ban than ke chali saj dhaj ke chali
rani karke har singar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
ban than ke chali

jinhone nazo se pala tha unse juda hai hona
ek aankh me hasi bhari hai ek aankh me rona
amma ke naino me neer bhar aaya
doli uthaye kahar dekho chali piya ke dwar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
ban than ke chali saj dhaj ke chali
rani karke har singar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
ban than ke chali

ab kya wada babul raja ladki hui parayi
doli ke sang chal diye dulha
piche baap aur bhai
chali naya ek desh basane suna kar gharbar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
ban than ke chali saj dhaj ke chali
rani karke har singar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
dekho chali piya ke dwar
ban than ke chali

Adorned and bright, she walks along,
A queen in finery's embrace.
To her beloved's gates she goes,
To her beloved's sacred space.
Adorned and bright, she walks along.

From those who cherished, parting's tear,
A separation, bittersweet.
One eye with laughter, joy so clear,
The other, sorrow's soft retreat.
Mother's eyes, a watery gleam,
As bearers lift the palanquin,
To her beloved's gates she goes,
To her beloved's sacred space.
Adorned and bright, she walks along,
A queen in finery's embrace.
To her beloved's gates she goes,
Adorned and bright, she walks along.

Now, father's vows, a promise made,
A daughter now a stranger grown.
The groom beside the palanquin, conveyed,
Behind, her kin, their hearts alone.
To build a new domain she goes,
Leaving behind the empty halls,
To her beloved's gates she goes,
Adorned and bright, she walks along,
A queen in finery's embrace.
To her beloved's gates she goes,
To her beloved's sacred space.
Adorned and bright, she walks along.