matwala sawan aaya masti ka mausam laya
jhum jhum ke dil mera gane laga
papiha pi pi bole kano me ras ghole
sanso me pyar gungunane laga gungunane laga
oho ho matwala sawan aaya

chede hai kisne murli ki dhun faili jo thirkan sanso me
rang anokhe bhar diye kisne bholi bhali adao me
koyal bela mastana hoga tera diwana
dur dur se jisko ye bulane laga
oho ho matwala sawan aaya

chalke gagariya barse badariya fir bhi najariya pyasi kyu
tu pyasi hai pi ke milan ki samjhe na bat jara si kyu
ye thandi thandi aahe khoi khoi nigahe
kahti hai koi tadpane laga oho ho matwala sawan aaya

chalana sambhal ke lut na jaye prem nagar ki raho me
aaj kisi par mar mitne ki chah jagi hai nigaho me
ye lachki lachki dale ye bahki bahki chale
tan man mera dagmagane laga
tan man mera dagmagane laga
papiha pi pi bole kano me ras ghole
sanso me pyar gungunane laga
oho ho matwala sawan aaya matwala sawan aaya

A drunken monsoon arrives, bringing a season of joy,
My heart, swaying, begins to sing.
The papiha cries "pee-pee," pouring nectar in my ears,
Love starts to hum within my breaths, starts to hum,
Oh, ho, the drunken monsoon arrives.

Who has stirred the melody of the flute, the dance spread in my breaths?
Who has filled innocent gestures with colors unknown?
The cuckoo, the jasmine, must be your mad lovers,
Who this calls from afar,
Oh, ho, the drunken monsoon arrives.

The water jars move, the clouds shower, yet why are your eyes thirsty?
You are thirsty for the meeting of the beloved, why don't you understand a little?
These cool, cool sighs, lost gazes,
Say someone has begun to yearn, oh, ho, the drunken monsoon arrives.

Walk carefully, lest you be robbed on the paths of love's city,
Today, the desire to die for someone has awakened in my eyes.
These swaying branches, these intoxicated strides,
My body and mind begin to falter,
My body and mind begin to falter.
The papiha cries "pee-pee," pouring nectar in my ears,
Love starts to hum within my breaths,
Oh, ho, the drunken monsoon arrives, the drunken monsoon arrives.