mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya
pasand tu hi aaya main sara hindustan dekhiya
tere jaisa najar nahi aaya
najar nahi aaya main har naujawan dekhiya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya

rup ki maya raaj palat de
raj palat de taaj palat de
tu bhi apna badal iraada
kal badle so aaj badal de
aagre ka ghaghra merath ki choli
lakhnau ke uspe sitaare
ban than jab main delhi me nikli
tadpe hajaro kuwaare
maine jaipur me ho
maine jaipur me thumka lagaya
jo ghunghat uthaya
to shahar preshan de gaya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya
pasand tu hi aaya main sara hindustan dekhiya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya

chhod ke apne mahal dumahale
tum sang kutiya me rah lungi
sath tumhare dukh bhi sukh hai
dukh bhi dega to sah lungi
calcatta kya mumbai kya
kulu manaali har ghaat ka jal piya hai
jamana ke jal me lagayi hai dubki
ganga ka tirth kiya hai
mere jalwo ke
ho mere jalwo ke jadu se sadhu
hua re bekabu irada beimaan dekhiya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya
pasand tu hi aaya main sara hindustan dekhiya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya
mujhe ladka pasand tu hi aaya

My heart, it chose you, it did.
I've seen all of Hindustan, I have,
None like you have I bid,
In every youth, I did cast my nave.
My heart, it chose you, it did.

The illusion of beauty, kingdoms it topples,
Thrones and crowns, it can displace.
So too, change your heart's ripples,
What was tomorrow, embrace this space.
Agra's skirts, Meerut's blouse,
Lucknow's stars upon it gleam,
When I emerged in Delhi, no doubts,
Thousands of bachelors did dream.
In Jaipur, I swayed,
In Jaipur, a dance I cast,
When I raised my veil, unafraid,
The city was stirred, aghast.
My heart, it chose you, it did.
I've seen all of Hindustan, I have,
My heart, it chose you, it did.

Leaving behind mansions of grandeur,
With you, a humble hut I'd choose.
With you, sorrow turns to candor,
And if it brings sorrow, I won't refuse.
Calcutta, Mumbai, what is the cost?
Of every ghat, I've tasted the flow.
In the Yamuna's embrace, I've been lost,
And the Ganges' holy waters, I know.
By the magic of my grace,
By the magic of my blaze,
Saints, to lose control, they face,
My heart, it chose you, it does.
I've seen all of Hindustan, I have,
My heart, it chose you, it did.
My heart, it chose you, it did.