jau ab kit or kisse kahu dukh dard
bandhi jab tujhse preet ki dor
shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi ho
shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi
mere man me base nand lala
ho mere man me base nand lala
ho shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi re

aanchal me jo tune bhare
dukh mere liye sab tare hai
aanchal me jo tune bhare
dukh mere liye sab tare hai
tere hath se kate mile jo wo bhi mujhko pyare hai
bana de mujhe chahe mita de mujhe chahe
bana de mujhe chahe mita de mujhe chahe
tere nam ki japti hu mala
ho shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi re

giridhar tu hai daya ka sagar
tere charan ki mai dasi
giridhar tu hai daya ka sagar
tere charan ki mai dasi
vyakul man ki pyas bujha de
aaj to gokul ke wasi
jalu mai din raina jalu mai din raina
na aaye mohe chaina
mera birah se pad gaya pala
ho shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi
mere man me base gopala
shyam dhun laagi hari nam dhun laagi re

Where now to turn, to whom now to pour?
Bound by love's silken, eternal core.
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, a sacred lore,
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, forevermore.
My heart's abode, where Nanda's child resides,
Oh, my heart's abode, where joy presides,
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, forever guides.

In your embrace, you gathered all my woes,
For my sake, all sorrows now decompose.
From your hand, the thorns, a sweet repose,
From your hand, the thorns, a fragrant prose.
Create me, then, or let me cease,
Create me, then, find my release,
Your holy name, my heart's increase,
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, in lasting peace.

Giridhar, you, the ocean of compassion's grace,
At your feet, I find my humble place.
Giridhar, you, in time and space,
At your feet, I find my sacred trace.
Quench the thirst that burns within,
Oh, dweller of Gokul, let joy begin,
I burn by day, by night, I spin,
No solace now, my spirit thin,
Bereft of you, my heart is slain,
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, again,
Within my soul, Gopala, reigns,
Evening's hymn, Hari's name, sustains.