dheere bol bairan payaliya
dheere bol bairan payaliya
koi sun le na desh paraya hai
dheere bol bairan payaliya
yahan lakhon hai jaadugar chhaliya
yahan lakhon ne chain gawaya hai
dheere bol bairan payaliya

yahan preet ki reet na jane koi
yahan pyar ko na pahchane koi
yahan preet ki reet na jane koi
yahan pyar ko na pahchane koi
na na karte lut jayenge, kitno ne
dhokha khaya hai, dheere bol bairan payaliya

main anjaan hu bholi-bhali re
dar lage umar mori baali re
main anjaan hu bholi-bhali re
dar lage umar mori baali re
kaliyon ko khilne se pahle
bhanwron ne ghat lagaya hai
dheere bol bairan payaliya

yahan ras ke lobhi rasiye hain
aur roop ke lobhi chhaliye hain
koi sunder panchhi ud na sake
lakhon ne jaal bichhaya hai
dheere bol bairan payaliya
koi sun le na desh paraya hai
dheere bol bairan payaliya

Softly chime, my treacherous anklets, softly,
lest a stranger's land should hear.
Softly chime, my treacherous anklets,
a million tricksters dwell near,
a million souls have lost their peace.
Softly chime, my treacherous anklets.

Here, love's true ways are unknown,
here, none recognize affection shown.
Here, love's true ways are unknown,
here, none recognize affection shown.
Saying "no," we'll be plundered, many have
been betrayed, softly chime, my treacherous anklets.

I am naive, innocent and new,
fear grips me, my youth still true.
I am naive, innocent and new,
fear grips me, my youth still true.
Before the buds can bloom,
the black bees have laid in wait.
Softly chime, my treacherous anklets.

Here, the thirsty ones for pleasure gather,
here, the tricksters crave a face,
no lovely bird can take to flight,
for a million snares are set in place.
Softly chime, my treacherous anklets,
lest a stranger's land should hear.
Softly chime, my treacherous anklets.