maine kaha bandhu jara idhar to dekho
patli kamar tirchhi najar
kabhi idhar kabhi udhar
aayi gavalan ki chori
oye aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye patli kamar tirchhi najar
kabhi idhar kabhi udhar
aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chhori

tere naina ye tikhe kajrare, acha
raah chalte ko kare hai ishare
ye lachkana matkana thadapna
tune sikha kaha batala re
ha ab to ye dil hua hai diwana
are sun ke siti meri chali aana
are palat patli kamar tirchhi najar
kabhi idhar kabhi udhar
aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chori
aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chori

muskurana lajjana sataana
mujhko aata hai dil ka churana
tujhko ye pyar mahnga padega
muhko saiya nahi aajmana
jisko chahu banau diwana
mere aage sawriya na aana
kya samjhe ha samjhe
patli kamar tirchhi najar
kabhi idhar kabhi udhar
aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chhori
oye oye aayi gavalan ki chhori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chhori

har najar pe najar hai hamari
ho jante hai har adaye tumhari
tum naa samjhoge ye bekaraari
aage panchhi hai pichhe shikaari
yaad rakho na hamse takrana
are tumne shayad hame nahi jana
jana haa haa are wah wah
patli kamar tirchhi najar
kabhi idhar kabhi udhar
aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chhori
oye oye aayi gavalan ki chori
hoye dekho aayi gavalan ki chhori

I beckoned, "Friend, just glance this way,"
With slender waist and glances that stray,
Now here, now there, a playful sway,
Came the milkmaid's girl, in bright array.
Oh, the milkmaid's girl, see her now appear,
Oh, the milkmaid's girl, drawing ever near.

Your eyes, like kohl-rimmed daggers, gleam,
Beckoning strangers, a whispered dream.
This sway, this dance, this fevered plight,
Where did you learn this, in shadows of night?
Now my heart's become a madman's plea,
Hear my whistle, and come to me!
Oh, with slender waist and glances that stray,
Now here, now there, come what may,
Came the milkmaid's girl, in bright array,
Oh, the milkmaid's girl, see her now appear.

To smile, to blush, to tantalize,
To steal the heart, before your eyes.
This love I offer, a costly prize,
Don't test me, darling, in false disguise.
Whom I desire, I'll drive insane,
Don't come before me, in vain!
Oh, you understand, you understand now,
With slender waist and glances that bow,
Now here, now there, I take a vow,
Came the milkmaid's girl, right here and now.

Every gaze, we well survey,
Know your every move, each passing day.
You'll not grasp this heart's dismay,
Bird in front, hunter's on the way.
Remember, don't dare to clash,
Perhaps you've not known me, in this flash?
Known, yes, oh yes, ah, now you know,
With slender waist and glances that flow,
Now here, now there, watch how they go,
Came the milkmaid's girl, in vibrant glow.