bansi wale ne gher layi bansi wale ne gher layi
akeli jo paniya bharan mai gayi bansi wale ne gher layi
bansi wale ne gher layi bansi wale ne gher layi
lekar toli mare hai boli kare hai thitohli
mai to kahi ki kahi ki kahi ki na rahi
bansi wale ne gher layi
haye bansi wale ne gher layi

sardi ke mare mar gayi mai to
dard ke mare mar gayi mai to
bawri jogan ban gayi mai to
sare rang ab fike pad gaye
uske rang me rang gayi mai to
sare rang ab fike pad gaye
uske rang me rang gayi mai to
hori sakhi mai diwani diwani diwani kyu bhai
bansi wale ne gher layi bansi wale ne gher layi
akeli jo paniya bharan mai gayi
bansi wale haye haye oye hoye bansi wale

The flute player, he encircled me,
The flute player, he encircled me,
Alone, I went to fetch the water,
The flute player, he encircled me.

With his band, he mocked and teased,
My words, they failed, I could not speak,
The flute player, he encircled me,
Oh, the flute player, he encircled me.

The cold, it nearly killed me then,
The cold, it nearly killed me then,
I became a crazy yogini,
All other hues have faded now,
In his own color, I am dyed,
All other hues have faded now,
In his own color, I am dyed.
Why, oh friends, am I mad, mad, mad?
The flute player, he encircled me,
The flute player, he encircled me,
Alone, I went to fetch the water,
The flute player, alas, oh, the flute player!