gaadiwaale
gaadiwaale dupatta uda jaaye re
haay gira jaaye re
gaadi haule haule chala, haule haule chala

nakko dekhe, dekh re gaadiwaale
dekh re gaadiwaale
mora dupattwa, mora dupattwa
haath jod kar sakhiya maange
mora re dupattwa
haath jod kar sakhiya maange
mora re dupattwa
sajanva gupchup kar taanke mora dupattwa
sajanva gupchup kar taanke
mora ye dupattwa
dekho sabka jiya bharmaaye re
haay gira jaaye re
gaadi haule haule chala, haule haule chala

ho gaadiwaale ho
jara rok rok ke chal
jara dheere dheere chal
jara dheere dheere chal
teri gaadi re bedarda gaadi waale ho
teri gaadi re bedarda gaadi waale ho
chali re gaadi ho bedarda haay re ghunghat khole
chali re gaadi ho bedarda haay re ghunghat khole
dekh dupatta ud na jaaye
mora manva dole
dekh dupatta ud na jaaye
mora manva dole
mora bala joban, mora bala joban
khul ja jaaye re, khul ja jaaye re
gaadi haule haule chala, haule haule chala

ud gaya re mora sar se dupatta, ho
ho gaadiwaale ho
jara rok rok ke chal
jara dheere dheere chal
jara dheere dheere chal
aise udte hai dupatte gaadiwaale ho
aise udte hai dupatte gaadiwaale ho
aise udte aaye dupatte jaise aaye badariya
aise udte aaye dupatte jaise aaye badariya
laal, gulaabi, neele, peele
jaise koi chunariya
laal, gulaabi, neele, peele
jaise koi chunariya
inko dekh nazar, inko dekh nazar
muskaaye re haay muskaaye re
gaadi haule haule chala, haule haule chala
gaadiwaale

The cart driver,
his scarf a fleeting dance,
oh, it falls, it falls!
Drive gently, oh drive gently.

Don’t stare, driver,
look where you go!
My scarf, my scarf!
My friends plead, hands clasped,
for my scarf,
my scarf!
My love secretly watches,
my scarf.
See, it bewitches all hearts,
oh, it falls!
Drive gently, oh drive gently.

Oh, driver,
go slowly,
go softly,
go gently.
Your cart, merciless driver,
your cart, merciless driver,
moves on, oh merciless, lifting my veil!
moves on, oh merciless, lifting my veil!
Watch, lest my scarf fly away!
My heart trembles.
Watch, lest my scarf fly away!
My heart trembles.
My youth, my youth,
unveiled, unveiled!
Drive gently, oh drive gently.

It has flown from my head, my scarf!
Oh, driver,
go slowly,
go softly,
go gently.
So fly the scarves, driver!
So fly the scarves, driver!
They fly like clouds approaching,
they fly like clouds approaching.
Red, pink, blue, yellow,
like a myriad of veils!
Red, pink, blue, yellow,
like a myriad of veils!
Eyes behold them, eyes behold them,
they smile, oh they smile!
Drive gently, oh drive gently.
The cart driver.