yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala radha kyo gori
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala

boli muskati maiya lalan ko bataya
kari andhiyari adhi raat me tu aaya
ladla kanhaiya mera ho ladla kanhaiya mera
kali kamli vala isiliye kala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala

boli muskati maiya sun mere pyare
boli muskati maiya sun mere pyare
gori gori radhika ke nain kajrare
kale naino vali ne ho
kale naino vali ne aisa jadu dala isiliye kala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala

itne me radha pyari aayi ithlati
itne me radha pyari aayi ithlati
maine na jadu dala boli balkhati
maiya kanhaiya ho maiya kanhaiya
tera jag se nirala isiliye kala
yashomati maiya se bole nandlala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala
radha kyo gori mai kyo kala

To Yashoda, Nandlala did speak,
To Yashoda, Nandlala did speak:
"Why is Radha fair, and I, so dark?
Why is Radha fair?"

Smiling, she answered, her son to appease,
"You came in the darkness, the midnight's ease,
My darling Kanhaiya, oh, my darling dear,
The dark cloak embraced you, that's why you are here."
To Yashoda, Nandlala did speak,
"Why is Radha fair, and I, so dark?"

Smiling, she answered, "Listen, my sweet one,"
"Listen, my sweet one, my beloved son.
Radha's fair skin, her eyes so bright,
Her kohl-lined eyes, they cast a spell of night.
The magic of those eyes, that's why you are here."
To Yashoda, Nandlala did speak,
"Why is Radha fair?"

Then Radha arrived, with a graceful sway,
Then Radha arrived, in a playful way,
"I cast no spell," she said with a smile,
"Mother, Kanhaiya, oh, your love is so wild
And unique in this world, that's why you are here."
To Yashoda, Nandlala did speak,
"Why is Radha fair, and I, so dark?"