madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
man har lino maadhuri murat
man har lino maadhuri murat nirakh nain ki kor
shyaam hamaare chor chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

sir pe jaake mukat suhaaye
sir pe jaake mukat suhaaye
maathe tilak nain kajaraare
maathe tilak nain kajaraare
mukh sudar jyun bhor
shyaam hamaare chor chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

surdas ke chor kanhaiya manmohan murali ke bajaiya
surdas ke chor kanhaiya manmohan murali ke bajaiya
manmohan murali ke bajaiya
natakhat nandakishor, chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
shyaam hamaare chor
madhukar shyaam hamaare chor

A dark bee, my love, a thief,
A dark bee, my love, a thief,
A dark bee, my love, a thief,
A dark bee, my love, a thief.

He stole my heart, a sweet form's grace,
He stole my heart, a sweet form's grace,
Gazed from the corner of the eye's embrace.
My love, a thief, a thief,
My love, a thief.
A dark bee, my love, a thief.

Upon his brow, a crown takes flight,
Upon his brow, a crown takes flight,
A mark of tilak, eyes so bright,
A mark of tilak, eyes so bright,
A face as fair as morning's light.
My love, a thief, a thief,
My love, a thief.
A dark bee, my love, a thief.

Surdas's thief, Kanha's name,
Surdas's thief, Kanha's name,
He enchants with flute's sweet claim,
He enchants with flute's sweet claim,
A mischievous boy, his game.
My love, a thief.
My love, a thief.
A dark bee, my love, a thief.
My love, a thief,
My love, a thief,
My love, a thief.
A dark bee, my love, a thief.