oo sawan nahi bhado nahi sawan nahi bhado nahi
oo bindiya wali bata bin badal bijli kidhar chamki
oo bin badal bijli kidhar chamki
tune kabhi dekha hai kya tune abhi dekha hai kya
pagle nazar to utha bin badal bijli idhar chamki
oo bin badal bijli idhar chamki

arey sunkar ke mele ki dhum hum aaye hai tumhre gaanv
sunkar ke mele ki dhum hum aaye hai tumhre gaanv
ha gori sambhalo hume kar do chunariya ki chaanv
gori sambhalo hume kar do chunariya ki chhanv
arey dil pe kahi dil pe kahi gir na pade
dhadke hamara jiya bin badal bijli kidhar chamki
oo bin badal bijli kidhar chamki

dikhti nahi sar pe dhup sawan ke andhe ho kya ha
dikhti nahi sar pe dhup sawan ke andhe ho kya
bijli kaha baware gora badan hai mera
arey bijli kaha baware gora badan hai mera
arey thoda sa mai balkha gayi thoda sa mai balkha gayi
to jhuma mera jhumka ho bin badal bijli idhar chamki
oo bin badal bijli idhar chamki oo sawan nahi bhado nahi
sawan nahi arey bhado nahi oo bindiya wali bata
bin badal bijli kidhar chamki oo bin badal bijli kidhar chamki
oo bin badal bijli idhar chamki oo bin badal bijli kidhar chamki
ha bin badal bijli idhar chamki

Not of Shravan, nor of Bhadrapada's rain,
Oh, maiden with the jeweled brow, tell me,
Where did lightning flash, unbound by cloud?
Where did the lightning blaze, unseen in skies?
Have you seen it yet, have you felt its fire?
Look, mad one, lift your gaze,
For lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Lightning strikes here, without a cloud.

Hearing the fair's joyous call, we came to your village,
Hearing the fair's joyous call, we came to your village.
Oh fair one, protect us, offer the shade of your veil,
Oh fair one, protect us, offer the shade of your veil.
Lest our hearts, lest our hearts, should falter and fall,
Our hearts now race and fear, for lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Lightning strikes here, without a cloud.

Can't you see the sun's glare, are you blind as monsoon's night?
Can't you see the sun's glare, are you blind as monsoon's night?
Where is the lightning, mad one? My body, a radiant pearl.
Where is the lightning, mad one? My body, a radiant pearl.
A little sway, a little sway,
And my earrings danced, for lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Not of Shravan, nor of Bhadrapada's rain,
Not of Shravan, nor of Bhadrapada's rain.
Oh, maiden with the jeweled brow, tell me,
Where did lightning flash, unbound by cloud?
Where did the lightning blaze, unseen in skies?
Lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Lightning strikes here, without a cloud.
Yes, lightning strikes here, without a cloud.