bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
kaun gali gaye shyam bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
jhutha dhiraj aash dilakar ashk achanak bhah chhuda kar
jhutha dhiraj aash dilakar ashk achanak bhah chhuda kar
wo to gaye haye wo to gaye rah gaye yaha
ham haye kleja tham
kaun gali gaye shyam bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

wo chhaliya nikle harjayi jin sang hamne prit nibhayi
wo chhaliya nikle harjayi jin sang hamne prit nibhayi
rowat aaye bhor hamari rowat jaye sham
rowat jaye sham
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

aise bhag hamare fute aaj tere sapne bhi ruthe
aise bhag hamare fute aaj tere sapne bhi ruthe
bedardi tera kya bigda meri prit fire badnaam
prit fire badnaam bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam
bata do koi kaun gali gaye shyam

Tell me, which lane did Shyam take,
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take.
Which lane did Shyam take, tell me, which lane did Shyam take?
False comfort, false hope, then suddenly,
tears, and he slipped from my grasp.
He is gone, alas, he is gone, and I am left here,
clutching my heart in pain.
Which lane did Shyam take, tell me, which lane did Shyam take?

That deceiver emerged, a wanderer,
with whom I wove love's embrace.
Weeping, our dawn arrived, weeping, the evening departs,
weeping, the evening departs.
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take, which lane did Shyam take?
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take.

Such is my misfortune, that today, even your dreams are shattered,
Such is my misfortune, that today, even your dreams are shattered.
O heartless one, what have you lost,
that my love is now defamed?
Love is defamed, tell me, which lane did Shyam take,
Tell me, which lane did Shyam take.