tod ke radha ka rota dil
chhodke sang ki sakhiya
kaun chala re ye nirmohi, roye sab ki ankhiya
jamuna roye kadam bhi roye
man madhuvan me shyaam dhale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale
jamuna roye kadam bhi roye
man madhuvan me shyaam dhale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale

suna hai jasoda ka aangan, suni hai gokul ki galiya
suna hai jasoda ka aangan, suni hai gokul ki galiya
ab na sunaayidegi biraj me, manmohan ki madhur murliya
ab na raseela raas rachega, nile nile gagan tale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale
jamuna roye kadam bhi roye
man madhuvan me shyaam dhale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale

gopala gopala kahake roye vrindaavan saara
gopala gopala kahake roye vrindaavan saara
gaiya maiya ki ankhiyon se jharti hai karuna ki dhara
krur vidhata kaale kaale lekh kisi se nahi tale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale
jamuna roye kadam bhi roye
man madhuvan me shyaam dhale
gokul se ghanshyaam chale, gokul se ghanshyaam chale
ghanshyaam chale ghanshyaam chale ghanshyaam chale
ghanshyaam chale, ghanshyaam chale, ghanshyaam chale

The heart of Radha, shattered and weeping,
Leaving behind her friends in sorrow,
Who is this heartless one departing, as all eyes weep?
Yamuna weeps, the Kadamba trees weep too,
As the mind's forest twilight falls,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.
Yamuna weeps, the Kadamba trees weep too,
As the mind's forest twilight falls,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.

Empty is Yashoda's courtyard, empty the lanes of Gokul,
No more shall the sweet flute of the charmer be heard in Braj,
No more will the intoxicating dance unfold, beneath azure skies,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.
Yamuna weeps, the Kadamba trees weep too,
As the mind's forest twilight falls,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.

"Gopala, Gopala," cries all of Vrindavan,
From the eyes of the cows and mothers, streams the river of compassion,
Cruel fate's dark decree, by none can be undone,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.
Yamuna weeps, the Kadamba trees weep too,
As the mind's forest twilight falls,
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.
From Gokul, dark Shyam departs, from Gokul, Shyam departs.
Shyam departs, Shyam departs, Shyam departs.