.

jal, jangal, jamin bachaye | sukha hamme yahin sikhaye
Save the water, forests and lands.  Drought has taught us this lesson.

gaon ka pani gaon me samaye | sukha hamme yahin sikhaye
Water of the village must be stored in the ground, drought has taught us this lesson.

satpura mein kaun carta?  Dor nahin, police carta!
Who is grazing in the Satpuras?  Not the cattle, but the police!

jangal jangal dubadta | rupa thanin kay karta
They are submerging forests.  What’s the point of planting trees?

jal jangal jamin chahiye| jine ka adhikar chahiye
We need water, forest, and lands, we need our rights.

jamin dubi hamari | mas machli kaisi tumhari?
It is our village that drowned, how can the fish be yours?
 

 Development

vikas chahiye | vinash nahin
We want development, not destruction.

narmada se ho sahi vikas | samarpiton ki yahi hai aas
True development from the Narmada process, is the aspiration of those dedicated.

vikas niti doka hai | dhakka maro mokha hai
This development policy is a fraud.  Kick it out, here's the chance!

paani cahiye, daru nahi
We want water, not liquor

paani cahiye, pepsi nahi
We want water, not pepsi

vishva bank hai shahukar | janta bane karjdar
World Bank is a moneylender, making the people indebted.

nahin dubenge, nahin hatenge | ham karenge nav nirman
We will not drown or move, we will recreate our lives

jeevanshala zindabad | zindabad!
Long live our school!

Samata sadgi svavalamsam | lake rehaga jan andolan
Equality, simplicity, self- sufficiency, will be achieved by people's movements

kamane vala khayega | lutne vala jayega | naya zamana ayega! | kaun layega? | Ham layenge!
those who work shall eat, those who loot shall leave, a new society shall arise! Who will bring it?  We will!
 Dams

tumcha dharan |amcha maran
your dam, our death

bargi bandh ne kya kiya?  sabka satyanash kiya
What did Bargi dam do?  It destroyed everyone and everything.

sardar sarovar kya karega?  sabka satyanash karega.
What will sardar sarovar do?  It will destroy everyone and everything.

Sardar Sarovar kya hai? Daket hai, lut hai!
What is Sardar Sarovar? It is dacoity, robbery!

Saradar Sarovar jut hai | desh aur gujurat ki lut hai
Sardar Sarovar is a lie.  It is robbery of the country and of Gujurat

 bade bandh band karo| bargi ko punarvas karo
Stop large dams.  Resettle the people of Bargi.

bandh ki bat zarur hai | ham ko na manjur hai
One thing is certain about the dam.  We don’t consent for it.

bade bandh doka hain | dhakka maro mokha hai
Large dams are fraud.  Kick them out, here's the chance.

sardar sarovar nahin hai javab | jhut hai bade badhon ka khwab
Sardar Sarovar is not the answer.  The dream of large dams is false.

rokenge ham rokenge | sardar saroval rokenge
We will stop Sardar Sarovar.

Kill the dam or the dam will kill.
bandh ko maro, nahin to wo marega

Big dams are full of lies.  Harvest rains, modernize!
bade bandhe jhut hain | barish ko pakadna, adhunik banna hai

vende venda vende venda | sardar sarovar vende venda  (Mal.)
bikkara bikkara | sardar sarovar bikkara (Kan.)
vadde vaddu, vadde vaddu | sardar sarovar vadde vaddu (Tel.)
We don't want Sardar Sarovar

bachcha bachha ladega, to bandh kaise banega?
When children fight, how can the dam be built?
 
 

Justice

nyay chahiye |anyay nahin
We want justice, not injustice.

jhute shapathpatra vapas lo | vapas lo vapas lo!
Take back the false affidavits.  Take them back!

supreme court ne kya kiya? sardar sarovar rok diya
What did the Supreme Court do?  It stopped Sardar Sarovar.

beke beku | nyay beku (Kan.)
We want justice.

har zor zulm ki takkar me | sangharsh hamara nara hai
We struggle against any and all injustice.
 

Governance

shasan valo sunlo aj | hamare gaon me hamara raj
Rulers must listen today, our rule in our villages.

vah re sarkar tera khel!  sasti daru mehenga tel!
Hey, govt, great game you play, liquor is cheap and oil is costly

sarkar teri tanasayi, nahin calegi nahin calegi!
we will not tolerate government dictating

jhute shabatpatra vapas lo | vapas lo vapas lo!
Take back the false affidavits.  Take them back!

punarvas nahin, punarvichar chahiye
We need a review, not resettlement.

sarkar ke pas nahin hai javaab | hamari taqat lajavab
The government has no answer, stunned by our power.

Ya sarkar cha karayach kai? | Khalo doko narti pai!
What shall we do with this government? Turn it upside down!
 
 
 

 Police

polis teri gunda gardi, nahin calegi nahin calegi
Police: your rowdy tactics won't work here!

Polis teri tanasayi | nahin chalegi, nahin chalegi
Police: your repression won't work here

ham sab ek hain | police kyun hazaar hain?
We are all one, why so many police?

satpura mein kaun carta?  Dor nahin, police carta!
Who is grazing in the Satpuras?  Not the cattle, but the police!

sarkar hamse darti hai | police ko age karti hai
A cowardly government resorts to police repression

jab tak jail mein cana rahega | ana jana bana rahega
As long as the jails are running, we will be in and out.

fekdo, fekdo | kali topi fekdo
Throw out that black cap!

Spirit of Struggle

ladenge| jitenge
We will fight.  We will win.

jina hai to marna sikho| kadam kadam par ladna sikho
If you are to live, learn to die.  At every step, learn to fight.

Chahe hamle jaise hoga | hat hamare nahim utega
Whatever be the attack, we will not strike back.

ghati ki tayyari hai | ab to jit hamari hai
We are ready for the valley.  Victory is now ours!

abhi to ek angadayi hai | age aur ladayi hai
This is but a step, there's further fight ahead.

Ao, ham sangharsh kare | ek duje ke sat hain!
Come, let us struggle, we are in this together!

lathi goli khayenge | andolan calayenge
we shall take the beating, and continue the movement

har zor zulm ki takkar me | sangharsh hamara nara hai
We struggle against any and all injustice.

jab bhuka rahega insan | dharti par utega tufan
When a person remains hungry, a storm will rise on earth.
 

R&R

jamin nahin | bandh nahin
no land, no dam

punarvas niti doka hai | dhakka maro mokha hai
The R&R policy is a fraud, kick it out, here's the chance.

sarkar hamme dubayegi | jamin nahin depayegi
This government will drown us, it won’t be able to give us land.

punarvas ke jhute vade | jamin hai to jamin dikhade
Promises of R&R are false, if land is there, show it to us.

Jad jangal adivasi dhan | punurvas sthal me kya kare ham?
The forest resources are our wealth. What shall we do in resettlement sites?

bade bandh band karo| bargi ko punarvas karo
Stop large dams.  Resettle the people of Bargi.
 
 

Human Rights

naramda bachao | manav bachao
Save Narmada, Save humanity

ham apne adhikar mangte | nahin kisi se bhikh mangte
we demand our rights, not anyone's charity

narmada ghati kare saval | jine ka hak ya maut ka jal?
Narmada valley asks the question:  right to life or death trap?

narmada ghati kare pukar | dube nahin jivan adhikar
Narmada ghati appeals that the right to life may not drown.

jine do hame rehne do | ma narmada ko behne do
Let us live, let us be.  Let mother Narmada flow.