o mere bairaagi bhanwra
mujhe tadpaao naa
kali ke chhote se dil
ko thes lagaao naa
o mere bairaagi bhanwra
mujhe tadpaao naa
kali ke chhote se dil ko
thes lagaao naa aao naa

aayi poorab se hawaa
mausam rang bharaa
chamki bijuriyaa
aayi poorab se hawaa
mausam rang bharaa
chamki bijuriya
main hoon saawan ki ghataa
pyaar ke parbat tum saawariya
main baras jaaun
main baras jaaun tum
apni pyaas bujhaao naa
o mere bairaagi bhanwraa
mujhe tadpaao naa

tumhre pyaar binaa
roop mera badnaam rahegaa
tumhre pyaar binaa
roop mera badnaam rahegaa
kitne roz bhalaa aur kali
mera naam rahegaa
phool ban jaaun main
phool ban jaaun main
khil ke gale se lagaao naa
o mere bairaagi bhanwraa
mujhe tadpaao naa aao naa

o o sapnaa ban ke mile aur
bichhad chale ban ke saayaa
sapnaa ban ke mile aur
bichhad chale ban ke saayaa
aisaa karnaa thaa to shabnam
ko kyun sholaa banaayaa
aag lagaayi
aag lagaayi hai to phir
ye aag bujhaao naa
o mere bairaagi bhanwraa
mujhe tadpaao naa
kali ke chhote se dil ko
thes lagaao naa aao naa

O my ascetic bumblebee,
Do not torment me.
Do not wound
Kali's tiny heart,
O my ascetic bumblebee,
Do not torment me.

A wind from the east arrived,
The season filled with hues,
Lightning flashed.
A wind from the east arrived,
The season filled with hues,
Lightning flashed.
I am the monsoon cloud,
You, my love, the mountain of love.
I long to pour down,
I long to pour down,
Quench your thirst,
O my ascetic bumblebee,
Do not torment me.

Without your love,
My beauty will remain defiled,
Without your love,
My beauty will remain defiled.
For how many days will Kali
Bear my name?
I will become a flower,
I will become a flower,
Bloom and embrace me,
O my ascetic bumblebee,
Do not torment me.

Oh, met as a dream, and
Departed like a shadow,
Met as a dream, and
Departed like a shadow.
If this was your intent, then why
Did you turn the dewdrop into a flame?
You lit the fire,
You lit the fire,
Now extinguish this fire,
O my ascetic bumblebee,
Do not torment me.
Do not wound
Kali's tiny heart.