kahe ko byahi bides
kahe ko byahi bides re
sun babul more ha sun babul more
kahe ko byahi bides re
sun babul more ha sun babul more

sath bhara maine
sath bhara maine gudyio ka chhoda
chhoda saheli ka sath re
sath bhara maine gudyio ka chhoda
chhoda saheli ka sath re
tere hi kahne se tham liya hai
ek pardesi ka hath re
sun babul more ha sun babul more
kahe ko byahi bides re
sun babul more ha sun babul more

meri rani tere mahlo ki bandi
ham hai tumhare gulam re
meri rani tere mahlo ki bandi
ham hai tumhare gulam re
kadmo me har dum bichayenge ankhiya
kadmo me har dum bichayenge ankhiya
chhupke karenge salam re
sun babul more ha sun babul more
kahe ko byahi bides re
sun babul more ha sun babul more

Why did they wed me to a foreign land?
Why did they wed me, oh, to a foreign land?
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine,
Why did they wed me to a foreign land?
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine.

I abandoned playthings,
I abandoned dolls, forsaken,
Abandoned friendships of the heart,
I abandoned playthings,
Abandoned friendships of the heart.
At your command, I grasped, embraced,
The hand of a stranger, set apart.
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine,
Why did they wed me to a foreign land?
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine.

My queen, I am but a servant in your halls,
We are your slaves, your humble thralls.
My queen, I am but a servant in your halls,
We are your slaves, your humble thralls.
Beneath your feet, I'll spread my tear-filled eyes,
Beneath your feet, I'll spread my tear-filled eyes,
And offer silent salaams, my cries.
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine,
Why did they wed me to a foreign land?
Listen, Father, oh, listen, Father mine.