mera saiya bada albela
mera sajna baka chhela
kabi tune na dekha hoga
ri bano aisa hasin javan
kya hoga ri bano aisa hasin javan

dali dali phul chune to har bana
haule haule gussa badal ke pyar bana
dil ka dusman are dil ka dusman
kaise tera dildar bana kya bolu
mera saiya bada albela
mera sajna baka chhela
kabi tune na dekha hoga
ri bano aisa hasin javan
kya hoga ri bano aisa hasin javan

ladta bhi hai pyar bhi mujhse karta hai
milta bhi hai milte huye bhi darata hai
kya vo diwana are kya vo divana
tujhpe itna marta hai chal hat
mera saiya bada albela
mera sajna baka chhela
kabi tune na dekha hoga
ri bano aisa hasin javan
kya hoga ri bano aisa hasin javan

aaj to usne chumke mere hatho ko
mujhse kaha tujhe dundta hai dil rato ko
tu kya jane are tu kya jane
in mardo ki bato ko kuch bi ho
mera saiya bada albela
mera sajna baka chhela
kabi tune na dekha hoga
ri bano aisa hasin javan
kya hoga ri bano aisa hasin javan

My Beloved, a wonder in sight,
My Lover, a rakish delight.
Never before have you known,
Oh, bride, such a vibrant young bloom,
Such a vibrant young bloom.

Branch to branch, I pluck flowers to a garland,
Slowly, love's form, softly, it garlanded.
The heart's own foe, oh, the heart's own foe,
How can he be the heart's lover, I wondered.
My Beloved, a wonder in sight,
My Lover, a rakish delight.
Never before have you known,
Oh, bride, such a vibrant young bloom,
Such a vibrant young bloom.

He quarrels, yet loves me, I see,
He meets, yet fears meeting me.
What a madman, oh, what a madman,
So hopelessly devoted to thee.
My Beloved, a wonder in sight,
My Lover, a rakish delight.
Never before have you known,
Oh, bride, such a vibrant young bloom,
Such a vibrant young bloom.

Today, he kissed my hands so fair,
And whispered, "My heart seeks you everywhere."
What can you know, oh, what can you know,
Of the words of men, beyond compare.
My Beloved, a wonder in sight,
My Lover, a rakish delight.
Never before have you known,
Oh, bride, such a vibrant young bloom,
Such a vibrant young bloom.