mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi
tu pavan na kar athkheliya
mere dil ki kali murjhayi
mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi

piya piya papiha gata hai
dil gam me duba jata hai
prano ko lage hai thes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi
mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi

sanwariya nata tod gaye
ek dard sa dil me chhod gaye
bheja na koi sandesh re
haye basant rut kyon aayi
mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi

fir phul phul muskane laga
mujhe apna phul yaad aane laga
phulo ka badal kar bhesh re
haye basant rut kyo aayi
mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi

bagiya me kisi ki bansi na baji
raja na aaye rani na saji
ujda mere man ka desh re
haye basant rut kyo aayi
mere piya to base pardes re
haye basant rut kyon aayi

My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?
Oh wind, cease your playful dance,
My heart's bud, withered and dried.
My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?

The *Papiha* cries, "Beloved, beloved,"
My heart drowns in sorrow's tide.
My very breath feels the sting,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?
My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?

My dark beloved, he broke the tie,
Left a sorrow deep inside.
Sent not a single word to me,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?
My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?

Each flower smiles in vibrant hue,
But my own blossom, I recall.
They wear a changed and joyful guise,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?
My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?

No flute's call echoes in the bower,
No queen adorns her throne this day.
My heart's own kingdom lies in waste,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?
My love dwells in a distant land,
Why has Spring's embrace arrived?