ras rachao sakhi hilmil gao sakhi
mauj manao sakhi
madhuban me man mohan ko
sakhi bandh rakho
bal baiyo ke dridh bandhan me
man mohan ko sakhi bandh rakho
bal baiyo ke dridh bandhan me

ise bandh ke rakho jamuna, jal ki madhur hilor se
shital mand pawan se bandho, chandar kiran ki dor se
prano ke taro se bandho, bandho suman sugandh se
sanso ke dhago se bandho, bandho hariday ke chand se
naine milao man man muskao
madhu ras barsao more jiwan me
man mohan ko sakhi bandh rakho
bal baiyo ke dridh bandhan me

tum jaoge sham to
vyakul ankhiya bhar bhar aayengi
ye ghadiya moti ki ladiya ur par lahrayengi
madhav tum bin madhuwan ki
ye kaliya kumla jayegi, kaliya kumla jayegi
jamuna ki ye vikal lahariya
geet virah ke gayegi, preet nibha ab kahe sharmao
mat bhed chupao in naynan me
man mohan ko sakhi bandh rakho
bal baiyo ke dridh bandhan me

Dance, my friends, gather and sing,
Rejoice, my friends.
In the Madhuban, bind Man Mohan,
My friends, keep him bound,
In the firm bonds of strength.
Bind him, my friends, in the firm bonds of strength.

Hold him, in the sweet waves of Yamuna's waters,
Bind him with the cool, gentle breeze, with the moon's silvery cord.
Bind him with the strings of life, bind him with the scent of flowers,
Bind him with the threads of breath, bind him with the moon of the heart.
Meet eyes, smile within,
Shower the sweet dance in my life.
Bind Man Mohan, my friends,
In the firm bonds of strength.

If you depart, O Shyam,
My restless eyes will overflow,
These moments, like strings of pearls, will flutter on my breast.
Without you, in Madhuban,
These buds will wither, wither away.
The restless waves of the Yamuna
Will sing songs of separation, why be shy now to keep love?
Do not hide the secrets in these eyes.
Bind Man Mohan, my friends,
In the firm bonds of strength.