jhulaniya jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhule pe jhuli hindole me jhuli
jhule ke chakkar me sab kuch mai bhuli
huyi jo anhoni si
haye haye huyi jo anhoni si bat mele me
jhulaniya jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me

nautanki wali ke tambu ke niche
nautanki wali ke tambu ke niche
ja ke ruki mai jharokhe ke pichhe
dari dari mai thi khadi
thi wo badi mast gahdi
mai dekh saki na uski chhaya
jane kaha se wo harjai aaya
aake pakad liya hath mele me
jhulaniya jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me

pehle to rasgula mujhko khilaya
pehle to rasgula mujhko khilaya
phir wo zbardasti sharbat pilaya
aisa huya mujhpe asar girne lagi idhar udhar
chakkar jo aaya to mai ladkhadayi
jab hosh me aayi khud ko na payi
kahe gayi uske sath mele me
jhulaniya jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhule pe jhuli hindole me jhuli
jhule ke chakkar me sabkuch mai bhuli
huyi jo anhoni si bat mele me
jhulaniya jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me
jhulaniya gum gayi rat mele me

Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair.
Swung on the swings, in the swaying heart,
Lost in the whirl, ripped apart.
An untold tale unfurls,
Alas, an untold tale in the fair's whirls.
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair.

Beneath the stage of the dancer's tent,
Beneath the stage of the dancer's tent,
I hid, behind a hidden vent.
Frightened, I stood, a fragile plea,
She, so bold, and deep to see.
I couldn't glimpse her shadowed grace,
A stranger emerged from an unknown space.
He seized my hand in the fair's glare,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair.

First, he offered a sweet, soft treat,
First, he offered a sweet, soft treat,
Then, forced a potion, bitter and fleet.
Its spell took hold, I swayed and spun,
Lost balance, fallen, undone.
When I awoke, I was not found,
Why did I follow, on that ground?
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair.
Swung on the swings, in the swaying heart,
Lost in the whirl, ripped apart.
An untold tale unfurls,
Alas, an untold tale in the fair's whirls.
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair,
Swings, oh swings, lost in the night's fair.