kaahe ko byahi bidesh re
lakhi babul more
kaahe ko byahi bidesh

paak bhara maine gudiyo ka chhoda
paak bhara maine gudiyo ka chhoda
chhoda saheliyo ka sath re
lakhi babul more kaahe ko byahi

kaahe ko byahi
kaahe ko byahi re
lakhi babul more kaahe ko byahi bides

hum tore babul chaube ki chidiya
hum tore babul chaube ki chidiya
rain base ud jaye re
lakhi babul more kaahe ko byahi bides

hum tore babul khute ki gaiya
hum tore babul khute ki gaiya
hako jidhar hak jaye re
lakhi babul more kaahe ko byahi bides

bhaiyo ko dene mahle do mahle
bhaiyo ko dene mahle do mahle
humko diya pardes re
lakhi babul more kaahe ko byahi bides

kaahe ko byahi bidesh re
lakhi babul more
kaahe ko byahi bidesh
kaahe ko byahi bidesh
kaahe ko byahi bidesh

Why did you wed me to a foreign land,
O Father, my beloved?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?

I, who played with dolls,
I, who played with dolls,
Left behind my friends' embrace,
O Father, my beloved, why this wedding?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?
Why did you wed me to a foreign land,
O Father, my beloved?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?

I am your little sparrow, Father,
I am your little sparrow, Father,
Who comes to roost and then takes flight,
O Father, my beloved, why this marriage, this foreign shore?
I am your tethered cow, Father,
I am your tethered cow, Father,
Driven wherever you command,
O Father, my beloved, why this marriage, this foreign shore?

You gave your sons grand mansions,
You gave your sons grand mansions,
And to me, this exile's veil,
O Father, my beloved, why this marriage, this foreign shore?
Why did you wed me to a foreign land,
O Father, my beloved?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?
Why this marriage, this foreign shore?