kali ek tumse puchun baat ki jab hoti hai aadhi raat
kaun bhanvra banke chupchap teri bagiya me aata hai
chura ke tera man le jata hai
kali ek tumse puchun baat

kali se kaahe puchhe baat
kali se kaahe puchhe baat, pyar me hoti hai ye ghaat
nain ke chalte hai jab baan, baan ka jadu chhata hai
bechara khich khich ata hai, kali se kaahe puchhe baat

nirday bhanvra kyo kunjan ki gali gali me ghumta
nirday bhanvra kyo kunjan ki gali gali me ghumta
kaun bharosa kare jo phirta kali kali ko chumta
kali kali ko chumta
parakh karta bhanvra din-raat, kaun vo kali jo deve sath
kamalini se jab milte nain, chain man ka kho jata hai
rain bhar bandh-bandh jata hai, kali se kaahe puchhe baat

sang nibhe na kali hai gori bhanvar ka kala rang re
sang nibhe na kali hai gori bhanvar ka kala rang re
kare badarva se puchho jo rakhe bijuriya sang re
rakhe bijuriya sang re
madhur gore kale ka sath ke jyun milte hai din aur raat
raat kari sang gora chand milan ka ras rachata hai
kali sang bhanvra gata hai

In midnight's hush, a petal asks,
When shadows deepen, secrets mask,
What hidden bee, on silent wing,
Descends your garden, whispering?
Steals your heart, then disappears,
A petal's question, soaked in tears.

Why ask the bloom, this fragile thing?
Love's hidden traps, the arrows sting.
When eyes meet, shafts of longing fly,
The captive heart, compelled to sigh.
Why ask the bloom, so pure and bright?

Why roams the bee, his heart unkind,
Through every lane, the floral find?
Who trusts the kiss, the whispered vow,
That flits from bloom to bloom somehow?
Testing petals, day and night,
Which bud will yield, embrace the light?
When lotus eyes with lotus meet,
The soul's sweet peace, a fleeting treat,
The night enfolds, a binding tie,
Why ask the bloom, beneath the sky?

The fair bloom's trust, the dark bee's stain,
A union flawed, a whispered pain.
Ask the dark clouds, that hold the flash,
The lightning's dance, the thunder's crash.
When dusk and dawn their colors weave,
The dark of night, the moon's reprieve.
The bee with bloom, a song they sing.