mehndi lagegi haatho me
khankega kangna raato me

mehndi lagegi haatho me
khankega kangna raato me
shahnaiyaan gunjegi
shahnaiyaan gunjegi mere gaon me
ho mehndi lagegi haatho me

nas nas me jaagi hain jwala nayi
kaisi agan ye lagaai
nas nas me jaagi hain jwala nayi
kaisi agan ye lagaai
pal me hui main paraai
ho mehndi lagegi o o o
khankega kangna aa aa aa

bekhudi me tera lab pe naam aa gaya
jaise pyaase ke haath me jaam aa gaya
la la la la la la la la

On hands, the henna, a story to tell,
As bangles will chime, where shadows dwell.

On hands, the henna, a story to tell,
As bangles will chime, where shadows dwell.
The shehnai's song, a wind that will blow,
The shehnai's song, in my village below,
Oh, on hands, the henna, a story to tell.

In every vein, a new fire takes hold,
What wildness unleashed, this story untold?
In every vein, a new fire takes hold,
What wildness unleashed, this story untold?
In a moment, a stranger I'm now, I am told,
Oh, the henna to hands, as the music unfolds,
As bangles will chime, a rhythm that knows.

Lost in a haze, your name on my lips,
Like a cup to the thirsty, a nectar that sips.
La la la la la la.