sei gandha-vaśa nāsā, sadā kare gandhera āśā,
kabhu pāya, kabhu nāhi pāya
pāile piyā peṭa bhare, piṅa piṅa tabu kare,
nā pāile tṛṣṇāya mari' yāya
sei - that;gandha-vaśa - under the control of the fragrance;nāsā - the nostrils;sadā - always;kare - make;gandhera - for the fragrance;āśā - hope;kabhu pāya - sometimes they obtain;kabhu nāhi pāya - sometimes do not obtain;pāile - if obtaining;piyā - drinking;peṭa - the belly;bhare - fills;piṅa - let me drink;piṅa - let me drink;tabu - still;kare - they hanker;nā pāile - if they do not get;tṛṣṇāya - out of thirst;mari' yāya - they die.