ae kari koyaliya ab kahe ko
kuhu kuhu kuk rahi
ae kari koyaliya ab kahe ko
kuhu kuhu kuk rahi
ae kari koyaliya

tu bhi akeli
tu bhi akeli mai bhi akeli
sang sang dono roye saheli
sang sang dono roye saheli

birhan ka dukh birhan jane
birhan ka dukh birhan jane
kya jane sansar
ae kari koyaliya ab kahe ko
kuhu kuhu kuk rahi
ae kari koyaliya

mai to band hui pinjare me
mai to band hui pinjare me
tu kyu bhai udas re
tu kyu bhai udas
tere do do pankh sakhi re
tere do do pankh sakhi re
jhaasa jinke pass re
jhaasa jinke pass
ae kari koyaliya ab kahe ko
kuhu kuhu kuk rahi
ae kari koyaliya

Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo, why now
Do you sing your mournful call?
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo, why now
Do you sing your mournful call?
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo.

You are alone,
I am alone, too.
Together we weep, companions in sorrow,
Together we weep, companions in sorrow.

The pain of separation, the separated know,
The pain of separation, the separated know,
What does the world know?
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo, why now
Do you sing your mournful call?
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo.

I am trapped within a cage,
I am trapped within a cage,
Why are you so forlorn?
Why are you so forlorn?
You have two wings, my friend,
You have two wings, my friend,
A promise they hold,
A promise they hold.
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo, why now
Do you sing your mournful call?
Oh, dark-feathered cuckoo.