dar lage hay raam dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho
dar lage hay raam dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho

bhyiyaa ab bahini ke kaun sanwari
bhyiyaa ab bahini ke kaun sanwari
baba tori bitiya ke kaun dulari
baab tori bitiya ke kaun dulari
bhaiya ke bulai hay bhina ke pukari
chhute baabul ke aganawa se dar laage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho

gayiyaa ke saman beti ghar me rakhaye
gayiyaa ke saman beti ghar me rakhaye
ek se khule to duje khunte bandhaye
ek se khule to duje khunte bandhaye
kahi tu rulaye beti kahi tu hansaye
khub jag ke chalnawa se dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho

aanchal bhar de aashish mayiya
aanchal bhar de aashish mayiya
damke sada tori maathe ki bindiya
damke sada tori maathe ki bindiya
abki jo aao, laao bhar godiya
ki jhulye ham palangawa se dar laage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho

dar lage hay raam dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho
gori chali re gawanawa se dar lage ho

Fear grips me, oh Ram, fear takes hold,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.
Fear grips me, oh Ram, fear takes hold,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.

Who now will tend her, brother mine?
Who now will tend her, sister thine?
Who will cherish your daughter, Father divine?
Brother calls, sister cries out in pain,
Leaving the hearth of her father, fear's chain,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.

Like a cow, a daughter sheltered within,
Freed from one tether, bound to begin,
From one release to another, a spin.
Sometimes you weep, daughter, sometimes you grin,
The ways of the world, fear they instill, within,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.

Mother, bestow blessings, fill her shawl,
May the jewel of your brow ever enthrall.
When next you return, a cradle to call,
We will swing you, upon a new thrall,
Fear of the cradle, of the rise and fall,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.

Fear grips me, oh Ram, fear takes hold,
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.
As the fair one departs, fear enfolds.