dham dham baaje dhol re, dhola re
man hua daba dol re dhola re
mere sajan hain pardesh ho o o
mere sajan hain pardesh
koi aaya na sandesh
naina thak gaye panth nihaar ke, dhola re
are dham dham baaje dhol re, dhola re
man hua daba dol re dhola re

aankho se hain aansu jharte
chhod gaya moy yaar
aas ka pinjra toot gaya to
jeena hai bekaar
kaise jeeu main ho o o
kaise jeeu main
bin pritam ke
sisak sisak man maar ke, dhola re
are dham dham baaje dhol re, dhola re
man hua daba dol re dhola re
mere sajan hain pardesh ho o o
mere sajan hain pardesh
koi aaya na sandesh
naina thak gaye panth nihaar ke, dhola re
are dham dham baaje dhol re, dhola re
man hua daba dol re dhola re

The drums beat, a hollow sound, oh love,
My heart adrift, a restless dove, oh love.
My beloved dwells in distant lands, oh, oh,
My beloved dwells afar.
No message comes, no guiding star.
My eyes grow weary, watching, waiting, oh love,
The drums beat, a hollow sound, oh love,
My heart adrift, a restless dove, oh love.

Tears like rivers from my eyes descend,
He left me here, my dearest friend.
The cage of hope, it broke and fell,
Living’s useless, a living hell.
How can I live, oh, oh,
How can I breathe,
Without my love, in grief I dwell, oh love,
The drums beat, a hollow sound, oh love,
My heart adrift, a restless dove, oh love.
My beloved dwells in distant lands, oh, oh,
My beloved dwells afar.
No message comes, no guiding star.
My eyes grow weary, watching, waiting, oh love,
The drums beat, a hollow sound, oh love,
My heart adrift, a restless dove, oh love.