bandhi re kahe preet
piya ke sang anjani reet
bandhi re kahe preet
piya ke sang anjani reet
bali umar me mai na samjhi
bali umar me mai na samjhi
kya hai preet ki reet
bandhi re kahe preet, preet
piyaa ke sang anjani reet

paas rahi to mai na samjhi
dur hui to jana, dur hui to jana
pyar me kaise apna ban ke
koi bane begana
kaise bitega ab jivan
kaise bitega ab jivan
bin sathi bin meet
bandhi re kahe preet
piya ke sang anjani reet

ang lagi hai ped ki bela
lahar ko mile kinara
lahar ko mile kinara
bin sajan ki mai hun akeli
mera kaun sahara
aisa sunaa lage jivan
aisa sunaa lage jivan
jaise sur bin geet
bandhi re kahe preet, preet
piya ke sang anjani reet
bali umar me mai na samjhi
bali umar me mai na samjhi
kya hai preet ki reet
bandhi re kahe preet, preet
piya ke sang anjani reet

Why bind this love,
with my beloved, a mystery above?
Why bind this love?
With my beloved, a mystery above.
In youth's tender dawn, I did not see,
In youth's tender dawn, I did not see,
the ways of love's decree.
Why bind this love, this love,
with my beloved, a mystery above?

Close, I did not know,
departed, I came to know, departed, I came to know,
how love transforms, to make one's own,
become a stranger's show.
How will life now unfold,
How will life now unfold,
without a friend, a soul to greet?
Why bind this love?
with my beloved, a mystery above.

The jasmine clings to the tree,
the wave finds its shore,
the wave finds its shore.
Without my love, I stand alone,
who will be my door?
Life feels so empty, bare,
Life feels so empty, bare,
like a song without a beat.
Why bind this love, this love,
with my beloved, a mystery above?
In youth's tender dawn, I did not see,
In youth's tender dawn, I did not see,
the ways of love's decree.
Why bind this love, this love,
with my beloved, a mystery above?