ye log hai nyaare
thande man ke bichaare
inhe garam kajri na bhaave re
inhe garam kajri na bhaave re
ye bagla bhagat hai
saare jhuthe aadarsh ke maare
inhe shingaar ka ras na suhaave re
achha to fir

naajuk si kamar lachka ke
chunar lahraake sunaai de
nautanki nakhre waali
nautanki nakhre waali
jise sun ke dang rah jaave
rang jo chhave yaad bhulena kabhi
mahfil waali
yaad bhulena kabhi, mahfil waali

ka hoi gawa, are ho ho ho ho
kaha chali ye tufaan mel
aise jhatke khaati, ka bhawa
kauno julmi, kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
jaalim re jaalim yaad buri uski
jaalim re jaalim yaad buri uski
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
vo kaun tera matwala
vo gora hai ya kala
ye hai ya vo hai
mit tera jo hai bata de uska naam
ja ho jaaungi badnaam, badnaam, badnaam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki

kal main akeli bajariya chali thi
ek mod pe ek chhaliye ki gali thi
chupke se chori chori chor pichhe laaga
chuti li meri ui badmash kahin bahga
chuti li meri badmash kahin bahga
dil le gaya bairi main kya karun
haay raam, haay raam, haay raam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
jaalim re jaalim yaad buri uski
jaalim re jaalim yaad buri uski
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
vo kaun tera matwala
vo gora hai ya kala
ye hai ya vo hai
mit tera jo hai bata de uska naam
ja ho jaaungi badnaam, badnaam, badnaam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki

khel rahi thi main to aankh-michauli
chhod chali mohe sakhiyon ki toli
itne me dhire dhire aaya vo chakka
maara re dhakka ho chakka
maara re dhakka dhokebaaj nikla pakka
ankhiya jo kholi vo chhup gava
haay raam, haay raam, haay raam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
vo kaun tera matwala
vo gora hai ya kala
ye hai ya vo hai
mit tera jo hai bata de uska naam
ja ho jaaungi badnaam, badnaam, badnaam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki

raat chandniya main chhat pe thi soyi
odhe dupatta nindiya me khoyi
najre bacha ke sab ki aaya vo chhora
khicha dupatta daiya re
khicha dupatta dhadka jiya mora
maine jo dekha vo gul hua
haay raam, haay raam, haay raam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki
vo kaun tera matwala
vo gora hai ya kala
ye hai ya vo hai
mit tera jo hai bata de uska naam
ja ho jaaungi badnaam, badnaam, badnaam
kauno julmi ne hume yaad kiya
jo aave hichki

These souls are strange,
cold of heart, forlorn.
Warmth of song, they shun,
they cannot bear the fire.
These are the false saints,
slaves to empty ideals,
they find no joy in love's sweet art.
Very well then...

With a delicate waist, swaying,
a veil that flows and tells,
a dance of playful whims,
a dance of playful whims,
that leaves all in awe,
a color that lingers, never forgotten.
O, you revelers,
never forgotten, you revelers.

What has become, oh ho ho ho,
Where is this storm train headed?
Shaking so, what has happened?
Some tormentor, some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Cruel one, cruel one, their memory is bitter,
cruel one, cruel one, their memory is bitter.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Who is this lover of yours?
Fair or dark of skin?
Is it he, or is it he?
Your friend, tell me their name,
I shall be infamous, infamous, infamous.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.

Yesterday I walked alone in the market,
at a turn, a charlatan's lane.
Secretly, stealthily, a thief followed,
he pinched me, alas, a rascal fled!
He pinched me, a rascal fled!
My heart stolen, what am I to do?
Oh Ram, Oh Ram, Oh Ram!
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Cruel one, cruel one, their memory is bitter,
cruel one, cruel one, their memory is bitter.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Who is this lover of yours?
Fair or dark of skin?
Is it he, or is it he?
Your friend, tell me their name,
I shall be infamous, infamous, infamous.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.

I was playing hide-and-seek,
leaving behind my friends' band.
Then slowly, slowly, he came,
that rogue.
He pushed me, oh rogue!
He pushed me, a deceiver, truly.
When I opened my eyes, he vanished!
Oh Ram, Oh Ram, Oh Ram!
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Who is this lover of yours?
Fair or dark of skin?
Is it he, or is it he?
Your friend, tell me their name,
I shall be infamous, infamous, infamous.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.

Night of moonlight, I slept on the roof,
covered in a veil, lost in slumber.
Evading all eyes, he came, that boy,
he pulled my veil, alas!
He pulled my veil, my heart was seized with fear!
When I saw him, it was a dream.
Oh Ram, Oh Ram, Oh Ram!
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.
Who is this lover of yours?
Fair or dark of skin?
Is it he, or is it he?
Your friend, tell me their name,
I shall be infamous, infamous, infamous.
Some tormentor remembers me,
causing these hiccups to rise.