gori aankho me dale kajra
ho gori aankho me dale kajra
aur hatho me pahne gajra
bolo kaha chali bolo kaha chalo
nanhi kali sach to bata
tere piya ki hai kaun si gali

mere mathe pe bindiya chamke
mere mathe pe bindiya chamke
mere paav me jhanjhar jhanke
mai to waha chali mai to waha chali
nanhi kali kaise batau
badi dur mere piya ki gali

gori gori pariyo ki chori si chabili naar
chori chori nikli kyu ghar se
kyu nikli ji ghar se
suni hai dagariya umariya hai bali
kaahe darti nahi kya darti nahi kya jag
darti nahi kya jag bhar se
madmate nain matkati
bolo kaha chali bolo kaha chalo
nanhi kali sach to bata
tere piya ki hai kaun si gali

anhkiya fadakti hai jiyra dhadkta hai
jabse baji hai bansuriya re bansuriya
sajan se milan ki agan lagi
chalki nain ki gagariya nain ki gagariya
jaha rasta take hai sawariya
jaha lagi hai meri najariya
mai to waha chali mai to waha chali
nanhi kali kaise batau
badi dur mere piya ki gali

In eyes so fair, a kohl's dark grace,
And jasmine blooms adorn her hand,
Tell me, where wander you, tell me, where?
Little bud, now truth command,
Which path leads to your lover's land?

Upon my brow, a bindi's gleam,
My ankles chime a silver sound,
There I go, I must proceed,
Little bud, how can I expound,
My lover's lane, a world unbound.

Fair as the fairies, a stolen gleam,
Why steal away from home tonight?
Why, tell me, from your house depart?
The road is empty, youth takes flight,
Why fear no world, why fear no art?
With eyes that sway, with glance so deep,
Tell me, where wander you, tell me, where?
Little bud, now truth to keep,
Which path leads to your lover's lair?

My eyes now flutter, my heart now beats,
Since his flute began to play,
The fire of union fiercely burns,
My eyes overflow, come what may,
Where my beloved waits and yearns,
Where my gaze is fixed and true,
There I go, I must depart,
Little bud, how can I imbue,
My lover's lane, within my heart.