o ho holi hai bam babam bam lahri
lahar lahar nadiya bahri bam babam bam lahri
arey lahar lahar nadiya bahri
bam babam bam lahri lahar lahar nadiya
bahri bam babam bam lahri lahar lahar nadiya bahri
o ho holi hai rat bacha lo mauz uda lo
aaj bhi jag me holi hai lal gulala mala hai tan par
muh me bhang ki goli hai holi hai
arey chahe chanchal chahe chatur chahe koi bholi hai us par
us par rang padega kori jiski choli hai o ho holi hai

banwari na maro na maro pichkari paiya padu karu vinti hazar
banwari na maro na maro pichkari paiya padu karu vinti hazar
lehnga bhi gora dupata bhi gora bhige na resham ki choli gwar
lehnga bhi gora dupata bhi gora bhige na resham ki choli gwar
paiya padu karu vinti hazar banwari na maro na maro pichkari
paiya padu karu vinti hazar

hoke yu lar chale natkhat gujariya
pal bhar tike nahi sar pe chunariya
pal bhar tike nahi sar pe chunariya
arey nakhre hazar kare bali umariya
dilva ke par bhayi julmi nazariya
dilva ke par bhayi julmi nazariya
baiya marode kalaiya marode saiya ne todi re chudi hamar
baiya marode kalaiya marode saiya ne todi re chudi hamar
paiya padu karu vinti hazar banwari na maro na maro pichkari
paiya padu karu vinti hazar

chhel chhbili nayi naveli ye kya kya khwab dikhlati hai
gata hai sansar gale se wo naino se gati hai
gata hai sansar gale se wo naino se gati hai
arey ghungat ke pat khol ke chupke chupke pas bulati hai
aate hai jo pas diwane ghungat me chhup jati hai
aate hai jo pas diwane ghungat me chhup jati hai o ho holi hai

The drums of Holi, a boom, a boom, a wave,
Rivers surge, a wave, a wave, a surge.
The drums of Holi, a boom, a boom, a wave,
Rivers surge, a wave, a wave, a surge.

O, Holi's here, save the night, embrace the glee,
Holi burns bright in the world today.
Red gulal paints the body's canvas,
A bhang-laced bullet upon the tongue.
Holi's here.
Whether nimble, wise, or innocent,
Upon them the hues will fall,
Whose blouse is yet un-dyed.
O, Holi's here.

O, Banwari, do not, do not spray the colors,
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times,
O, Banwari, do not, do not spray the colors,
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times.
My skirt is white, my shawl is white,
Do not soak my silken blouse, oh ignorant one,
My skirt is white, my shawl is white,
Do not soak my silken blouse, oh ignorant one,
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times,
Banwari, do not, do not spray the colors,
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times.

Thus, the rogue, the mischievous milkmaid,
A moment's rest, the veil on her head.
A moment's rest, the veil on her head.
A thousand tantrums of youth's playful years,
His cruel gaze pierces her heart.
His cruel gaze pierces her heart.
He twists her arms, he twists her wrists,
My lover broke my bangles, oh!
He twists her arms, he twists her wrists,
My lover broke my bangles, oh!
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times,
Banwari, do not, do not spray the colors,
I fall at your feet, I plead a thousand times.

The playful beauty, the newly wed, what dreams she weaves,
The world sings with its voice, she sings with her eyes.
The world sings with its voice, she sings with her eyes.
Opening the veil's curtain, she beckons secretly near.
The mad ones who approach, she hides within the veil,
The mad ones who approach, she hides within the veil.
O, Holi's here.