o shahar ke baanke babu
dil pe apne rakhna kaabu
o shahar ke baanke babu
dil pe apne rakhna kaabu
ye kahi tumhe maar na daale
kahi tumhe ho maar na daale
thumri ka thumka
o thumri ka thumka
he thumri ka thumka

aaj sawere se koi mujhe chum raha hai
paagal premi sa vo aaju baaju ghum raha hai
aaj sawere se koi mujhe chum raha hai
paagal premi sa vo aaju baaju ghum raha hai
kaun hai kaun hai jo mukh tera chume
jo aaju baaju ghume bolo na
e e e chandi ka jhumka
are chandi ka jhumka
are chandi ka jhumka

pal pal ek bairi ho bairi dekho shor kare hai
iski boli se sakhi ri mora jiyara dare hai
pal pal ek bairi ho bairi dekho shor kare hai
iski boli se sakhi ri mora jiyara dare hai
kaun hai kaun hai jo tumko sataaye
jo tumko daraaye bolo na
aa aa aa payal ka chhumka
bairi payal ka chhumka
bairi payal ka chhumka
o shahar ke baanke babu
dil pe apne rakhna kaabu
ye kahi tumhe maar na daale
kahi tumhe ho maar na daale
thumri ka thumka
are thumri ka thumka
e e e chandi ka jhumka
are chandi ka jhumka
ha thumri ka thumka

O, city's dapper gent,
hold your heart in gentle rent.
O, city's dapper gent,
hold your heart in gentle rent.
Lest it consume your very core,
lest it strike you to the floor.
The Thumri's sway,
oh, the Thumri's sway,
ah, the Thumri's sway.

Since dawn, a kiss, unseen and near,
a lover's madness, whispers in my ear.
Since dawn, a kiss, unseen and near,
a lover's madness, whispers in my ear.
Who is this phantom, whose lips impart,
that haunts and roams close to your heart?
Ah, the silver earring's chime,
oh, the silver earring's chime,
yes, the silver earring's chime.

Each moment, a foe, a clamorous sound,
my soul trembles, by its voice unbound.
Each moment, a foe, a clamorous sound,
my soul trembles, by its voice unbound.
Who is the tormentor, that you despise?
That fills your spirit with such sighs?
Ah, the anklet's soft, insidious beat,
the foe, the anklet's soft, insidious beat,
the foe, the anklet's soft, insidious beat.
O, city's dapper gent,
hold your heart in gentle rent.
Lest it consume your very core,
lest it strike you to the floor.
The Thumri's sway,
oh, the Thumri's sway,
Ah, the silver earring's chime,
oh, the silver earring's chime,
yes, the Thumri's sway.