o o o
koyi rok sake toh rok le
mai nachati chhan chhan chhan chhan chhan
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
koyi rok sake toh rok le
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re

mushkil se maine yeh din nikale
mushkil se maine yeh din nikale chalte tej chal too o gadi wale
mann me lagi hai aisi lagan aisi lagan hay aisi lagan
hoke mai badi bekarar chali re
hoke mai badi bekarar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re

ho jaungi mai jal jal ke mitti
maine piya ko likh di hai chitthi maine piya ko likh di hai chitthi
too naa aa too naa aa mai aa rahi hu sajan sajan sajan
kar kar ke mai intejar chali re
kar kar ke mai intejar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re

yeh sona yeh chandi yeh hire yeh moti
ho sainya bina sainya bina sab kuchh hai nam kaa
nam kaa nam kaa nam kaa nam kaa
yeh meraa joban joban joban yeh mera joban
kis kam kaa kis kam kaa
ghunghat me jale kab tak birhan birhan birhan
mai sar se chunari utar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
koyi rok sake toh rok le
mai nachati chhan chhan chhan chhan chhan
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
palaki me hoke savar chali re mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re
mai toh apne sajan ke dwar chali re

Oh, Oh, Oh

Let them try to hold me back, if they dare
I dance, *chhhan chhhan chhhan chhhan chhhan*
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey
Let them try to hold me back, if they dare
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey

With such difficulty, I've lived through these days
With such difficulty, I've lived, drive on, O driver
My heart ablaze with such longing, such longing, oh, such longing
Consumed by restless desire, I journey
Consumed by restless desire, I journey, to my beloved's gate, I journey
Let them try to hold me back, if they dare
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey

I will burn to dust, to ash
I've written a letter to my love, I have
I've written a letter to my love
Don't you come, don't you come, I am coming, my love, my love, my love
After endless waiting, I journey
After endless waiting, I journey, to my beloved's gate, I journey
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey

This gold, this silver, these jewels, these pearls
Without my love, without my love, all is in vain
In vain, in vain, in vain, in vain
This youth of mine, youth of mine, youth of mine, this youth of mine
Of what use, of what use?
How long can a lover smolder in the veil, in the veil, in the veil?
I cast off my veil, and I journey to my beloved's gate, I journey
Let them try to hold me back, if they dare
I dance, *chhhan chhhan chhhan chhhan chhhan*
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey
Riding high in a palanquin, I journey
to my beloved's gate, I journey
I journey to my beloved's gate, I journey