ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum nacho ri
ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum nacho ri
ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum

rut lahraye aanchal ban ke taare hanse jab payal chhanke
rut lahraye aanchal ban ke taare hanse jab payal chhanke
jhanke badal se chanda
jhanke badal se chanda dare naino kaa phanda
ulajhi julfo ki dori, jhum-jhum nacho ri
ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum

jhum rahi hai raat ki ganga, dipak nache gaye patanga
aankho ne dala ghera
aankho ne dala ghera phir bhi matavla teraa
aaya hai chori chori, jhum-jhum nacho ri
ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum

kabhi chale tan ke kabhi jhuk jaye, nil gagan dole ruk jaye
kabhi chale tan ke kabhi jhuk jaye, nil gagan dole ruk jaye
nach ja kajal vali
nach ja kajal vali raina hai kali kali
o gori gori chhori, jhum-jhum nacho ri
ban ke chakori gori jhum-jhum

A moon-bird born, fair maiden, sway and dance,
A moon-bird born, fair maiden, sway and dance,
A moon-bird born…

The season sighs, your veil a-flutter, stars laugh, as anklets sing,
The season sighs, your veil a-flutter, stars laugh, as anklets sing,
From clouds the moon does peep,
From clouds the moon does peep, your eyes a trap to keep,
Lost in tresses' thread, sway and dance,
A moon-bird born, fair maiden, sway and dance.

The night's Ganges swirls, lamps dance, moths sing,
Your eyes cast their spell,
Your eyes cast their spell, yet your spirit, it does swell,
He comes, clandestine, sway and dance,
A moon-bird born, fair maiden, sway and dance.

Sometimes you walk tall, sometimes you bend low, blue heavens tremble, pause,
Sometimes you walk tall, sometimes you bend low, blue heavens tremble, pause,
Dance now, kohl-eyed one,
Dance now, kohl-eyed one, the night is dark and done,
Oh, fair, fair girl, sway and dance,
A moon-bird born, fair maiden, sway and dance.