rangamahal ke das darwaaze
rangamahal ke das darwaaze
na jaane kaun si khidaki khuli thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi
sar ko jhukaaye mai to chupake khadi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi

piya kaun gali gaye shyaam
piya kaun gali gaye shyaam
mori sudh na linhi haay raam
piya kaun gali gaye shyaam

ang mere gahane pyaasi umariya
ang mere gahane pyaasi umariya
jogan ho gayi mai bin sanwariya
haatho me mere mehandi rachi thi
mehandi me mere ansuwan ki ladi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi

chhod piya ghar naihar jaau
chhod piya ghar naihar jaau
vande hari ab sish jhukaau
kar singaar mai dulhan bani thi
aisi dulhan se kunwaari bhali thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi
sayyaan nikas gaye mai na ladi thi

Ten doors of the painted palace,
Ten doors of the painted palace,
Which window did he slip through?
My love departed, I did not fight.
My love departed, I did not fight.
Head bowed, I stood in silence.
My love departed, I did not fight.
My love departed, I did not fight.

To which lane did you go, my dark one?
To which lane did you go, my dark one?
You paid me no heed, alas, Rama!
To which lane did you go, my dark one?

My limbs adorned, my youth thirsting,
My limbs adorned, my youth thirsting,
A yogini I became, without my beloved.
Henna bloomed upon my hands,
In the henna, tears formed a string.
My love departed, I did not fight.
My love departed, I did not fight.

Leaving you, I would return to my father’s home,
Leaving you, I would return to my father’s home,
Bow my head now before Hari.
Adorned, a bride I became,
Better unwed than such a bride.
My love departed, I did not fight.
My love departed, I did not fight.