tod liya tod liya ek phool chamlei
kaali koyal bolat hai kaali koyal bolat hai
tod liya tod liya ek phool chamlei
kaali koyal bolat hai kaali koyal bolat hai

hass rahi hai aashaoo ki galiya
hass rahi hai aashaoo ki galiya
reet suhani aayi hai reet suhani aayi hai
hilmil sakhiya jhula jhule
hilmil sakhiya jhula jhule
man me masti chayi hai man me masti chayi hai
tod liya tod liya ek phool chamlei
kaali koyal bolat hai kaali koyal bolat hai

man ki umango me aag lgaane
man ki umango me aag lgaane
kaali badariya aayi hai
kaali badariya aayi hai
bulbul chahke dali dali
bulbul chahke dali dali
alaf jawani chayi hai alaf jawani chayi hai
tod liya tod liya ek phool chamlei
kaali koyal bolat hai kaali koyal bolat hai
tod liya

A jasmine bloom, now gently torn,
Torn and fallen, in the dawn.
The dark cuckoo sings her mourn,
The dark cuckoo sings forlorn.

Hope's avenues, they laugh and gleam,
Hope's avenues, a joyful dream.
The sweetest season, it would seem,
The sweetest season, a flowing stream.
Friends together, swing and sway,
Friends together, come what may.
Joyful spirits light the day,
Joyful spirits lead the way.
A jasmine bloom, now gently torn,
Torn and fallen, in the dawn.
The dark cuckoo sings her mourn,
The dark cuckoo sings forlorn.

To set ablaze the heart's desire,
To set ablaze with inner fire,
A dark cloud rises, ever higher,
A dark cloud, fueled by life's pyre.
Nightingales on branches sing,
Nightingales their music bring,
Youthful beauty, takes to wing,
Youthful beauty, everything.
A jasmine bloom, now gently torn,
Torn and fallen, in the dawn.
The dark cuckoo sings her mourn,
The dark cuckoo sings forlorn.
Torn.