mere ghar aage hai do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hain do do galiyan
do do galiyan do do galiyan
do do galiyan do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hai do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hai do do galiyan

ek jaye sahab ke bangle ko
ek jaye jahan rahe bholi malaniya
ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
ho ho do do do do
do do hai galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hain do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hain do do galiyan

bangle me hai ik sahab ki chhori
bangle me hai ik sahab ki chhori
sahab ki chhori
chat pat gori gori chhori
seeti bajawe aur humko bulawe
aur humko bulawe
bole angrezi batiyan
git pit git pit
bole angrezi batiyan
ho ho ho ho ho do do
do do do do hain galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hai do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hai do do galiyan

bagiya mein aa jaa
o more raja bagiya me aa jaa
o more raja o o more raja
bagiya mein aa ja o more raja

tooti jhopadiya me
tooti jhopadiya me rehne wali
malan ki chhori hai bholi bhali
humko dekh ke gaawe kajariya
haay raama dekh ke gaawe kajariya
gawe kajariya dale jhulaniya
gawe kajariya dale jhulaniya
ho ho ho ho ho do do
do do do do hain galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hain do do galiyan
ho mere ghar aage hain do do galiyan

Before my dwelling, two paths diverge,
before my dwelling, two paths diverge.
Two paths, two paths,
two paths, two paths.
Before my dwelling, two paths diverge,
before my dwelling, two paths diverge.

One leads to the sahib's grand estate,
the other to where the simple gardener's daughter resides.
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho,
ho ho two two two two,
two are the paths.
Before my dwelling, two paths diverge,
before my dwelling, two paths diverge.

Within the manor, a sahib's daughter dwells,
within the manor, a sahib's daughter dwells,
the sahib's daughter,
fair-skinned and light,
whistles and beckons,
and beckons to us,
speaking in English words,
*geet pit geet pit,*
speaking in English words.
Ho ho ho ho ho two two,
two two two two are the paths.
Before my dwelling, two paths diverge,
before my dwelling, two paths diverge.

Come to the garden,
O my king, come to the garden,
O my king, O O my king,
come to the garden, O my king.

In the broken-down hut,
in the broken-down hut resides,
the gardener's daughter, innocent and pure.
Seeing us, she sings a *kajariya*,
alas, she sings a *kajariya*,
singing a *kajariya*, swaying on a swing,
singing a *kajariya*, swaying on a swing.
Ho ho ho ho ho two two,
two two two two are the paths.
Before my dwelling, two paths diverge,
before my dwelling, two paths diverge.