Caedmon's Call

Dalit Hymn

Caedmon's Call


Sing from the village, sing from the town 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Sing everyone who has been cast down 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Emancipate, emancipate, Prime Minister, emancipate 
Emancipate, emancipate, Prime Minister, emancipate 

Sweeping, weaving, tilling the Earth 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Show me the man to deny our worth 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Free the Dalit, free the Dalit, Prime Minister, free the Dalit 
Free the Dalit, free the Dalit, Prime Minister, free the Dalit 

Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Skin of the buffalo declared unclean 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Heed Ambedkar, heed Ambedkar, Prime Minister, heed Ambedkar 
Heed Ambedkar, heed Ambedkar, Prime Minister, heed Ambedkar 

God made every man forward and free 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Rich man, poor man, every man free 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Politically, socially, everybody free 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Rich man, poor man, everybody free 
(Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey) 
Caste is a lie, caste is a lie, Prime Minister, caste is a lie 
Caste is a lie, caste is a lie, Prime Minister, caste is a lie 

Emancipate, emancipate, Prime Minister, emancipate 
Free the Dalit, free the Dalit, Prime Minister, free the Dalit 
Heed Ambedkar, heed Ambedkar, Prime Minister, heed Ambedkar 
Caste is a lie, caste is a lie, Prime Minister, caste is a lie 

Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey 
Sub kooch ho sak-ee dey