hum jani re hum jani re
jani re hum jani re
kahe jiyra achle machle
kahe nain me pani re
kahe nain me pani re
jani re hum jani re
jani re hum jani re

mem chali gayi chhod ke
sahib ke dil ko tod ke
duniya me pachhtaye sabhi re
preet ka nata jod ke
duniya me pachhtaye sabhi re
preet ka nata jod ke
baat bado ki na mani re
baat bado ki na mani re
jani re hum jani re
jani re hum jani re

preet sahar ki jhuthi re
jo kare to kismat futi re
din bhar ko hai milya julya
har dum rutha ruthi re
din bhar ko hai milya julya
har dum rutha ruthi re
is preet ko aag lagani re
is preet ko aag lagani re
jani re hum jani re
jani re hum jani re

baithe nadi kinare ho jake sanjh sakare ho
din ko mare machhli machhli
gine raat ko tare ho
din ko mare machhli machhli
gine raat ko tare ho
ro ro umar bitani re
ro ro umar bitani re
jani re hum jani re
jani re hum jani re

I know, I know,
I know, I know.
Why does the heart flutter and race?
Why tears in the eye flow?
Why tears in the eye flow?
I know, I know,
I know, I know.

The beloved has departed and flown,
Leaving the Master's heart overthrown.
All in the world repent, it's true,
For the bonds of love that were sown.
All in the world repent, it's true,
For the bonds of love that were sown.
The elders' words, we did not pursue,
The elders' words, we did not pursue,
I know, I know,
I know, I know.

The love of the world is a lie,
To pursue it is to die.
Meeting and mingling for a day,
Always in strife, we cry.
Meeting and mingling for a day,
Always in strife, we cry.
This love, to fire we apply,
This love, to fire we apply,
I know, I know,
I know, I know.

I sit by the river, come dawn, come dusk,
By day, the fish I would husk,
By night, the stars I would count,
In sorrow, my life I would husk.
By day, the fish I would husk,
By night, the stars I would count,
In sorrow, my life I would husk.
In weeping, my life I must husk,
In weeping, my life I must husk,
I know, I know,
I know, I know.