kanha re kanha re tune lakho ras rachaye
phir kahe tose aur kisi ka
pyar na dekha jaye kanha re kanha

suni zindgani majbur hai jawani
kaise tufa me lakar choda re
suni zindgani majbur hai jawani
kaise tufa me lakar choda re
pyar mera luta sansar mera luta
tuta dil tune kyu phir toda re
chin gayi preet meri dekh le re
shyama re tune jalte deep bujhaye
kanha re kanha

deni thi judai to preet kyu banai
tune kaisi ye ki manmani re
deni thi judai to preet kyu banai
tune kaisi ye ki manmani re
radha kitna royi hai meera khoi khoi
tune nari ki peed na jani re
jab yahi kam tera kaun le naam tera
tu premi kaisa premino ko tadpaye
kanha re kanha re tune lakho ras rachaye
phir kahe tose aur kisi ka
pyar na dekha jaye kanha re kanha

Krishna, oh Krishna, you danced a thousand loves,
Then why can't you bear another's,
Krishna, oh Krishna?

An empty life, youth bound,
Into what storm have you left me?
An empty life, youth bound,
Into what storm have you left me?
My love plundered, my world undone,
Why did you break my heart again?
My love stolen, see, my Shyam,
You extinguished the burning lamp,
Krishna, oh Krishna.

If separation was your plan, why weave this love?
What game of will did you play?
If separation was your plan, why weave this love?
What game of will did you play?
How Radha wept, how Mira was lost,
You knew not a woman's pain,
When this is your act, who will speak your name?
What lover are you, to torment lovers so?
Krishna, oh Krishna, you danced a thousand loves,
Then why can't you bear another's,
Krishna, oh Krishna?