aa aa aa
pakdi gayi pakdi gayi lo gauri ki chori pakdi gayi
pakdi gayi pakdi gayi lo gauri ki chori pakdi gayi
munde munde ankhiya chala nahi jaye
ae ji mohe chhedo na mar gayi main to haye
haye pakdi gayi pakdi gayi lo gauri ki chori pakdi gayi
munde munde ankhiya chala nahi jaye
ae ji mohe chhedo na mar gayi main to haye, haye

aankh chadha ke patti zalim haye bajaye taali
charsau beesi karke mujhse mere hi sar daali
aankh chadha ke patti zalim haye bajaye taali
charsau beesi karke mujhse mere hi sar daali
par humne bhi chhoda pakad ke
haye pakdi gayi pakdi gayi lo gauri ki chori pakdi gayi
munde munde ankhiya chala nahi jaye
ae ji mohe chhedo na mar gayi main to haye, haye

bol rahi punjab ki chhori sunle har koi banda
tut nahi sakta ye lambi julfo ka ye fanda
bol rahi punjab ki chhori sunle har koi banda
tut nahi sakta ye lambi julfo ka ye fanda
jane khayega kaise idhar se

khet ke kone kone par hai naino ki rakhwali
jhum rahi thi main to jaise baajre ki baali
khet ke kone kone par hai naino ki rakhwali
jhum rahi thi main to jaise baajre ki baali
daiya kheto me aaya kidhar se
pakdi gayi pakdi gayi lo gauri ki chori pakdi gayi
munde munde ankhiya chala nahi jaye
ae ji mohe chhedo na mar gayi main to haye
haye haye ja

Ah, ah, ah…
Caught, caught, alas, Gauri's theft is caught!
Caught, caught, alas, Gauri's theft is caught!
Eyes closed, eyes closed, cannot move,
Oh, do not tease me, I am undone, alas!
Alas, caught, caught, alas, Gauri's theft is caught!
Eyes closed, eyes closed, cannot move,
Oh, do not tease me, I am undone, alas, alas!

With eyes ablaze, the cruel one claps, alas,
Deceitful schemes he casts upon my head, alas!
With eyes ablaze, the cruel one claps, alas,
Deceitful schemes he casts upon my head, alas!
But we too have grasped, have held on tight…
Caught, caught, alas, Gauri's theft is caught!
Eyes closed, eyes closed, cannot move,
Oh, do not tease me, I am undone, alas, alas!

Speaks the Punjabi girl, let every soul now hear,
This snare of long dark tresses, cannot disappear!
Speaks the Punjabi girl, let every soul now hear,
This snare of long dark tresses, cannot disappear!
How will he escape, from this plight?

In every corner of the fields, watchful eyes reside,
I swayed and danced, like a corn stalk, inside,
In every corner of the fields, watchful eyes reside,
I swayed and danced, like a corn stalk, inside,
Oh, where did he come from, in the fields so wide?
Caught, caught, alas, Gauri's theft is caught!
Eyes closed, eyes closed, cannot move,
Oh, do not tease me, I am undone, alas,
Alas, alas…