koyaliya kahe bole ri
koyaliya kahe bole ri
mora najuk najuk jiyra
mora najuk najuk jiyra
ha sun sun ke dole ri
koyaliya kahe bole ri
koyaliya kahe bole ri
mora najuk najuk jiyra
mora najuk najuk jiyra
ha sun sun ke dole ri

phulo ko tum bech na dena
phulo ko tum bech na dena
sukh deke dukh mol na lena
sukh deke dukh mol na lena
dil ki thes ko dil me leke
dil ki thes ko dil me leke
chup chup ke ro legi
chup chup ke ro legi
mora najuk najuk jiyra
mora najuk najuk jiyra
ha sun sun ke dole ri
koyaliya kahe bole ri
koyaliya kahe bole ri
mora najuk najuk jiyra
mora najuk najuk jiyra
ha sun sun ke dole ri

Why does the cuckoo sing, oh, why?
My tender heart, so frail, so shy,
Starts trembling at her call, her cry.
Why does the cuckoo sing, oh, why?
My tender heart, so frail, so shy,
Starts trembling at her call, her cry.

Do not sell your blooms, beware,
Do not trade joy for grief to bear.
Hold the wounds deep in your core,
Hold the wounds, and weep and pour,
For my tender heart, so frail, so shy,
Starts trembling at her call, her cry.
Why does the cuckoo sing, oh, why?
My tender heart, so frail, so shy,
Starts trembling at her call, her cry.