sar par topi laal hath me resham ka rumal
ho tera kya kahna
sar par topi laal hath me resham ka rumal
ho tera kya kahna
oye gore-gore gaal gaal pe uljhe uljhe baal
ho tera kya kahna
oye gore-gore gaal gaal pe uljhe uljhe baal
ho tera kya kahna

o mera dil o jaan-e-jaa chura ke chali kaha
nashe me bhari bhari
mera dil o jaan-e-jaa chura ke chali kaha
nashe me bhari bhari
o churau mai dil tera, jigar bhi nahi mera
umar bhi nahi meri
churau mai dil tera, jigar bhi nahi mera
umar bhi nahi meri
oye behki-behki chal chal haye
lachke jaise daal ho tera kya kahna
behki-behki chal chal haye
lachke jaise daal ho tera kya kahna
sar par topi laal hath me resham ka rumal
ho tera kya kahna

o ye kyo dil pe hath hai
vo kya aisi baat hai, hume bhi bataiye
ye kyo dil pe hath hai
vo kya aisi baat hai, hume bhi bataiye
o bhala itni dur se kahu kya hujur se
mere pas aaiye
bhala itni dur se kahu kya hujur se
mere pas aaiye
ho ho ke behal balma ye satrangi chal
ho tera kya kahna
ho ho ke behal balma ye satrangi chal
ho tera kya kahna
oye gore-gore gaal gaal pe uljhe uljhe baal
ho tera kya kahna

o tamana thi kam se kam
koi phul banke hum teri zulf chumte
tamana thi kam se kam
koi phul banke hum teri zulf chumte
o rahi aarzu sanam
tera rup leke hum sharabi se jhumte
rahi aarzu sanam
tera rup leke hum sharabi se jhumte
oye behki-behki chal chal haye
lachke jaise daal ho tera kya kahna
behki-behki chal chal haye
lachke jaise daal ho tera kya kahna
sar par topi laal hath me resham ka rumal
ho tera kya kahna
gore-gore gaal gaal pe uljhe uljhe baal
ho tera kya kahna

A scarlet cap upon your head, a silk scarf in your hand,
Oh, what can be said of you?
A scarlet cap upon your head, a silk scarf in your hand,
Oh, what can be said of you?
Upon your cheeks, so fair, a tangle of hair,
Oh, what can be said of you?
Upon your cheeks, so fair, a tangle of hair,
Oh, what can be said of you?

My heart, my soul, where do you steal away?
Drunk with ecstasy,
My heart, my soul, where do you steal away?
Drunk with ecstasy,
I would steal your heart, but my liver is not mine,
Nor is my life my own, you see.
I would steal your heart, but my liver is not mine,
Nor is my life my own, you see.
A gait unsteady, a sway like a tree,
Oh, what can be said of you?
A gait unsteady, a sway like a tree,
Oh, what can be said of you?
A scarlet cap upon your head, a silk scarf in your hand,
Oh, what can be said of you?

Why your hand upon your heart?
What secret is there, tell me now?
Why your hand upon your heart?
What secret is there, tell me now?
From such a distance, what can I say?
Come close to me now, somehow.
From such a distance, what can I say?
Come close to me now, somehow.
Lost and forlorn, my love, such a colorful dance,
Oh, what can be said of you?
Lost and forlorn, my love, such a colorful dance,
Oh, what can be said of you?
Upon your cheeks, so fair, a tangle of hair,
Oh, what can be said of you?

A wish I held, at the very least,
To become a flower, to kiss your hair,
A wish I held, at the very least,
To become a flower, to kiss your hair,
A longing remained, my love,
To take your form, to dance in a drunken snare.
A longing remained, my love,
To take your form, to dance in a drunken snare.
A gait unsteady, a sway like a tree,
Oh, what can be said of you?
A gait unsteady, a sway like a tree,
Oh, what can be said of you?
A scarlet cap upon your head, a silk scarf in your hand,
Oh, what can be said of you?
Upon your cheeks, so fair, a tangle of hair,
Oh, what can be said of you?