bole re papihara, papihara
nit ghan barase, nit mann pyasa
nit mann pyasa, nit mann tarase

palko par ek bund sajaye, baithee hoo sawan le jaye
jaye pee ke des me barase, nit mann pyasa, nit mann tarase

sawan jo sandesa laye, meree aankh se motee paye
jan mile babul ke ghar se, nit mann pyasa, nit mann tarase

The rain bird cries, the rain bird cries,
Each day, the soul aches, each day thirsts,
Each day thirsts, each day aches,
The rain bird cries, the rain bird cries.

A tear adorns the lashes,
I sit, awaiting the monsoon's passing,
To where my beloved dwells, it flows,
Each day thirsts, each day aches,
The rain bird cries, the rain bird cries.

If the monsoon carries a message,
Pearls will bloom upon my eye,
To meet my father, from his home it goes,
Each day thirsts, each day aches,
The rain bird cries, the rain bird cries.