chamakate hai ang ang saanvale surang rang
jamuna ke neer teer kaun mori tori chunariya re
chamakate hai ang ang

poonam kee raat dekh ghoonghat me naina
poonam kee raat dekh ghoonghat me naina
ghumaaye chalee ghumaaye chali huee re haay mori chunariya re
chamakate hai ang ang

chubam dum ki kaat jaat paayal ka thumaka
chubam dum ki kaat jaat paayal ka thumaka
too nae chali too nae chalee hui re haay moree tori chunariya re
chamakate hai ang ang

chitaban mein nihaar chaalan gvaalan kee chhori
chitaban mein nihaar chaalan gvaalan kee chhori
nihaal bahee nihaal bahee hui re haay mori tori chunariya re
chamakate hai ang ang

jamuna se shaam huee tumari najar se
jamuna se shaam huee tumari najar se
malaal huee malaal huee hui re haay moree toree chunariya re
chamakate hai ang ang

My limbs shimmer, a dark, sun-kissed hue,
By the Yamuna's edge, who steals my veil anew?
My limbs shimmer.

Beneath the moon, eyes veiled,
Beneath the moon, eyes veiled,
Spinning, she spins, my veil's plight unveiled,
My limbs shimmer.

The snake's dance severed, the anklet's chime,
The snake's dance severed, the anklet's chime,
You do not move, you do not move, my veil's paradigm,
My limbs shimmer.

In the glance, the gaze, the milkmaid's grace,
In the glance, the gaze, the milkmaid's grace,
Blessed she flows, blessed she flows, my veil's embrace,
My limbs shimmer.

From Yamuna's dusk, from your gaze,
From Yamuna's dusk, from your gaze,
Grief descends, grief descends, my veil's maze,
My limbs shimmer.