han baiya kyu ha baiya kyu
humse chhudaye gaye kanha
kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya kyu han baiya kyu
humse chhudaye gaye kanha
kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya kyu

gokul dhunda vrindawan dhunda
dhund thaki nand ganw re
kaha chupe ho saanwre
kaha chupe ho saanwre
tum bin ankhiya bhar bhar roye
tum bin ankhiya aise roye
jaise roye sawan ki badariya
o kanha kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya kyu han baiya kyu
humse chhudaye gaye kanha
kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya han baiya kyu

sawan kah gaye, sawan kah gaye
aaja hum aaye, aaja hum aaye
birhan ka dukh kaun sunaye
tum bin man mera yu tadpe jaise
tum bin man mera yu tadpe jaise
tadpe hai jal bin machaliya
o kanha kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya han bahiya kyu
humse chhudaya gaye kanha
kaha re mai dhundhu
baiya kyu

Why, oh why, arms of mine, why?
Krishna torn from our embrace,
Where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why, oh why, arms of mine, why?
Krishna torn from our embrace,
Where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why?

I searched Gokul, I searched Vrindavan,
Weary, I sought Nandgaon's heart.
Where have you hidden, my dark one?
Where have you hidden, my dark one?
Without you, my eyes overflow,
Without you, my eyes weep so,
Weep like the monsoon's weeping clouds.
Oh Krishna, where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why, oh why, arms of mine, why?
Krishna torn from our embrace,
Where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why, oh why?

The monsoon spoke, the monsoon spoke,
"Come, we come," the monsoon sings.
To whom can I pour my lonely grief?
Without you, my heart aches so,
Without you, my heart aches so,
Aching like a fish out of water.
Oh Krishna, where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why, oh why, arms of mine, why?
Krishna torn from our embrace,
Where, oh where, shall I seek?
Why?