arey hey machhuva
arey ho machhuva machhuva sun meri bari
machhuvare jal dariya me dal
fans jaye machhli jal ko sambhal
machhuvare jal dariya me dal
fans jaye machhli jal ko sambhal

zor laga ke haiya pair zamake haiya
zor laga ke haiya pair zamake haiya
apun kon mera matlab hai aap kon hai
mai mai hu son machhariya
haiya re haiya mai hu son machhariya
daiya re daiya mai hu son machhariya
mai hu son machhariya son machhariya
sansar maza dariya ka pani
mai hu machhariya pani ki rani
o re machhre baanke machhre
mai na fansugi jal me tere haye haye
o re machhre o re machhre
mai na fansugi jal me tere
mai hu son machhariya
mai hu son machhariya son machhariya

ye bat sun le bhole shikari
na hu mai bholi na hu bechari
ye bat sun le bhole shikari
na hu mai bholi na hu bechari
tere samne se nikal jaungi hatho se tere fisal jaungi
haye re fisal jaungi haye yu fisal jaungi
hawa ka jhonka deke dhokha jaise nikal jaye
daiya re daiya haiya re haiya
mai hu son machhariya
mai hu son machhariya son machhariya

o jal wale tu hai anadi is khel me to mai hu khiladi
o jal wale tu hai anadi is khel me to mai hu khiladi
mujhko kabhi na yu pakad payega
sahil pe baitha tu rah jayega
haye re rah jayega haye tu rah jayega
jaha bhi dekhe koi jharokha
ye machhli nikal jaye fish fish fish sa
gili gili gili oye oye mai hu son machhariya
mai hu son machhariya son machhariya
sansar maza dariya ka pani
mai hu machhariya pani ki rani
o re machhre baanke machhre
mai na fansugi jal me tere haye haye
o re machhre baanke machhre
mai na fansugi jal me tere

Ho, fisherman,
fisherman, heed my call.
Cast your nets into the deep,
Let the fish be caught, tend to the haul.
Cast your nets into the deep,
Let the fish be caught, tend to the haul.

Heave ho, with all your might, plant your feet and try,
Heave ho, with all your might, plant your feet and try.
Who are you, what is your meaning?
I am the golden fish, the golden one.
Heave ho, heave ho, I am the golden fish.
Alas, alas, I am the golden fish.
I am the golden fish, I am the golden fish.
The world is a sea of delight,
I am the fish, the queen of the water bright.
Oh, fisherman, foolish fisherman,
I will not be caught in your net, alas, alas.
Oh, fisherman, oh, fisherman,
I will not be caught in your net,
I am the golden fish,
I am the golden fish, golden fish.

Listen now, you naive hunter,
I am not simple, I am not helpless.
Listen now, you naive hunter,
I am not simple, I am not helpless.
I will slip from your gaze, I will escape,
Slip from your grasp, from your hands I will take.
Alas, I will slip, alas, I will go.
Like a gust of wind that deceives and flees,
Alas, alas, heave ho, heave ho,
I am the golden fish,
I am the golden fish, golden fish.

Oh, you of the net, you are a novice,
In this game, I am the master, the soloist.
Oh, you of the net, you are a novice,
In this game, I am the master, the soloist.
You will never catch me, you'll never hold,
Upon the shore, you'll be left, uncontrolled.
Alas, you'll be left, alas, you'll stay.
Wherever there's an opening, a view,
This fish will escape with a swish, a whoosh, a few,
Wet, wet, wet, oh, I am, I am the golden fish,
I am the golden fish, golden fish.
The world is a sea of delight,
I am the fish, the queen of the water bright.
Oh, fisherman, foolish fisherman,
I will not be caught in your net, alas, alas.
Oh, fisherman, foolish fisherman,
I will not be caught in your net.