kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
mai jamuna ke tat per aayo basi
mai jamuna ke tat per aayo basi
aisa baya brij ka dhaam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
o kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
murli ki dhun sun bajat mudang
nirtya karat albeli naar
karke singar nache ta thai ta thhai tha

chanan chan gunguru baje payal geet sunaye sunaye
chanan chan gunguru baje payal geet sunaye sunaye
murli ki dhun sun tan jo dhole
murli ki dhun sun tan jo dhole
man ko lu mai tham kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
o kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam

bindiya chamke kangana khanke aisa rup suhana
bindiya chamke kangana khanke aisa rup suhana
ghungata sarke hoye savera
ghungata sarke hoye savera
lat bikhre to shaam

kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
mai jamuna ke tat par aayo basi
mai jamuna ke tat par aayo basi
aisa baya brij ka dhaam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
o kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
kaise murli bajaye ghanshyam
bajayi ghanshyam bajayi ghanshyam

How does the Dark One play his flute,
How does the Dark One play?

I, by the Yamuna's shore I came,
I, by the sacred waters, came to stay.
This is the heart of Braj’s sweet name,
How does the Dark One play?
Oh, how does the Dark One play?

Listening to the flute’s sweet call,
The drums begin to beat their praise,
And the graceful women, beautiful all,
Dance in a joyous, whirling maze.
Adorned, they dance, their rhythms soar,

Their anklets chime, their songs unfold,
Their anklets chime, their songs take flight.
Hearing the flute, the body’s hold
Loosens, and I struggle with all my might
To hold my heart, how does the Dark One play?
Oh, how does the Dark One play?

Their bindis gleam, their bangles ring,
Their beauty lights the morning's face,
Their veils now slip, the sun takes wing,
And evening tumbles into place.
Their locks unbound, the evening's grace,

How does the Dark One play?
How does the Dark One play?
I, by the Yamuna’s shore I came,
I, by the sacred waters, came to stay.
This is the heart of Braj’s sweet name,
How does the Dark One play?
Oh, how does the Dark One play?
How does the Dark One play?
How does the Dark One play?
Plays, the Dark One plays,
Plays the Dark One plays.