maiya mori main mahi makhan khayo
maiya mori main mahi makhan khayo
makhan hai hi kaha gokul me
jo main leu khaye
puchh tu unse jake maiya
nit dhokar le jaye
paawon ko ras se ang dhulte
unse main dukh paau
unse dukh paayo
main mahi makhan khayo
maiya mori main mahi makhan khayo

neer peeye panchhi ke maiya
nadiya sukh na paye
par vyakul ho pyas se panchhi
tat pe shor machaye
o aag lagi hai jal ke mahi
dekh ke main bharmau
dekh ke bharmayo
main mahi makhan khayo
maiya mori main mahi makhan khayo

hans ko rup liyo kaga ne
makhan moti khaye
chanchal mohini maya sabko
pag pag rahi nachaye ho
payal ki jhankar me maiya
baal bhi na chhup payo
vilap chhupayo
main mahi makhan khayo
maiya mori main mahi makhan khayo

Mother, I swear, I did not eat the butter.
Mother, I swear, I did not eat the butter.
Where is the butter even in Gokul?
That I could steal and consume?
Ask them, Mother,
Who daily carry it away.
My feet ache with their touch,
From their presence, I suffer.
From their suffering, I suffer.
I did not eat the butter.
Mother, I swear, I did not eat the butter.

The birds drink only water, Mother,
The river dries, no longer flows.
Yet, tormented by thirst, the birds
Cry out in distress upon the shore.
Oh, fire rages within the waters,
Bewildered, I am by the sight.
Bewildered, I am.
I did not eat the butter.
Mother, I swear, I did not eat the butter.

The crow took the form of a swan,
Feasting on butter, on pearls.
This enchanting illusion beguiles all,
Dancing at every step.
In the tinkling of anklets, Mother,
Even my hair cannot be hidden.
My tears are hidden.
I did not eat the butter.
Mother, I swear, I did not eat the butter.