ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
nagin ban ke mujhase lipat gayi meri chunariya pili-pili
nagin ban ke mujhase lipat gayi meri chunariya pili-pili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili

mere bachapan chhod de baiyaan mera yauvan meraa saiya
hath me usake hath mai de du aage jivan bhul-bhulaiya
dil ki galiyo me aaye banjare bech rahe vo sapane
kunvare chhedi kisane basi pe dhun surili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
chhan-chhan chudiyan hatho me, khan-khan payale raato me
chhan-chhan jal gayi re barasato me, aa gayi dil ki bato me
chudiyan hatho me khan-khan, payale rato me chhan-chhan
jal gayi re barasato me aa gayi dil ki baato me

naam ka savan bund-bund barase patajhad jaisa ye man tarase
kaisi badan me aag lagi ye mai to aa gayi bahar ghar se
kaare badara tu mujhako bhigo de dub jaau mai mujhako dubo de
kaisi pyari rut hai ye mithi surili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
nagin ban ke mujhase lipat gayi meri chunariya pili-pili
nagin ban ke mujhase lipat gayi meri chunariya pili-pili
ek ladaki thi kitani sharmili ho gayi re mai kaisi rangili
chhan-chhan chudiyan hatho me, khan-khan payale raato me
chhan-chhan jal gayi re barasato me
aa gayi dil ki baato me
aa gayi dil ki baato me
chudiyan haatho me khan-khan, payale rato me chhan-chhan
jal gayi re barasato me aa gayi dil ki baato me
chhan-chhan chudiyan hatho me, khan-khan payale rato me
chhan-chhan jal gayi re barasato me
aa gayi dil ki baato me

Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues,
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues.
A serpent, she coiled, my yellow veil entwined,
A serpent, she coiled, my yellow veil entwined.
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues.

Leave my childhood, loose your grip, my love,
My youth, my lover, I give him my all,
Into the maze of life, I surrender now.
In the heart's lanes, gypsies arrive, selling dreams,
Untouched, who stirred a melody so sweet?
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues.
Clink of bangles on wrists, jingle of anklets in nights,
Clinked, burned in the rains, into heart's whispers,
Bangles on wrists, jingle, anklets in nights,
Burned in the rains, into heart's whispers.

The name of monsoon, drop by drop it falls,
Like autumn, this heart yearns and sighs,
What fire burns within, I've left my home behind,
Black clouds, drench me, submerge me,
What a sweet, melodious season of love!
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues,
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues.
A serpent, she coiled, my yellow veil entwined,
A serpent, she coiled, my yellow veil entwined.
Once, a girl, so shy, now a riot of hues.
Clink of bangles on wrists, jingle of anklets in nights,
Clinked, burned in the rains,
into heart's whispers.
Into heart's whispers.
Bangles on wrists, jingle, anklets in nights,
Burned in the rains, into heart's whispers.
Clink of bangles on wrists, jingle of anklets in nights,
Clinked, burned in the rains,
into heart's whispers.