dur desh se koyee sapera aaya
dur desh se koyee sapera aaya
git kya gaya liya mann chhin re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re

sanwariya tere rang me rang ke
sanwariya tere rang me rang ke
ho gayee mai toh sanwaree
pee ke pichhe dolungee pee ke pichhe dolungee
banke bairagan banvaree tadapungee mai din rat
tadapungee din rat jo chhod a sath
jyon jal bin min re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re

kaisa chheda git re tune kaisa chheda git re tune
mai apanapan bhul rahee kabhee hai dharatee
kabhee hai dharatee kabhee gagan hai
aisa jhula jhul rahee
saj ke jagat kee laj saj ke jagat kee laj
huyee mai aaj tere adhin re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re
dur desh se koyee sapera aaya
git kya gaya liya mann chhin re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re
mithee mithee jadu kee bajaye koyee bin re

From a distant land, a snake charmer came,
From a distant land, a snake charmer came,
What song did he sing, that stole my heart's flame?
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.

In your dark hues, I'm now dyed,
In your dark hues, I'm now dyed,
I have become your dark bride.
Following you, I shall roam, following you, I shall roam,
A madwoman, a recluse, alone.
I shall yearn, day and night,
I shall yearn, day and night, if you leave my sight,
Like a fish without water, a sorrowful dream.
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.

What song did you strike, what song did you strike?
I'm forgetting my own self, the earth and sky alike,
Sometimes the earth, sometimes the heaven are mine,
I swing on a swing, divine.
Embracing the world's shame, embracing the world's shame,
I am now in your sway, now your own.
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.
From a distant land, a snake charmer came,
What song did he sing, that stole my heart's flame?
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.
A sweet, sweet magic, played on his reed's game.