cham cham cham cham
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re
meri chudi bhi khanki
payaliya chanki re chan chan
mera gajra jo bikhra purwa bhi mahki re
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re
cham cham cham cham
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re

mahki mahki hai rango ki dagar
jhanke reshmi sapno ka nagar
naya naya lage jaha khabar nahi jau kaha
jane lagi kaisi umar
bas me nahi hai ye tan man
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re
cham cham cham cham
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re

dharti pe kadam padte hi nahi
udti jau ambar me kahi
baharo ki mai hu kali sitaro se aage mai chali
bajne lagi sitaro ki dhun hone lagi chan chan
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re
cham cham cham cham
meri chunri lahrai cham cham mai nachi re

The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!
My bangles chime,
My anklets sing, *chhan chhan*.
My garland spills, the East wind sighs with my scent.
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!
*Chham chham, chham chham*,
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!

The path of hues, a fragrant bloom,
A silken dream-city, peeks through the gloom.
A world brand new, where to go, I don't know,
As this new age of mine, takes form.
This heart and body, unbound, unplanned.
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!
*Chham chham, chham chham*,
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!

My feet barely touch the earth,
I ascend, soaring to the heavens' girth.
A bud of spring, I fly beyond,
Beyond the stars, I now respond.
The stars themselves, begin their tune, a *chhan chhan* sound.
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!
*Chham chham, chham chham*,
The silken veil dances, *chham chham*, I dance, oh dance!