mera dulha shahar se aaya re
mera dulha shahar se aaya re
kamaliya payaliya na nahi laya re
sir sukha tel bina sir sukha tel bina
sir sukha tel bina sir sukha tel bina

mai pari dhundhne aaya re
o mai pari dhundhne aaya re
hud dangi dekh chakraya re
jyu bhais nakel bina jyu bhais nakel bina
jyu bhais nakel bina jyu bhais nakel bina

dilli ki nawo se darta tu mitti ka sher
tu mitti ka sher do man chuna muh par malti
khati solah sher khati solah sher
tu gate gate rota hai tu dant sabun se dhota hai
tu kaidi jail bina tu kaidi jail bina
tu kaidi jail bina tu kaidi jail bina

kadak nagada mandir ka tu mai mithi sahnayi
mai mithi sahnayi mai hu beta bade bap ka
tu gawar ki jai tu gawar ki jai
tu baz hai mai kabutari na na na na na
mai lal dev tu sabj pari kya jina khel bina
kya jina khel bina kya jina khel bina kya jina khel bina

shiv gori bhaye aaj hum tum milke gaye gaye gaye
shiv gori bhaye aaj hum hum pasand tumko na aaye
rup dekh tera hum ghabraye fir kyu jhak maran aaye
hum tum milke gaye gaye gaye shiv gori bhaye aaj hum tum
aaj hum tum aaj hum tum mil ke gaye

My groom arrived from the city, yes,
My groom arrived from the city, yes,
He brought no anklets, no bells to bless.
Hair dry, without oil's caress,
Hair dry, without oil's caress,
Hair dry, without oil's caress.

He came searching for a fairy bright,
Oh, he came searching for a fairy light,
Aghast at the sight, he's lost in fright,
Like a buffalo, bridleless in the night,
Like a buffalo, bridleless in the night,
Like a buffalo, bridleless in the night.

Afraid of Delhi's boats, you, a clay-born lion,
You, a clay-born lion, two mounds of lime you're applying,
She consumes sixteen lions, defying,
You weep while singing, you scrub your teeth,
A prisoner without a jail, beneath,
A prisoner without a jail, beneath,
A prisoner without a jail, beneath.

You are the temple drum's harsh beat, I, a sweet flute's call,
I am a sweet flute's call, a son of fathers tall,
You, a peasant's child, doomed to fall,
You are the hawk, I, a dove, beyond your thrall,
No, no, no, no, not at all,
I am red divinity, you, a green fairy, what is life without play?
What is life without play?
What is life without play?
What is life without play?

Shiva and Gauri are pleased, today we sing, sing, sing,
Shiva and Gauri are pleased, today we sing, sing, sing,
Seeing your form, we are dismayed, then why did you come, flailing?
We sing, sing, sing, Shiva and Gauri, today we sing,
Today we sing, today we sing, together we sing.