maare akhiyan re koyi, koyi seeti maare
haan, maare akhiyan re koyi koyi seeti maare
aage pichhe mere chhore phirte hain saare
main hoon patli patang mera gora chitta rang
meri nagin jaisi chaal
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan

lakk patla patang nale gora gora rang
aisi goriyan bhi shehad se laage nahi kam
chale nagin jaisi chal, ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan

haan fire lagi hai jigar mein piya
mere liye sabka tadpe jiya
hum to hai raja, rani dil ke bade
aakhon ne teri nasha kar diya
ho, mujhe dil de de, dil de de, dil de de, dil
aisi zid na karo meri jaan, ke kudiya shehar diyan

oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
koi bajariya mein dekha kare, koi najariya se seka kare
koi kalayi ko pakde meri, koi bina baat pichhe pade

ho bina baat ke mujhe tu maamle mein na ghaseto
dar dar phirta hoon kudiyo se mat pito
mera sharmela hai mijaz, ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiyan shehar diyan
kab dil mein basa le kab dil se nikale
dil kar deti behal, ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan
oye hoye ke kudiya shehar diyan

They cast glances, they whistle low,
Ah, they cast glances, they whistle low.
Boys trail me, a circling show.
I am a kite, slender and light,
My skin, a pristine white,
My walk, the serpent's sway.

Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls.

A kite so frail, and skin so fair,
Such beauties from the city, beyond compare.
With serpent's dance they tread,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls.

Fire ablaze within my heart, beloved,
For me, all hearts are moved.
We are kings, queens of a generous soul,
Your eyes have stolen my control.
Give me your heart, your heart, your heart, your heart,
Don't be so insistent, my dear, the city's girls.

Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls.

Some watch in the marketplace, some with longing gaze,
Some would seize my wrist, some seek trouble in their ways.
Without cause, do not drag me into this plight,
I wander, weary of the fight,
My temperament, shy and reserved, the city's girls.

Oye hoye, the city's girls,
When they make you their own, when from their heart you're gone,
They leave the heart undone, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls,
Oye hoye, the city's girls.