o main yauvan ban ki kali o
main yauvan ban ki kali o
mujhe kali se phul bana de
priti pavan baha chalee o o
main yauvan ban ki kali o
main yauvan ban ki kali o

ulajh ulajh jata kyo achala
ulajh ulajh jata kyo achala
cjaran dil par chitwan chakla
chupake se aake anjane
mukh par lali mali
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o

puchh rahe panchhi kit jati
kiske hit araman banati
kiske hit araman banati
kaise kah dun main
priya se milane nikali
priya se milane nikali
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o

jab main unki ho jaungi
jab main unki ho jaungi
dhan aanand mein kho jaungi
dhan aanand mein kho jaungi
luk chhup khelungi badli mein
luk chhup khelungi badli mein
ban ban ke bijali
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o
ho main yauvan ban ki kali o

Oh, I am a bud in youth's verdant wood,
Oh, I am a bud, so tender and good.
Transform me from bud to a blooming flower,
Love's breeze, a sweet, unfolding power.
Oh, I am a bud in youth's verdant wood.
I am a bud.

Why does the restless heart still entwine?
Why does the restless heart still entwine?
Footprints on the heart, a gaze so divine.
Silently, secretly, unknown, unseen,
Crimson stains on my face, a blush keen.
Oh, I am a bud in youth's verdant wood.
Oh, I am a bud.

The birds ask, "Where do you roam?"
For whose sake do you build your home?
For whose sake do you build your home?
How can I tell them the truth, you see,
That I go to meet my love, eternally.
That I go to meet my love.
Oh, I am a bud in youth's verdant wood.
Oh, I am a bud.

When I become wholly his delight,
When I become wholly his sight,
In wealth and joy, I'll disappear from sight.
I'll play hide-and-seek in clouds so high,
Becoming lightning, flashing through the sky.
Oh, I am a bud in youth's verdant wood.
Oh, I am a bud.