papihaa re mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay
saavriyaa teri radha roy saavriyaa re
saavriyaa teri radha roy ro ro umar gavay
papihaa re papihaa re papihaa re
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay

mai hun kitni paas piyaa ke phir bhi kitni dur
phir bhi kitni dur
ek nadi ke do kinaare ek nadi ke do kinaare
milne se majbur haay milne se majbur
palak-jharokhe akhiyaan dekhe
nis-din aas lagaaye nis-din aas lagaaye
papihaa re papihaa re papihaa re
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay

aaj kidhar mai chali akeli kaanp rahi meri jivan beli
aaj kidhar mai chali akeli
agar meraa dipak bujh jaaye kisi ped ke niche
pyaare papihaa sajan se kahanaa
pyaare papihaa sajan se kahanaa
unkaa daaman khiche unkaa daaman khiche
tere yaad me raadhaa mar gai
dil kaa dard chhupaaye dil kaa dard chhupaaye
papihaa re papihaa re papihaa re
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay
mere piyaa se kahiyo jaay

O, Papiha, go tell my Beloved,
Go, tell my Beloved.
My dark-hued one, your Radha weeps, O my dark one,
Your Radha weeps, weeping away her years.
O Papiha, O Papiha, O Papiha,
Go tell my Beloved,
Go, tell my Beloved.

I am so near, yet so far from my Love,
Yet so far.
Like two banks of a river, two banks of a river,
Forced apart, alas, forced to be apart.
Through the windows of my eyes, I watch,
Day and night, I cling to hope, day and night.
O Papiha, O Papiha, O Papiha,
Go tell my Beloved,
Go, tell my Beloved.

Where am I going today, alone, my life's vine trembling?
Where am I going today, alone?
If my lamp should be extinguished beneath a tree,
Dear Papiha, tell my Beloved,
Dear Papiha, tell my Beloved,
To pull at their hem, to pull at their hem.
In your memory, Radha has died,
Hiding the pain of her heart, hiding the pain.
O Papiha, O Papiha, O Papiha,
Go tell my Beloved,
Go, tell my Beloved.