a b c d e f bhi jane na hum kare gitpit balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
a b c d e f bhi jane na hum kare gitpit balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar

balam hamare hume mithiya banve
mithiya banve, hame mithiya banve
thandi sadak pe chhaila humka ghumave
humka ghumave chhaila humka ghumave
taki hame dagmag dagmagave kadam
lage hamka sharam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
a b c d e f bhi jane na hum kare gitpit balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar

humka to bhaye sakhi desi tarana
deshi tarana ho desi tarana
saajan sunave hume angreji gaana
saajan sunave hume angreji gaana
angreji gaana sakhi angreji gaana
o nahi sur taal kam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
a b c d e f bhi jane na hum kare gitpit balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar

humka sakhi ri surma mitti hai pyare
mitti hai pyare surma mitti hai pyare
saiya humare surkhi powder ke maare
powder ke maare, sakhi powder ke maare
achhi bhali surat bigade naa hum
ho pade pichhe balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
a b c d e f bhi jane na hum kare gitpit balam
kaise nibhe pyar haye kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar
kaise nibhe pyar ho kaise nibhe pyar

We speak gibberish, letters unknown,
How can love endure, how can it be grown?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?

My love, he sweetens, he woos with grace,
On cold streets, he whirls me in place,
Making me waver, stumble, and fall,
Shame washes over, encompassing all.
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?

I love the folk song, the native strain,
He sings me English tunes, a foreign refrain,
The notes and rhythm, so out of sync,
How can love endure, on the very brink?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?

My darling is dust, a mere earthen hue,
My lover, he's marked by rouge, a powdered view,
He spoils a good face, the beloved's own,
Oh, I find I cannot be with him alone.
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?
How can love endure, oh, how can it be known?