jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re
ghar walo ne mana kar diya kahi mera aana jana re
ho koi mile nahi man ka kanhaiya
purab paschim dhundhe baba bhaiya
ho koi mile nahi man ka kanhaiya
purab paschim dhundhe baba bhaiya
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re

mai jab sou dekh ke chanda sapne me koi aaye
mai jab sou dekh ke chanda sapne me koi aaye
pakad ke baiya neem ki chaiya haye mohe le jaye
papi chode na hamri kalaiya
mai to jag jau nindiya se dayya
papi chode na hamri kalaiya
mai to jag jau nindiya se dayya
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re

gora mukhada dekh ke mera chalta raahi ruk jaye
gora mukhada dekh ke mera chalta raahi ruk jaye
paas padoshi tana mare haye haye haye
mose saha nahi jaye log kahe suno o meri gaiya
mat chamko bijuriya ki nayya log kahe suno o meri gaiya
mat chamko bijuriya ki nayya
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ke bairi hua jamana re
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ke bairi hua jamana re

ghar walo ne mana kar diya kahi mera aana jana re
ho koi mile nahi man ka kanhaiya
purab paschim dhundhe baba bhaiya
ho koi mile nahi man ka kanhaiya
purab paschim dhundhe baba bhaiya
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re
jab se gaya ladakpan mera ki bairi hua jamana re

Since childhood fled, the world turned foe,
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe.
My kin forbid my wanderings, to and fro,
My kin forbid my wanderings, to and fro.

No kindred soul, no Krishna true,
East to West, my brothers pursue.
No kindred soul, no Krishna true,
East to West, my brothers pursue.
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe,
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe.

When slumber falls, and moonbeams gleam,
A phantom beckons in a dream.
They grasp my arm, beneath the neem's embrace,
And try to steal me from this place.
A wicked hand won't release my grace,
I wake, and find an empty space.
A wicked hand won't release my grace,
I wake, and find an empty space.
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe,
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe.

My fair face halts the passing way,
My fair face halts the passing way.
Neighbors whisper, cast their shade,
This burden's weight, I can't evade.
They mock, they say, "Oh, my sweet cow,"
"Don't flash, like lightning, here and now."
They mock, they say, "Oh, my sweet cow,"
"Don't flash, like lightning, here and now."
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe,
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe.

My kin forbid my wanderings, to and fro,
My kin forbid my wanderings, to and fro.
No kindred soul, no Krishna true,
East to West, my brothers pursue.
No kindred soul, no Krishna true,
East to West, my brothers pursue.
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe,
Since childhood fled, the world turned foe.