sambhal ke kadam rakhna
sambhal ke kadam rakhna
jhumne ke din aaye
kali se bhanwara bole
jhumne ke din aaye
to angiya lajaye kadam ladkhadaye
man hatho se uda uda jaye
bahar ka o
bahar ka hai kya kahna
ho lutne ke din aaye
laaj ke sabhi pahre
haye tutne ke din aaye
jhume chanchal pawan
jhume chhup chhup ke tan
jiya machal machal rah jaye
sambhal ke o sambhal ke
sambhal ke kadam rakhna
jhumne ke din aaye
sambhal ke kadam rakhna

na main koi mere apne koi
mujhe nadiya kinare bula rahe
aisa kamaal dekho
is dil ka haal dekho
din me bhi sapne hai aa rahe
ladkhadaya jo chaal
ise kahte hai chaal
bhai ye to katari ki dhar
sambhal ke o sambhal ke
sambhal ke kadam rakhna
jhumne ke din aaye
sambhal ke kadam rakhna

ye jane kaun mera prano ka mit
aaj kaano me geet gunguna raha
anjana koi bin pahchana koi
dekho chhup chhup ke man me sama raha
ye chhupane ki baat
bin baadal barsat
is tan me lagi hai ye aag
sambhal ke o sambhal ke
sambhal ke kadam rakhna
jhumne ke din aaye
sambhal ke kadam rakhna

Tread with care, oh, tread with care,
For days of swaying have arrived.
The bee to the bud now speaks,
"The days of swaying have arrived."
So the bodice blushes, steps falter,
The heart takes flight, lifted by hands.
Oh, what does spring have to say?
For days of plunder have arrived.
All the veils of modesty,
Alas, the days of breaking have arrived.
The playful wind does sway,
The body trembles, hidden away.
The soul, restless, remains.
Tread with care, oh, with care,
Tread with care,
For days of swaying have arrived.
Tread with care, oh, tread with care.

No "I," no "mine," none of my own,
The rivers are calling me to their shore.
Behold this wonder,
Behold the heart's condition,
Dreams even in daylight are pouring.
Should the gait stumble,
This is the dance they call,
A blade's edge, my friend, this is the dance.
Tread with care, oh, with care,
Tread with care,
For days of swaying have arrived.
Tread with care, oh, tread with care.

Who is this, my soul's companion?
A song whispers in my ear today.
An unknown, an unrecognized face,
Steals into my heart, hidden away.
This is a secret to keep,
Rain without clouds to weep.
This fire within my body is ablaze.
Tread with care, oh, with care,
Tread with care,
For days of swaying have arrived.
Tread with care, oh, tread with care.