baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya

kaun desh se ye saudagar aaya
aaya re
kaun desh se ye saudagar aaya
ho aaya re
sone ka pinjara dikhla ke
maina ko lalchaya
sone ka pinjara dikhla ke
maina ko lalchaya
sunna bhaye panghat taal talaiya
sunna bhaye panghat taal talaiya
baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya

jaan bujh ke dil ka bandhan toda
toda re
jaan bujh ke dil ka bandhan toda
ho toda re
anjane se nata joda
saath hamara chhoda
anjane se nata joda
saath hamara chhoda
roat bahana roat bahiya
roat bahana roat bahiya
baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya
o baba teri son chiraiya
jaawe anjane ki nagariya

Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.

From what realm did this merchant arrive,
he came, oh, he came?
From what realm did this merchant arrive,
he came, oh, he came?
With a cage of gold, he did entice,
the mynah, with deceit.
With a cage of gold, he did entice,
the mynah, with deceit.
Silent now are the wells and the ponds,
silent now, where water descends.
Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.

Knowingly, she broke the heart's tether,
she broke, oh, she broke.
Knowingly, she broke the heart's tether,
she broke, oh, she broke.
To a stranger, her bond she did weave,
left our company behind.
To a stranger, her bond she did weave,
left our company behind.
Weeping sister, weeping brother,
weeping sister, weeping brother.
Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.
Oh Father, your golden sparrow,
flies to a land unknown.