govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala

aayi maakhan ke choro ki sena
aayi maakhan ke choro ki sena
zara bach ke sambhal ke ji rahna
zara bach ke sambhal ke ji rahna
badi natkhat hai fauj kahi aayi jo mauj
badi natkhat hai fauj kahi aayi jo mauj
nahi bachne ka
nahi bachne ka koyi bhi taala taala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala

ho kaisi nikali hai jhum ke ye toli
ho kaisi nikali hai jhum ke ye toli
aaj khelegi dudh se ye holi
aaj khelegi dudh se ye holi
bhige kitna bhi ang thandi ho na umang
bhige kitna bhi ang thandi ho na umang
pade inse
pade inse kisi ka na paala paala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala

are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
are ek do tin char sang paanch chhah saat hai gvala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
govinda aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala
aala re aala zara matki sambhaal brijbaala

The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!

The army of butter thieves arrives,
The army of butter thieves arrives!
Beware, be wary, guard your lives,
Beware, be wary, guard your lives!
This playful host, where joy is tossed,
This playful host, where joy is tossed,
No lock can hold,
No lock can hold, no lock can ever hold!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!

How merrily this band emerges,
How merrily this band emerges!
Today they'll play a milky surge,
Today they'll play a milky surge!
Though drenched the limb, the spirit does not dim,
Though drenched the limb, the spirit does not dim,
None can evade,
None can evade, none can evade their play!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!

One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
One, two, three, four, with five, six, seven, the cowherds appear,
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
The Govinda comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!
He comes, He comes!
Maidens, guard your earthen ware!