arey tumka kaa batayi bhaiya, hamara haal kaa hai
nikle the ham halwa khane, muh hi jal gaya hai

kaa tumka batayi, ab kaa samjhayi
badi durghatna hai, mushkil bachna hai
chala aisa chakkar, uthi aisi aandhi
padi humka karni, badi kuda phandi
badi lambi chodi, huyi bhaga daudi
din raat jo humne jaag jaag, ki aisi bhagam bhag
ke ham kabhi hiya gaye, kabhi huaan gaye
kabhi hiya gaye, kabhi huaan gaye
kabhi idhar bhage, kabhi udhar bhage
phir tumne diya ye paan
to aayi hamri jaan me jaan
to aayi hamri jaan me jaan
to aayi hamri jaan me jaan

o khaike paan banaras wala
khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala

o khaike paan banaras wala
khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala
phir to aisa kare dhamal
sidhi kar de sabki chaal, o chhora o chora
o chora ganga kinare wala
o chora ganga kinare wala
khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala

arey ram duhayi
kaise chakkar me pad gaya hay hay hay
kaha jan phasayi, mai to suli pe chadh gaya hay hay
kaisa sidha sadha, mai kaisa bhola bhala ha ha
arey kaisa sidha sidha, mai kaisa bhola bhala
jane kaun ghadi me pad gaya padhe likho se pala
mithi chhuri se, mithi chhuri se hua halaal
chhora ganga kinare wala
o chhora ganga kinare wala
khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala

ek naar naveli badi albeli kare atkeli
uski badi hai dhum hai aisi man bhavan
sab dekhe usko palat palat aur ghum ghum
wo nagar nagar jaye dagar dagar
aur ang ang me jyoti chamke jagar jagar
sundar bala
palko me liye ek swapn lok
adharo me liye yovan hala
ithlati hai balkhati hai tan kaa chandan
wo chalak chalak jhalkaati hai
wo nain dwar se tan me aake
man me jwala jagati hai
wo chandramukhi hai, wo mrignaini hai
wo chandramukhi hai, wo mrignaini hai
wo rupvati hai, wo madhumati hai
dhin tak dhin tak dhin tak han

ek kanya kunwari
hamari surat pe mar gayi hay hay hay
ek mithi katari, hamare dil me utar gayi hay hay
kaisi gori gori o tikhi tikhi chhori, wah wah
arey kaisi gori gori o tikhi tikhi chhori
karke jora jori kar gayi hamare dil ki chori
mili chhori to, mili chhori to hua nihaal
chhora ganga kinare wala
o chhora ganga kinare wala
o khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala

o khaike paan banaras wala
khul jaye band akal kaa tala
phir to aisa kare dhamal
sidhi kar de sabki chaal, o chhora o chora
o chora ganga kinare wala
o chora ganga kinare wala

What can I tell you, brother, of this plight?
I went for sweets, but my mouth caught fire's light.
What can I say, how can I explain?
A tragedy unfolds, escaping is pain.
Such a dizzying spin, such a rising storm,
A vast, sprawling chaos, a frantic swarm.
Day and night, I stayed awake, always in flight,
Sometimes here, sometimes there, in the fading light.
Sometimes here, sometimes there, I ran to and fro,
Then you offered that leaf, a flicker of glow.

Oh, after tasting the Banarasi paan,
After tasting the Banarasi paan,
The locks of the mind, they begin to disband,
Oh, after tasting the Banarasi paan,
After tasting the Banarasi paan,
The locks of the mind, they begin to disband,
Then a rampage unfolds,
Setting everyone's course, as it beholds, oh boy, oh boy,
The boy from the Ganges shore, after tasting the Banarasi paan,
The locks of the mind, they begin to disband.

Oh, Ram's name I call,
Into what a maze did I fall, alas, alas, alas.
Where did I lose my all?
Upon the cross, I did pass, alas, alas, alas.
How simple, how pure, I was, yes, yes,
How simple, how pure, I was, yes, yes,
In what moment did I meet, those learned in their grace?
With sweet daggers, with sweet daggers, I was slain,
The boy from the Ganges shore, oh, the boy from the Ganges shore,
After tasting the Banarasi paan, the locks of the mind, they begin to disband.

A maiden so new, so enchantingly bold, she plays,
Her presence, a blaze, enthralling our gaze.
All stare at her, again and again, and they circle,
She goes from town to town, on paths that sparkle,
And in every limb, a radiance gleams,
A vision of beauty, a dream she streams.
Her lips hold youth's wine,
She sways and she bends, her body of sandalwood’s scent,
She overflows and flashes,
From her eyes to the body,
In the mind, a fire ignites,
She is beauty, she is honey,
Tin Tak Tin Tak Tin Tak, yes.

A virgin, so fair,
Fell for my look, alas, alas, alas.
A sweet dagger, I swear,
Into my heart, did she pass, alas, alas.
How fair, how sharp, that girl, wow wow,
How fair, how sharp, that girl,
In a forced embrace, she stole my heart's core.
Oh, met that girl, met that girl, I rejoiced,
The boy from the Ganges shore, oh, the boy from the Ganges shore,
Oh, after tasting the Banarasi paan,
The locks of the mind, they begin to disband.

Oh, after tasting the Banarasi paan,
The locks of the mind, they begin to disband,
Then a rampage unfolds,
Setting everyone's course, as it beholds, oh boy, oh boy,
The boy from the Ganges shore.