o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
khelo khelo rang hai, koi apne sang hai bhiga bhiga ang hai
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
behaki behaki chal hai, chehra nila lal hai, divane kya hal hai
ho masto par hai masti chhayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re

jo laye rang jivan me, use holi me paya hai
jo laye rang jivan me, use holi me paya hai
batau kya tumhe yaaro kise maine bulaya hai
ya mat bula ya bata dil ki bate
naa chhupa duniya se chori hai kya
ye ladaki hai ya kali maiya, dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re

yhi din tha yhi mausam, juban jab hamne kholi thi
yhi din tha yhi mausam, juban jab hamne kholi thi
kahan ab kho gaye wo din ki jab apni bhi holi thi
tum ho to har rat diwali, har din meri holi hai
tum ho to har rat diwali, har din meri holi hai
tum ho to har rat diwali, har din meri holi hai
are ye kya chakkar hai bhai dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re

hamara kaun duniya me, yahan jo hai paraya hai
hamara kaun duniya me, yahan jo hai paraya hai
magar apna laga koi yeh aisa kaun aaya hai
itna kya majbur hai, dil kyu gam se chur hai, tu hi sbse dur hai
dilon ko pas bahut le aayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
aa han han holi aayi re, dekho ji holi aayi re, aayi ji holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re
o holi aayi, holi aayi dekho holi aayi re

The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
Play, oh play, colors abound, with loved ones all around, bodies drenched to the ground
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
Wobbly steps we take, faces blue and red, what state are the crazed ones in instead?
Madness has descended on the revelers, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived

The colors that life brings, in Holi I now claim
The colors that life brings, in Holi I now claim
Shall I tell you, friends, whom I have now named?
Or don't call, don't tell, your heart's secret tale
Don't hide from the world, what now do you hail?
Is she a maiden, or Kali, the dark mother? See the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived

This was the day, this the season, when our tongues first spoke free
This was the day, this the season, when our tongues first spoke free
Where have vanished those days, when our own Holi held glee?
With you, every night's Diwali, every day, my Holi's decree
With you, every night's Diwali, every day, my Holi's decree
With you, every night's Diwali, every day, my Holi's decree
What is this game, my friend? See the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived

Who is ours in this world, all here are strangers, it seems
Who is ours in this world, all here are strangers, it seems
But one feels like our own, who is this, it gleams?
Why so burdened, why the heart's sorrow grown? You are furthest from your own throne
This is bringing hearts close, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
Ah, Holi has arrived! See, Holi has arrived! Holi has arrived!
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived
The Holi has come, oh the Holi has come, see the Holi has arrived