shamma shamma jale, guncha guncha pale
shamma shamma jale, guncha guncha pale
sau saalon mein, sau paimaano mein
sau rangon mein dhale
sau saalon mein, sau paimaano mein
sau rangon mein dhale
mera to charcha hai yaha waha
mera to aashiq hai saara jaha
mera to charcha hai yaha waha
mera to aashiq hai saara jaha
wo mujhko chaahe yeh mujhko chaahe
main hoon kawaari kali
wo mujhko chaahe yeh mujhko chaahe
main hoon kawaari kali
khalibali, khalibali, khalibali, khalibali

mera mera mera mera, nasha nasha nasha nasha
mera mera mera mera aisa nasha
oy bacha bacha bacha bacha, koi nahi bacha bacha
koi nahi koi nahi mujhase bacha
chaahe deewaano ki najar ho, parwaano ka jigar ho
wo mujhko chaahe yeh mujhko chaahe
main hoon kawaari kali
khalibali, khalibali, khalibali, khalibali
shamma shamma jale, guncha guncha pale
shamma shamma jale, guncha guncha pale

kabhi kabhi naram naram, kabhi kabhi garam garam
kabhi kabhi cool cool rehati hoon main
jara jara sard sard, jara jara jard jard
jara jara tej tej behati hoon main
wo chaahe dilbar ho ya diljala ho
wo chaahe mastaana manchala ho
wo mujhko chaahe ye mujhko chaahe
main hoon kawaari kali
khalibali, khalibali, khalibali, khalibali

Flame by flame, the lamps ignite, bloom by bloom takes flight,
Flame by flame, the lamps ignite, bloom by bloom takes flight.
Through a hundred years, in a hundred measures,
molded in a hundred hues of light.
Through a hundred years, in a hundred measures,
molded in a hundred hues of light.

My name is whispered, here and there,
The world, my lover, beyond compare.
My name is whispered, here and there,
The world, my lover, beyond compare.
They yearn for me, they crave my grace,
I am the virgin bud in time and space.
They yearn for me, they crave my grace,
I am the virgin bud in time and space.
Turmoil, turmoil, turmoil, turmoil.

Mine, mine, mine, mine, the intoxication,
Mine, mine, mine, mine, such intoxication.
Oh, save, save, save, save, none can be saved,
None can escape me, none can be saved.
Whether a lover's gaze, or a moth's brave heart,
They yearn for me, they crave my art,
I am the virgin bud, the untouched art.
Turmoil, turmoil, turmoil, turmoil.
Flame by flame, the lamps ignite, bloom by bloom takes flight,
Flame by flame, the lamps ignite, bloom by bloom takes flight.

Sometimes soft, so soft, sometimes fiery,
Sometimes cool, I remain.
Bit by bit, cold and then pale,
Bit by bit, my flow, I strain.
Whether a lover or a heart ablaze,
Whether a drunkard lost in a haze,
They yearn for me, they crave my ways,
I am the virgin bud of endless days.
Turmoil, turmoil, turmoil, turmoil.