sakhi re, sakhi re
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi re pi ka naam

jamuna kinare ek din main khadi thi
pehli ghata ke halki halki jhadi thi
kaise suhani anokhi gadi thi
palkhen utthi aur ankhiyan ladi thi
banaya tujko banwari bata de uska naam ri
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi re pi ka naam

naina the jaise kamal ki panhkudiyan
baina the jaise ke bande bashuriya
roop tha jaise ke chanda gagan ka
rang tha bohar ki pehli kiran sa
bani tu jiski kaam ri bata de uska naam re
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
main kaise bataun ye kehte lajjaun
sakhi re pi ka naam, naam na pucho
sakhi ri pi ka naam

My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not speak,
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.
How can I tell, my heart's shy plea,
How can I speak, for all to see?
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.

By the Jamuna's edge I stood,
As the first storm, gently, wooed.
Such a moment, sweet and new,
Lids did lift, and glances flew.
Made you, my love, a Banwari, tell me his name, dear one, too?
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.
How can I tell, my heart's shy plea,
How can I speak, for all to see?
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.

Eyes, like lotus petals' grace,
Words, like flute's melodic trace.
Form, like moon in skies so high,
Hue, the dawn's first light nearby.
You who he made, my lover tell me his name, dear one, too?
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.
How can I tell, my heart's shy plea,
How can I speak, for all to see?
My friend, oh my friend,
His name, I dare not seek.