babul ki ladli bhaiya ki pyari
chali paraye desh re, chali paraye desh re
mehndi rachao ri kangana pehnao ri
puchho re gori ke kes re chali paraye desh re
babul ki ladli bhaiya ki pyari
chali paraye desh re, chali paraye desh re

man me chatak rahi nayi nayi kaliya
ankhiya to dhund rahi sajna ki galiya
ankhiya to dhund rahi sajna ki galiya
jis angana me bachpan khela
aaj wahi hai videsh re, chali paraye desh re
babul ki ladli bhaiya ki pyari
chali paraye desh re, chali paraye desh re

ghungata uthayenge jab aa ke sanwariya
laaz ke mare jhuk jayenge najariya
laaz ke mare jhuk jayenge najariya
tu na kahe to keh dengi ankhiya
piya ke man ka sandesh re chali paraye desh re
babul ki ladli bhaiya ki pyari
chali paraye desh re, chali paraye desh re

taro ki chunari tohe bhaiya udhaye
char kahaar tori doliya uthaye
char kahaar tori doliya uthaye
gale laga ke roye hai maiya
beti chali hai pardesh re chali paraye desh re
babul ki ladli bhaiya ki pyari
chali paraye desh re, chali paraye desh re

Father's darling, brother's cherished gem,
She journeys to a foreign land, a foreign realm.
Adorn her hands with henna's art,
Embrace her wrists with bangles' start,
Ask the maiden of her heart,
As she journeys to a foreign realm.
Father's darling, brother's cherished gem,
She journeys to a foreign land, a foreign realm.

In her heart, new blossoms start to bloom,
Her eyes now search for her beloved's room.
Her eyes now search for her beloved's room,
The courtyard where her childhood played,
Now feels a distant, foreign shade,
As she journeys to a foreign realm.
Father's darling, brother's cherished gem,
She journeys to a foreign land, a foreign realm.

When her love unveils her face so fair,
Shame will bow her gaze with care.
Shame will bow her gaze with care,
If words are hushed, her eyes will say,
Her love's soft message lights her way,
As she journeys to a foreign realm.
Father's darling, brother's cherished gem,
She journeys to a foreign land, a foreign realm.

Brother drapes a starry veil on high,
Four pallbearers lift her high to the sky.
Four pallbearers lift her high to the sky,
Mother weeps, her arms enfold,
Her daughter's journey, brave and bold,
To a foreign realm.
Father's darling, brother's cherished gem,
She journeys to a foreign land, a foreign realm.