bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

jhuta dhiraj aas dila kar
achak achanak banh chhuda kar
jhuta dhiraj aas dila kar
achak achanak banh chhuda kar
woh toh gaye hay woh toh gaye
rah gaye yahan ham hay kaleja tham
kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

woh chhaliya nikale harajayee
jin sang hamne prit nibhayee
woh chhaliya nikale harajayee
jin sang hamne prit nibhayee
rovat aaye bhor hamaree rovat jaye sham
rovat jaye sham
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

aise bhag hamare phute
aaj tere sapane bhee ruthe
aise bhag hamare phute
aaj tere sapane bhee ruthe
bedardi teraa kya bigada
meree prit phire badnaam
prit phire badnaam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

Tell me, friend, which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?
Which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?

False hope, a promise whispered low,
Then suddenly, his hand let go.
False hope, a promise whispered low,
Then suddenly, his hand let go.
He went away, alas, he went away,
And here we stay, clutching our hearts in woe.
Which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?

He was a trickster, faithless, untrue,
With whom we shared a love so new.
He was a trickster, faithless, untrue,
With whom we shared a love so new.
We weep at dawn, our sorrow ever grows,
We weep each evening as shadows loom.
We weep each evening as shadows loom.
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?
Which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?

Such shattered fates, our fortunes fade,
Today, your dreams are all betrayed.
Such shattered fates, our fortunes fade,
Today, your dreams are all betrayed.
Heartless one, what did you lose?
My love now wanders, stained by blame.
My love now wanders, stained by blame.
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take?