haye angana bhaya videsh ho
le babul ghar aapna ham chale piya ke desh
kaha ko byahi videsh ho rakhi babul more
kaha ko byahi videsh ho

hum to babul tohre angana ki chidiya
chug chug pag more jaye re
hum to babul tori mati ki gudiya
jigar hake hak jaye re
sun babul more kahe ko byahi videsh
rakhi babul more kaha ko byahi videsh ho

jholi bhar maine gudiya chodi
choda sathan sath re
bhaiya ko dena bahan ka bahne
hamko videshwa hath re
sun babul more kahe ko byahi videsh
rakhi babul more kaha ko byahi videsh ho

jug jug jiwe bhaiya more yahi meri ardas re
desh videsh bhatak more babul
fer milan ki aas re
sun babul more kahe ko byahi videsh
rakhi babul more kaha ko byahi videsh ho

Across the courtyard, a foreign land beckons,
Leaving father's home, towards my beloved's.
Why have you wed me, to a distant shore, father?
Where have you sent me?

I was a sparrow in your courtyard, father,
My steps now falter, departing.
A doll of clay, molded from your earth,
My heart aches, breaking apart.
Listen, father, why have you wed me to a foreign land?
Where have you sent me?

The dolls I played with, I've left behind,
My friends, I've said farewell.
To my brother, a sister's embrace I leave,
To a foreign land, my hand is given.
Listen, father, why have you wed me to a foreign land?
Where have you sent me?

May my brother live for ages, this is my prayer,
My father wanders in distant lands,
Hoping to meet again.
Listen, father, why have you wed me to a foreign land?
Where have you sent me?