mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
tan hai meera man hai girdhari
tan hai meera man hai girdhari
aankhiya hai gaz dham re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re

koi pukare ram tujhe koi pukare shyam
mera pagla manwa bole mera
mera pagla manwa bole tera preetam naam
dekhe maine tere naam ke diwane re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re

hanste hanste chod diya bachpan ne mera sath
ab main chodugi jag sara bina hath ke hath
mere naina kare guman re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re

kaha main jau kidhar main jau
kaha main jau kidhar main jau
tuhi to hai jag surur
chori chori hrdy churaya
chori chori hrdy churaya bade chatur ho chor
maine de di tumhe apni jaan
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re
mere preetam hai ghanshyam re

My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He.
My body, a Meera, my heart, Giridhari,
My body, a Meera, my heart, Giridhari,
My eyes, an elephant's path, a holy stream,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He.

Some call You Ram, some call You Shyam,
Some call You Ram, some call You Shyam,
My mad heart, it only calls,
My mad heart, it only calls, Your beloved's name,
I see, Your name, a madness I adore,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He.

Smiling, childhood left my side,
Smiling, childhood left my side,
Now I shall leave the world behind,
Without hand in hand, without a guide,
My eyes, they boast, they hold the key,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He.

Where shall I go, to which path shall I turn?
Where shall I go, to which path shall I turn?
You are the world's delight, its endless burn,
You are the world's delight, its endless burn,
Secretly You stole my heart, a thief so sly,
Secretly You stole my heart, a thief so sly,
I gave to You, my very life,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He,
My beloved, a dark cloud, Shyam is He.