naach mere lala tu naach mere lala
naach mere lala tu naach mere lala
khushiyo ka mauka hai khol dil ka taala
khushiyo ka mauka hai khol dil ka taala
bholi hai surat aur dil hai tera kaala
bholi hai surat aur dil hai tera kaala
holi ka mauka hai naach mere lala
holi ka mauka hai naach mere lala
main kaise naachu aaj ke taale tut gaye
haye haye ke bhaag mere fut gaye
sidha sidha bol ke ijjat lut gaye
haye haye fatake chhut gaye

hum to rahe bhuke tu khata raha shakkar
khata raha shakkar tu mithi mithi shakkar
mithi mithi baato se deta raha chakkar
deta raha chakkar tu deta raha chakkar
lala teri lala teri lala teri kismat pe aaj pade patthar
aaj pade patthar ye mothe mothe patthar
bhulke ye shakkar tu naach jara jamkar
bhulke ye shakkar tu naach jara jamkar, haye kaise naachu
kaise naachu kaise naachu haye kaise naachu
kaise naachu aaj ke shakkar lut gaye ke bhaag mere fut gaye
haye sidha sidha bol ke ijjat lut gaye
haye haye fatake chhut gaye

daud patar lala ke bail nikal bhage
bail nikal bhage tere bail nikal bhage
kuchh hai tere pichhe aur kuchh hai tere aage
kuchh hai tere pichhe aur kuchh hai tere aage
maal fokat ka fokat ka, maal fokat ka tere haath nahi laage
haath kaise laage bhala haath kaise laage
naacho mere yaaro ke soye bhaag jaage
naacho mere yaaro ke soye bhaag jaage
kaise naachu kaise naachu kaise naachu haye kaise naachu
kaise naachu aaj ke belan chhut gaye
haye haye ke bhaag mere fut gaye
sidha sidha bol ke ijjat lut gaye
haye haye fatake chhut gaye

mere paise, are mere paise
shor naa kar lala ye tere nahi paise
ye tere nahi paise ye tere nahi paise
are aaye yaha jaise ke jayenge bhi vaise
jayenge bhi vaise ha jayenge bhi vaise
tune garibo par garibo par
tune garibo par julam kiye kaise
julam kiye kaise sitam kiye kaise
naach nachayenge aaj hum bhi tujhe vaise
naach nachayenge aaj hum bhi tujhe vaise
are kaise naachu kaise naachu kaise naachu re kaise naachu
kaise naachu aaj ke taake tut gaye, ke bhaag mere fut gaye
sidha sidha bol ke ijjat lut gaye, are lut gaya main
fatake chhut gaye are maar diya re
barbaad ho gaya main are koi to bacha lo
are lut gaye re lut gaye
ijjat lut gaye, fatake chhut gaye
are barbaad ho gaye

Dance, my darling, dance, my darling, dance!
A moment for joy, unlock the heart's expanse.
Though innocence veils a darkness within,
This Holi calls, let the dance begin!

My locks are unbound, but how can I move?
My fortune is shattered, a love I can't prove.
With a blunt tongue, honor was plundered,
A fiery display, the crackers thundered.

We, the famished, while you feasted on sweets,
On sugar you dined, with sugary treats.
With honeyed words, you spun a deceit,
A dizzying dance, your promises incomplete.
Stones of fate fall on your destiny's stage,
Heavy and cruel, a new, bitter age.
Forget the sweet sugar, let your spirit ignite,
Dance with abandon, embrace the wild night!
How can I dance? How can I dance?
How can I dance?

How can I dance? The sugar is lost, fortune betrayed.
The truth spoken, honor decayed.
The crackers dispersed, a finale displayed.

Your oxen have bolted, vanished from sight,
Some chase you behind, some block out the light.
The spoils are fleeting, a prize out of reach,
How can you grasp it, beyond your preach?
Dance, my companions, awaken and rise,
Let the sleeping fortunes open their eyes!
How can I dance? How can I dance?
The bellies are lost, and fortunes expire.
The truth spoken, honor's pyre.
The crackers dispersed, consumed by fire.

My money, my money, do not create a clamor,
These are not your coins, these are not your glamor.
You entered this world, as others before,
And like them, you'll leave, and be no more.
On the poor you inflicted the blows,
How did you commit these cruel shows?
We'll make you dance now, as you made us before,
We will make you dance, and nothing more.
How can I dance? How can I dance?
My coffers are broken, my fortunes undone.
The truth spoken, my honor outrun.
The crackers dispersed, my life is gone!
I am ruined! I am ruined!
Someone save me!
I am robbed!
My honor, stolen!
The crackers are gone.
I am ruined!