aayi jawani mori chunariya
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye
idhar sambalu ghire udhar se
ho idhar sambalu ghire udhar se, nagin silahraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye
ho idhar sambalu ghire udhar se, nagin silahraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye

oh oh o o o baja bajega mahandi lagegi
baja bajega mahandi lagegi, nachegi sakiya, doli sajegi hay
baja bajega mahandi lagegi, nachegi sakiya, doli sajegi
uske baad jo hoga usko soch ke dil gabraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye
idhar sambalu ghire udhar se nagin silahraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye

chandi ka kangana sone ki bali
chandi ka kangana sone ki bali, lal chunriya jaipur wali
chandi ka kangana sone ki bali, lal chunriya jaipur wali
kabhi kabhi to natkhat bate badal se takraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye
idhar sambalu ghire udhar se nagin silahraye
aayi jawani mori chunariya, sar se sarki jaye

My youth arrives, my veil descends,
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.
I gather here, it falls there,
Oh, I gather here, it falls there, a serpent's silken ease.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.
Oh, I gather here, it falls there, a serpent's silken ease.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.

Oh ho, oh oh, the drums will beat, henna will stain,
The drums will beat, henna will stain, my friends will dance, the palanquin will wait, alas!
The drums will beat, henna will stain, my friends will dance, the palanquin will wait.
Then what awaits, my heart is seized with dread.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.
I gather here, it falls there, a serpent's silken ease.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.

Silver bangles, golden earrings gleam,
Silver bangles, golden earrings gleam, a Jaipur veil, a crimson dream.
Silver bangles, golden earrings gleam, a Jaipur veil, a crimson dream.
Sometimes my playful words collide with clouds above.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.
I gather here, it falls there, a serpent's silken ease.
My youth arrives, my veil descends, slips from my head and flees.