ghunghat mein gori kyun jale
ghunghat mein gori kyun jale
koyi jaane na guiya
ghunghat mein gori kyun jale
do pag bhi kaise wo chale haay
do pag bhi kaise wo chale
bedi padi hai baiyaan
ghunghat mein gori kyun jale
koyi jaane na, koyi jaane na
koyi jaane na

man ki batiya man mein liye hai
ghut ghutke yun gori jiyein hai
man ki batiya man mein liye hai
ghut ghutke yun gori jiyein hai
bolana chaahe bol na paaye, bebas nir bahaaye
o bebas nir bahaaye
koyi jaane na, koyi jaane na
koyi jaane na

rito ke ye bojh puraane
kab tak hai gori ko uthaane
rito ke ye bojh puraane
kab tak hai gori ko uthaane
badlega kab iska jivan, kab tutenge bandhan
ye kab tutenge bandhan
koyi jaane na, koyi jaane na
koyi jaane na, koyi jaane na

Why does the veiled bride burn?
Why does the veiled bride burn?
None understand, my friend,
Why does the veiled bride burn?
How can she even take two steps?
How can she even take two steps?
Chains bind her arms,
Why does the veiled bride burn?
None understand, none understand,
None understand.

Secrets of the heart, she holds within,
Suffocating, the bride endures,
Secrets of the heart, she holds within,
Suffocating, the bride endures,
Wants to speak, but cannot, helpless tears she weeps,
Oh, helpless tears she weeps,
None understand, none understand,
None understand.

These ancient burdens of tradition,
How long must the bride carry them?
These ancient burdens of tradition,
How long must the bride carry them?
When will her life change, when will the bonds break?
When will the bonds break?
None understand, none understand,
None understand, none understand.