Stranded Labourer Sings About Going Home

Country roads, take me home? This man in Bihar sang about the migrant workers' desperation to return home.

Transcript

00:00We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

00:10Empty is the door of the house

00:15We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

00:24Empty is the door of the house

00:29We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

00:37Empty is the door of the house

00:45We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

00:53We leave our homes and wander in the cities

01:01Those who brought us here, left us helpless

01:10Do something, oh government

01:15We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

01:23Empty is the door of the house

01:29We did not know that these days would come

01:36Because of Corona, everyone will hide in their homes

01:44We did not know that these days would come

01:52Because of Corona, everyone will hide in their homes

01:59We are suffering because of this sinful stomach

02:08Do something, oh government

02:13Empty is the door of the house

02:18We are the labourers, send our villages to the government

02:27Empty is the door of the house

02:32We are the labourers, send our villages to the government