Sati was her name Woman of the supreme sacrifice She moved forward among the crowd Walking barefoot on the earth From which she was born She made a vow Of following him And now she's honouring it Even if losing her life Brave widow This is the time for untying the hair Brave widow This is the time to immolate yourself Funeral pyre was set on fire The man whom she gave herself That cold body laid down on the branches Was waiting the last embrace She made a vow Of following him And now she's honouring it Even if losing her life Brave widow This is the time of resisting to fear Brave widow This is the time to join him Woman of the supreme sacrifice She vanished in the smoke For reuniting to the earth From which she was born Flames are high Lovers are tight People are hailing her While she is taking the path