kahe tarsaye jiyara
kahe tarsaye jiyara, jiyara
yauwan rut sajan ja key na aaye
kahe tarsaye jiyara, jiyara
kahe tarsaye jiyara

nit nit jage na, nit nit ja
nit nit jage na, nit nit ja
nit nit jage na, soya singar, soya singar
jhanjar jhan jhanan, nit naa bulaye
kahe jiyara tarsaye, kahe tarsaye jiyara

nit nit aaye na, nit nit aa
nit nit aaye na, nit nit aa
nit nit aaye na, tan pe nikhar, tan pe nikhar
pawan man komal, nit na khilaye
kahe jiyara tarsaye, kahe tarsaye jiyara

nit nit barse na, nit nit barse na
nit nit barse na, nit nit barse na
nit nit barse na, ras ki puhar, ras ki puhar
sapan jal gagan, nit na lutaye
kahe jiyara tarsaye, kahe tarsaye jiyara

Why does the soul yearn so,
Why does the soul yearn so, my soul?
Youth's season, Beloved, will not return,
Why does the soul yearn, my soul?
Why does the soul yearn so?

Each night awakens not, each night departs,
Each night awakens not, each night departs,
Each night awakens not, slumbering blooms, slumbering blooms,
Ringing echoes fade, never summoned anew,
Why does the soul yearn, why does the soul yearn so?

Each night arrives not, each night returns,
Each night arrives not, each night returns,
Each night arrives not, the body's glow, the body's glow,
Wind, mind, and flower, never bloom anew,
Why does the soul yearn, why does the soul yearn so?

Each night showers not, each night showers not,
Each night showers not, each night showers not,
Each night showers not, the nectar's spray, the nectar's spray,
Dream-like in the heavens, never to bestow,
Why does the soul yearn, why does the soul yearn so?