chanchal dhara nadi kinara
chanchal dhara nadi kinara lalchaye lalchaye
lalchaye lalchaye jiya hamara jiya hamara

lahre balaiya le leke mori
lahre balaiya le leke mori
kahti hai khele mil jul ke hori
kahti hai khele mil jul ke hori
bhiga mora ang sara mora ang sara mora ang sara
bhiga mora ang sara mora ang sara mora ang sara
lalchaye lalchaye
lalchaye lalchaye jiya hamara jiya hamara

kaha jati ho kaha jati ho
kaha jati ho o pyari jal ki machaliya
aao aao aao ban jaye hum tum saheliya
hum tum saheliya aao aao

mai aaya mai aaya sunkar madhur tarana
sunkar madhur tarana
tu kaha tu kaha chupi ho pyaari koyaliya
tu kaha chupi ho pyaari koyaliya
sudh budh ko tune bisara bisara bisara
sudh budh ko tune bisara bisara bisara
lalchaye lalchaye
lalchaye lalchaye jiya hamara jiya hamara

The restless river, its banks entice,
The restless river, its banks entice, entice,
My heart, it aches, my heart.

The waves they curl, embracing me,
The waves they curl, embracing me,
Whispering, play Holi, together, free.
Whispering, play Holi, together, free.
My whole body, drenched and gleaming,
My whole body, drenched and gleaming, gleaming,
My whole body, drenched and gleaming, gleaming, gleaming
entice, entice,
entice, entice, my heart, my heart.

Where do you go, where do you flee?
Where do you go, oh fish of the sea?
Come, come, come, let us be friends,
Let us be friends, come, come.

I come, I come, hearing the sweet song,
Hearing the sweet song,
Where, oh where, do you hide, sweet cuckoo?
Where, oh where, do you hide, sweet cuckoo?
You made me forget, forget, forget,
You made me forget, forget, forget,
entice, entice,
entice, entice, my heart, my heart.