koyaliya kali hai kali hai
kali hai to kya mitha gane wali hai
kanhaiya bhi to kala tha kala tha
kanhaiya bhi to kala tha kala tha
are gokul me sabhi ke dil ka ujiyala tha

bandariya ki nak chapti nak chapti
nas nas mai janu mai teri dil ka tu kapti
bandariya tujhe kyu khatke khatke
bandariya tujhe kyu khatke khatke
are ram jane nain kyu mere uspe ja atke

gilhari ki puch lambi puch lambi
are puch ko pakad jhul tu ja re pakhandi
fasi kyu tujhe meri choti meri choti
fasi kyu tujhe meri choti meri choti
are choti to hai lambi par tu kad ki choti

hasina tu to ruth gayi ruth gayi
dosti hamari aaj se samjho tut gayi
na na na baba maf karo are maf karo
na na na baba maf karo are maf karo
yad kya rakhoge tum hamne kiya maf chalo
are chalo na

The koel is black, so black,
But sings with a sweetness, a beckoning track.
Krishna, too, was dark, so dark,
Krishna, too, was dark, so dark,
Yet in Gokul, his light did impart.

A monkey's nose, flat, so flat,
I know your heart, deceitful as that.
Why does the monkey sting, sting?
Why does the monkey sting, sting?
Ah, only Ram knows why my eyes cling.

A squirrel's tail, long, so long,
Hold its tail, you imposter, and be gone.
Why caught by my braid, my braid?
Why caught by my braid, my braid?
Though my braid is long, your stature is made.

You, beauty, you have turned away,
Our friendship, it seems, has broken today.
No, no, Baba, forgive, forgive,
No, no, Baba, forgive, forgive,
What will you remember? We forgive you, live!
Oh, come, let’s go.