kaun ho tum, kaun ho kaun ho
kaun ho tum, kaun ho kaun ho

kavi ki madhur kalpana ho tum ya gayak ki madhurim tan
kavi ki madhur kalpana ho tum ya gayak ki madhurim tan
ya sarita jal ki tarag ho
ya sarita jal ki tarag ho arun kamal ki madhu muskan
kaun ho tum kaun ho, kaun ho tum kaun ho, kaun ho

ritu basat ki pratham kali ho
ritu basat ki pratham kali ho savan ki pahali barasat
ya chir virahi do hridayo ke
ya chir virahi do hridayo ke madhur milan ki pahali rat
kaun ho tum, kaun ho kaun ho tum, kaun ho, kaun ho

pranaya git ki pratham pakti ho ya manu ki pahali satan
pranaya git ki pratham pakti ho ya manu ki pahali satan
nav yauvan ki pratham drishti ho nayano ki pahali pahachan
kaun ho tum kaun ho, kaun ho tum kaun ho
kaun ho kaun ho

Who are you, oh, who are you, who?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?

Are you the poet's sweet imagining,
Or the singer's melodious tune?
Are you the poet's sweet imagining,
Or the singer's melodious tune?
Or a river's wave, a gentle sway,
Or the lotus' blush at dawn's soft moon?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?

Are you spring's first bud unfurling,
Or the first rain of the monsoon's call?
Are you spring's first bud unfurling,
Or the first rain of the monsoon's call?
Or the first night where two hearts meet,
After longing's shadowed thrall?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?

Are you love's first line in a song,
Or Manu's firstborn child of the earth?
Are you love's first line in a song,
Or Manu's firstborn child of the earth?
The first glimpse of youth, a vibrant gleam,
Or the first recognition of worth?
Who are you, oh, who are you?
Who are you, oh, who are you, who?