bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam

gokul ke gaayo ne dhundha
gokul ke gaayo ne dhundha
kunj ke matwalo ne dhundha
kunj ke matwalo ne dhundha
dhundh phire nandlaal
bata do koi dhundh phire nandlaal
kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam

haath mein jiske baansuri sohe
haath mein jiske baansuri sohe
manhar mere joraa jori
manhar mere joraa jori
haar gayi more raam bata do koi
haar gayi more raam
kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
madho madan muraari jaako naam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam
bata do koi kaun gali more shyam

Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?
Madhava, Madan, Murari, by that name he's known,
Madhava, Madan, Murari, by that name he's known,
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?

Even Gokul's cows, they sought him,
Even Gokul's cows, they sought him,
And the maddened ones of the grove, they sought him,
And the maddened ones of the grove, they sought him.
They search, they wander, for Nandlala,
Tell me, seeker, they search for Nandlala.
Which path leads to my dark one?
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?

Whose hand does the flute sweetly adorn?
Whose hand does the flute sweetly adorn?
My heart, it pleads, it struggles,
My heart, it pleads, it struggles.
I'm defeated, my Ram, tell me, seeker,
I'm defeated, my Ram.
Which path leads to my dark one?
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?
Madhava, Madan, Murari, by that name he's known,
Madhava, Madan, Murari, by that name he's known,
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?
Tell me, seeker, which path leads to my dark one?