jivan suna suna lage
piya gye pardes re
jogan hu main sanwariya ki
laagi dil pe thes re

baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya

ankhiya milake ji nindiya gawai re
nikla sanwriya bada harjai re
aa aa aa
chanchal baharo ne angna me ake
yaad kisi ki fir se dilai re
murkho ke bato me chhori na aana
nakko re nakko, nakko re nakko
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya

kaali ghataye muyi dekho uthe jhum ke
bhanwara gungunane laga kaliyo ko chum ke
jiske saath bandhi maine jivan ki dori
usne kabhi aj talak dekha nahi ghum ke
aise bedardi ko dil se bhulna
nakko re nakko, nakko re nakko
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya

jude ke ful dekho, dekho lage unghne
suraj ki kirane lage chanda ko chumne
jane kiski nazar lagi ha mere pyar ko
kinare pe nayiya ji aake lagi dubne
anadi khewaiya se naiya bacha na
nakko re nakko, nakko re nakko
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya
naino me paani o meri rani
ye to bata de ki tu hain
baat kya hain, bolo ji baat kya

Life feels a barren expanse,
My beloved has sailed to foreign lands.
A yogini I am, for my dark-skinned love,
A wound upon my heart expands.

Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?

Meeting eyes, I lost my sleep,
My love, a heartless rogue, did creep away.
Ah, ah, ah...
Playful springs within the courtyard came,
And memories of him did replay.
Don't heed the fools' empty words, my dear,
No, no, no, no, no.
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?

Dark clouds rise, dancing in the air,
The bumblebee hums, kissing the flowers there.
The one with whom I tied life's thread,
Has never turned back to care.
Forget such a cruel-hearted one,
No, no, no, no, no.
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?

The jasmine droops, do you see, it sleeps?
Sun's rays kiss the moon, so it weeps.
Whose dark gaze has touched my love,
My boat, now, the shore does not keep.
From an unskilled boatman, save the ship,
No, no, no, no, no.
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?
Tears well in your eyes, my queen,
Tell me, what troubles you?
Tell me, what is this sorrow, tell me what?