hamara hansa gayla videshva
kab aaye bhaavuk bandhu re
hamara hansa gayla videshva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re
sona pankhi hansa mero
jiya more laiy ke re
jane kaun deshva gaila
dhokha humein daiy ke re
sona pankhi mero hansa re
sona pankhi mero hansa re

hansa re hanse o more hansa
hansa re hanse o more hansa
kaisi ratiyan kaatun re hey
ari o ri chand ko samjhun
tohri chhittiyan hansa
o main to banchhu re
ho gaylo piya videsva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re
o hamara hansa gayla videshva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re
o hamara hansa gayla videshva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re

hurr hurr hurr hurr hurr hurr
o sun yeh kabutar
tu lai ja sandesa maar
hurr hurr hurr hurr hurr hurr
milai de sajan se
tohai hai bada upkar
bataiyo piya se machli si
tadape jee marat tore naar re
na khave na peeve
na sove na jage
bahawat asuan dhaar

hansa re hanse o more hansa
ho hansa re hansa birha agan mein
sulgi tan man mora re hey
arre o re rang chandni
jaisa mora hansa koyla hoyega re
ho gaylo piya videsva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re
o hamara hansa gayla videshva
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re

sona pankhi hansa mero
jiya more laiy ke re hey
jane kaun deshva gaila
dhokha humein daiy ke re
sona pankhi mero hansa re
sona pankhi mero hansa re
sona pankhi mero hansa re
kab aaye bhavuk bandhu re

My swan, it flew to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?
My swan, it flew to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?
My swan, a golden-winged bird,
took my soul and flew away.
To what far-off land did it go,
leaving me deceived, astray?
My swan, a golden-winged bird,
My swan, a golden-winged bird.

Swan, oh swan, my dearest swan,
Swan, oh swan, my dearest swan,
How do I pass these lonely nights?
I mistake the moon's pale light,
for letters from my swan.
I long for you, I yearn.
My love has gone to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?
My swan, it flew to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?
My swan, it flew to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?

Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr
Oh, listen, messenger dove,
carry my message far.
Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr Hurr
Bring me to my lover's side,
a great kindness you would impart.
Tell my love, like a fish,
my heart is consumed in pain.
She eats not, drinks not,
sleeps not, wakes not,
shedding tears like rain.

Swan, oh swan, my dearest swan,
Swan, oh swan, in separation's fire,
my body and soul now burn.
Like the moon's pale hues,
my swan will turn to coal, a mourn.
My love has gone to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?
My swan, it flew to foreign lands,
when will my heart's beloved return?

My swan, a golden-winged bird,
took my soul and flew away.
To what far-off land did it go,
leaving me deceived, astray?
My swan, a golden-winged bird,
My swan, a golden-winged bird,
My swan, a golden-winged bird,
when will my heart's beloved return?