koyliya tere bol sune to
birhan ka khoye sukh chain
ek chhan jiya jale dukhdayi
ek chhan bhar bhar aawat naiyan
koyaliya ud jaye yaha naahi koy
koyaliya ud jaye yaha naahi koy
koyaliya ud jaye

tere ghanshyam hai chhaye
mere hi ghanshyam na aaye
tere ghanshyam hai chhaye
mere hi ghanshyam na aaye
main hun viyogin main bairaagin
jaye na man mera dol
koyaliya ud jaye yaha naahi koy
koyaliya ud jaye

bundo ke baan chalaye sawan
jal se jal jal jaye jiwan
bundo ke baan chalaye sawan
jal se jal jal jaye jiwan
main hun viyogin main bairaagin
ras me vish mat ghol
koyaliya ud jaye yaha naahi koy
koyaliya ud jaye

When the cuckoo sings, its melody
Steals the solace of a grieving heart.
A moment, life burns with misery,
A moment, tears begin to start.
Cuckoo, fly not, linger not near,
Cuckoo, fly not, linger not near,
Cuckoo, fly away.

Your dark clouds gather in the sky,
But mine, my dark one, he stays away.
Your dark clouds gather in the sky,
But mine, my dark one, cannot stay.
I am the separated, the recluse,
My restless spirit cannot be controlled.
Cuckoo, fly not, linger not near,
Cuckoo, fly away.

Sawan's arrows, the raindrops fall,
Water to water, life dissolves and fades.
Sawan's arrows, the raindrops fall,
Water to water, life dissolves and fades.
I am the separated, the recluse,
Do not poison the honeyed taste,
Cuckoo, fly not, linger not near,
Cuckoo, fly away.