chali pi ko milan ban than ke dulhan
chali pi ko milan ban than ke dulhan
jhan jhanan payal gavat hai
chali pi ko milan ban than ke dulhan
jhan jhanan payal gavat hai
jhan jhanan payal gavat hai
ab kaahe ko der karo ri sakhi
ab kaahe ko der karo ri sakhi
mora mayke me jiya gabravat hai
mora mayke me jiya gabravat hai

mai to babul se mukh modd chali
pi babul se mukh modd chali
pihar sang nata todd chali us ho aur chali
koi laut ke fir nahi aavat hai
chali pi ko milan ban than ke dulhan
chali pi ko milan ban than ke dulhan
jhan jhanan payal gavat hai
jhan jhanan payal gavat hai

kab deep jale bin bati ke
kab raah kate bin sathi ke
kab deep jale bin bati ke
kab raah kate bin sathi ke

jis sagar se bichde nadiya
jis sagar se bichde nadiya
us sagar me mil javat hai
us sagar me mil javat hai
us sagar me mil javat hai
mila javat hai mila javat hai

Adorned, a bride, to meet my love, I go,
Adorned, a bride, to meet my love, I go,
The anklets sing their jangling song, I know,
Adorned, a bride, to meet my love, I go,
The anklets sing their jangling song, I know,
The anklets sing their jangling song.
Why linger now, my friend, tell me, why?
Why linger now, my friend, tell me, why?
My heart, within my childhood home, does sigh,
My heart, within my childhood home, does sigh.

I turn from Father's face, I must depart,
From Father's face, I must depart,
From Father's home, I tear my very heart, towards,
No return, to where I came, I start.
Adorned, a bride, to meet my love, I go,
Adorned, a bride, to meet my love, I go,
The anklets sing their jangling song, I know,
The anklets sing their jangling song.

When does the lamp burn, bereft of flame?
When does the path end, without a name?
When does the lamp burn, bereft of flame?
When does the path end, without a name?

From the sea, the river flows away,
From the sea, the river flows away,
Into that sea, it finds its home each day,
Into that sea, it finds its home today,
Into that sea, it finds its home each day,
Finds its home, finds its home each day.