sharm aati hai mujhko saheli naya ghar hai mai dulhan naweli
bat man ki jo hai ek paheli rahne do ise tum paheli
kya meri prem kahani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani
kya meri prem kahani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani

chhut jati hai babul ki galiya dur sanjog le jate hai
phul banti hai jab khilke kaliya tod ke log le jate hai
ek raja le aaya banake mujhe rani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani

jane kis kis gali se gujarke ghar sajan ke barat aayi
sab sathi purane wahi chhute yad unki mere sath aayi
ye jo aasu hai ye hai unhi ki nishani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani

gaya karti jo mayke me dulhan ab wo git yad aate hai
kis tarah yad aate hai dushman, kis tarah mit yad aate hai
jan nilkengi tab dil se yade purani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani
kya meri prem kahani nadiya se bichada pani
nadiya se bichada pani

Shame whispers, a new home, a bride I am,
My heart's riddle, a veiled telegram.
Let it linger, this secret unspoken,
Is my love's tale, like water broken
From the river's embrace, forever apart,
Is my love's tale, a shattered heart?

Leaving behind, father's lanes fade,
Fate's hands tear, a new path laid.
Blossoms bloom, then plucked from their stem,
A king's arrival, a queen's diadem.
From the river's arms, my essence withdrawn,
Is my love's tale, a dawn forlorn.

Through what alleys, the wedding did flow,
My beloved's home, where I now must go.
Old companions, their echoes remain,
Their memories linger, a bittersweet strain.
These tears I shed, their lingering trace,
From the river's soul, I cannot erase.

The songs I sang, in my maidenhood's prime,
Now haunt my heart, transcending time.
How foes and friends, their phantoms appear,
How love's sharp sting, I still must bear.
My soul will depart, with memories' moan,
From the river's depth, forever alone.
Is my love's tale, like water flowing,
From the river's heart, forever going.