main murlidhar ki murli lai
murlidhar ne lai meri mala
main murlidhar ki murli bhyi
murlidhar ho gaye meri mala
ho ho gaye meri mala
main murlidhar ki murli lai

main kya janu pyar hai kya bala
ho ye sard hai kaisa
ye jag sara laage mujhe
sapno ke jaisa
sapno ke jaisa
main apni sudh budh kho baithi
do naino ne jadu dala
ho le lai meri mala
main murlidhar ki murli lai
murlidhar ne lai meri mala
ho le lai meri mala

do din ki ye aankh michauliya
ho mera chain churaye
anjani raaho pe bualau
dil ko bharmau
dil ko bharmau
hai reet ajab is nagri ki
man chor ka bane rakhwala
ho le lai meri mala
main murlidhar ki murli lai
murlidhar ne lai meri mala
ho le lai meri mala
main murlidhar ki murli lai

I took the flute of the Flute-Bearer,
He took my garland in exchange.
I became the flute of the Flute-Bearer,
He became the garland I arranged,
Oh, became the garland arranged.
I took the flute of the Flute-Bearer.

What do I know of love, this torment?
How cold is its embrace?
This world, it seems to me,
A fleeting dream's empty space,
A fleeting dream's empty space.
I lost all sense of self, my soul undone,
By the magic of those eyes that trace,
Oh, took my garland in exchange.
I took the flute of the Flute-Bearer,
He took my garland in exchange,
Oh, took my garland in exchange.

These games of hide-and-seek, just fleeting,
They steal away my peace.
I call to unknown paths,
And trick my heart to cease,
And trick my heart to cease.
The customs of this city are strange,
The heart's thief becomes the keeper of the place,
Oh, took my garland in exchange.
I took the flute of the Flute-Bearer,
He took my garland in exchange,
Oh, took my garland in exchange.
I took the flute of the Flute-Bearer.