dekho paniya bharan ke bahane bahane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane bahane
chali jamuna ki or
radha us chit chor sang ras rachane

payal chamke ghunghru chamke
thumak thumak chale chal albeli
preet me khoke ban gayi radha ek paheli
sawre ne dekha kya raz kahe jane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane bahane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane

tan man bhula darpan bhula
bhul gayi hai radha har singar bhi
tan man bhula darpan bhula
bhul gayi hai radha har singar bhi
sun ri sakhi ye pyar bura hai
ghar bhi chuda de or sansar bhi
jis tan lage wahi tan jane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane bahane
chali jamuna ki or
radha us chit chor sang ras rachane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane bahane
dekho paniya bharan ke bahane

By the guise of fetching water, again and again,
By the guise of fetching water, again and again,
Towards the Yamuna she went,
Radha, to dance with the thief of her heart.

Anklets gleamed, bells chimed,
With a playful gait, she walked, so free,
Lost in love, Radha became an enigma.
What secrets did the dark-hued one perceive, who knows?
By the guise of fetching water, again and again,
By the guise of fetching water.

Body and mind forgotten, the mirror too,
Radha forgot every adornment, too.
Listen, friend, this love is a curse,
It can steal your home and your world.
Only the one who feels it knows,
By the guise of fetching water, again and again,
Towards the Yamuna she went,
Radha, to dance with the thief of her heart.
By the guise of fetching water, again and again,
By the guise of fetching water.