jal bharne chalo ri guiya
jal bharne chalo ri guiya
jamuna kinara chanchal dhara
jamuna kinara chanchal dhara
pawan chalat purabaiya
pawan chalat purabaiya
jal bharne chalo ri guiya
jal bharne chalo ri guiya

ramu sud-sud karta rahta
nak barabar bahti hai
ballu bhondu nahi janta
dhoti kahan se bandhti hai chalo ri guyiya
jal bharane chalo ri guyiya

dal dal par phul khile hai
dal dal par phul khile hai
kuk rahi koyaliya kuk rahi koyaliya
jal bharne chalo ri guyiya
jal bharne chalo ri
jal bharane chalo ri guyiya
jal bharane chalo ri guyiya
kunj kunj me bhanwra gunje
kunj kunj me bhanwra gunje
hansti komal kaliya hansti komal kaliya
jal bharane chalo ri guyiya jal bharane

Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Yamuna's banks, a restless current,
Yamuna's banks, a restless current,
The eastern wind is blowing,
The eastern wind is blowing,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water.

Ram, he sniffs and snuffles always,
His nose a tiny, trickling stream,
Ballu, the simple, knows not the way,
Where his own dhoti's tied, it seems.
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water.

On every branch, the flowers bloom bright,
On every branch, the flowers bloom bright,
The cuckoo sings, its call so sweet,
The cuckoo sings, its call so sweet,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water.
In every grove, the bumblebee hums,
In every grove, the bumblebee hums,
The tender buds are laughing now,
The tender buds are laughing now,
Let's go, sisters, to fetch the water,
Let's go and fetch...