haye paapi jiya nahi maane
haye paapi jiya nahi maane
nahi maane re hay paapi jiya nahi maane
peer parayi koi na jane peer parayi koi na jane
paapi jiya nahi maane hay paapi jiya nahi maane
nahi maane re hay paapi jiya nahi maane
nahi maane re

dekho ji papiha bole dekho ji papiha bole
ambuaa pe hole hole
dekho ji papiha bole ambuaa pe hole hole
piya piya hoko bakhane piya piya hoko bakhane
papi jiya nahi mane haye papi jiya nahi mane
nahi maane re hay paapi jiya nahi maane re
nahi maane re

sine me huk uthi koyal bhi kuk uthi
haye dard bhre mere gaane
sine me huk uthi koyal bhi kuk uthi
haye dard bhre mere gaane
haye dard bhre mere gaane
mere gaane mere gaane
haye dard bhre mere gaane
haye paapi jiya nahi maane
haye paapi jiya nahi maane
nahi maane re hay paapi jiya nahi maane

The sinful heart refuses,
The sinful heart refuses,
Refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses,
No one knows another's sorrow, no one knows,
The sinful heart refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses,
Refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses,
Refuses.

Behold, the cuckoo calls, behold, the cuckoo calls,
Upon the mango, softly,
Behold, the cuckoo calls, upon the mango, softly,
"Beloved, beloved," it chants, "beloved, beloved," it chants,
The sinful heart refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses,
Refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses,
Refuses.

A longing rises in the breast, the cuckoo too cries out,
Alas, my songs are filled with pain,
A longing rises in the breast, the cuckoo too cries out,
Alas, my songs are filled with pain,
Alas, my songs are filled with pain,
My songs, my songs,
Alas, my songs are filled with pain,
The sinful heart refuses,
The sinful heart refuses,
Refuses, alas, the sinful heart refuses.