mAi mAi O mAi mAikaise jiyuM

hari bin kaise, hari bin kaise jiyuM

udak dAdur pInavat haijal se hi upjAipal ek jal ko meen bisaretarpat mar jAi

piyA bin pIlI bhaI rejO kATh bhUn pAyEaushadh bhUlan sancarai rebAlA paid phir jAye

hoya udAsi ban ban phiruMrE bikhA tan chhAyidAsi mIrA lAl giridharmIlyA 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 waterBut a fish can not survive out of the water