na jaao, na jaao
na jaao re kanhaiya main padu tumhare paiya
na jaao, na jaao, na jaao
na jaao re kanhaiya main padu tumhare paiya
na jaao, na jaao

murli bajake kadam ke niche
pahle humare pran kyu khinche
murli bajake kadam ke niche
pahle humare pran kyu khinche
ab yu mukhda mod chale ho
ab yu mukhda mod chale ho
anjane ban ankhiya miche
na jaao, na jaao
na jaao re kanhaiya main padu tumhare paiya
na jaao, na jaao

tum kaare the tan ke krishna
aaj tumhare man ko bhi dekha
chaha jise usne thukraya
chaha jise usne thukraya
apne bhag me aisi thi rekha
na jaao, na jaao
na jaao re kanhaiya main padu tumhare paiya
na jaao, na jaao

mat ab jhuthi reet jatao
jane hai to nirdayi jaao
mat ab jhuthi reet jatao
jane hai to nirdayi jaao
path me pade jo pran humare
path me pade jo pran humare
rath se unhe bhi kuchal ke jaao
rath se unhe bhi kuchal ke jaao
kuchal ke jaao

Do not depart, do not depart,
Do not go, O Krishna, at your feet I fall.
Do not depart, do not depart, do not depart.
Do not go, O Krishna, at your feet I fall.
Do not depart, do not depart.

Beneath the Kadamba tree, you played your flute,
Why did you first ensnare our very breath?
Beneath the Kadamba tree, you played your flute,
Why did you first ensnare our very breath?
Now turning your face, you begin to leave,
Now turning your face, you begin to leave,
Eyes closed, like a stranger unseen.
Do not depart, do not depart,
Do not go, O Krishna, at your feet I fall.
Do not depart, do not depart.

You were dark of body, Krishna,
Today, your heart's dark we have seen.
She whom you loved, you now forsake,
She whom you loved, you now forsake,
Such was the fate etched upon our skin.
Do not depart, do not depart,
Do not go, O Krishna, at your feet I fall.
Do not depart, do not depart.

Do not speak now of false rituals,
If you must leave, then leave as cruel.
Do not speak now of false rituals,
If you must leave, then leave as cruel.
If our souls fall upon your path,
If our souls fall upon your path,
Crush them also beneath your chariot's wheel,
Crush them also beneath your chariot's wheel,
Crush them.