shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak aur khanke mora kangana
bachpan bita aayi jawani chhut chala ab babul ka angana
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak

bhaiya ne dhunda war mera to dhunda nau phut lamba
bhaiya ne dhunda war mera to dhunda nau phut lamba
dekhu to aisa lage jaise kaise dekhu to aisa lage jaise
ho bijli ka khamba par kya karu
haye re ab kya karu haye kya karu haye re ab kya karu
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak

chacha ne dhunda war mera to dhunda itna mota
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak
chale sadak par aise jaise kaise chale sadak par aise jaise
bependi ka lota haye kya karu
haye re ab kya karu haye kya karu haye re ab kya karu
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak

tau ne dhunda war mera to dhunda itna kala
tau ne dhunda war mera to dhunda itna kala
unt samjh ke bhag uthe re hui mai
unt samjh ke bhag uthe har koi dekhne wala haye kya karu
haye re ab kya karu haye kya karu haye re ab kya karu
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak

na bijli ka khamba na wo mota na wo kala
babul ne dhunda war mera to dhunda sabse nyara
na koi aisa phul chaman me na koi gagan me tara
jhuti chal jhuti kab dekha tune dekha ha dekha
use na dekha par dekha hai use na dekha par dekha hai
uska sapna pyara haye kya karu
haye re ab kya karu haye kya karu haye re ab kya karu
shada shadak dil kare dhak dhak dhak dhak

A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's rapid fire,
A flutter in my heart, a rhythm in my bangle's chime.
Childhood fades, youth arrives, I leave my father's pyre,
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat marking time.

My brother sought a groom for me, a titan, nine feet tall,
My brother sought a groom for me, a titan, standing tall.
I gaze upon him, and I fear, how can I bear the gall?
He seems a lightning pillar, and my heart begins to fall,
Oh, what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do?
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's rapid call.

My uncle sought a groom for me, a figure, wide and round,
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's hurried sound.
He walks the road, a rolling sphere, without a base is found,
Oh, what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do?
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's rapid bound.

My uncle sought a groom for me, so dark, a shadowed plight,
My uncle sought a groom for me, a creature of the night.
Mistaking him for a camel, I took my desperate flight,
Who's there to see? Oh, what shall I do?
Oh, what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do?
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's endless fight.

Not a lightning pillar, not the wide, nor dark of hue,
My father sought a groom for me, a dream, a love anew.
No flower like him blooms in gardens, no star in heaven's blue.
A false step, a false glance... Did you see him? Yes, I do.
Though I've not seen him, I have gazed upon the dream he's made,
His precious image. Oh, what shall I do?
Oh, what shall I do? Oh, what shall I do?
A flutter in my heart, a drumbeat's life imbued.