shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
main dekhti hi rah gayi
main dekhti hi rah gayi
ha meet jo kaleje pe
ha meet jo kaleje pe
main chuke se kahe gayi
main chuke se kahe gayi
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye

haste aaye shyam salone
haste aaye shyam salone
radha rani ke radha rani ke
radha rani ke man mohe ne
radha rani ke man mohe ne
sakhi dekh kar shyam ko masti mein bah gayi
sagar mein bah gayi sagar mein bah gayi
sakhi dekh kar shyam ko masti mein bah gayi
sagar mein bah gayi sagar mein bah gayi

shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
jamuna jo gaye girdhari
jamuna jo gaye girdhari
main dekhti hi rah gayi
main dekhti hi rah gayi
dekhti hi rah gayi main dukhiyari
man ki baat man ki baat
nikal kar man se man ki baat
man ki baat nilkar kar man se
hothon pe he gayi huthon pe he gayi
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
mithi mithi murlee sunkar
hans pade prim ke moti sunkar
shyam ki banshi e e pirm sandesa
shyam ki banshi e e pirm sandesa
chupke se kah gayi chupke se kah gayi
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye
shyam dil le ke ruth gaye

He took my heart and then departed,
He took my heart and then departed,
I watched, bereft, I watched,
I watched, and I was left.
Yes, love, upon my heart,
Yes, love, upon my heart,
I whispered softly,
I whispered softly.
He took my heart and then departed,
He took my heart and then departed.

Smiling came the dark-skinned one,
Smiling came the dark-skinned one,
To Radha Rani, to Radha Rani,
To Radha Rani, her heart's delight,
To Radha Rani, her heart's delight.
My friend, seeing Shyam's joy, she flowed,
She flowed into the ocean, she flowed,
My friend, seeing Shyam's joy, she flowed,
She flowed into the ocean, she flowed.

He took my heart and then departed,
To the Jamuna went the cowherd,
To the Jamuna went the cowherd,
I watched, I watched, I watched,
I watched, and I was left.
Watching, I, the sorrowful one,
The heart's words, the heart's words,
Escaping from the heart, the heart's words,
Staying on the lips, staying on the lips.
He took my heart and then departed.
Hearing the sweet flute,
Hearing the sweet pearls of love,
Shyam's flute, a message of love,
Shyam's flute, a message of love,
Whispered softly, whispered softly.
He took my heart and then departed,
He took my heart and then departed.