he nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
nadiya kinare he raai, aai kangana
aaise ulajh gae, anadi sajana
aaise ulajh gae, anadi sajana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana

kahe panaghat uupar, gaai thi chalake akeli
mare hans hans tana, sari sakhiyan saheli
gori aur jao na mano kahana
gori aur jao na mano kahana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana

ab khadi khadi sochuun, khadi khadi sochuun
dekhi hai sas nanandiya sab ka kari hai bahana
ab to suni kalai lai ke chori chori jana
bhari pada re piya se milana
bhari pada re piya se milana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
aaise ulajh gae, anadi sajana
aaise ulajh gae, anadi sajana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana
nadiya kinare he rai, aai kangana

By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came,
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came.
Entwined we are, by a lover's clumsy flame,
Entwined we are, by a lover's clumsy flame.
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came,
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came.

Why did I wander, to the water's heart alone?
Mocked by laughter, of my sisters I've known.
Fair one, heed their warnings, let it be known,
Fair one, heed their warnings, let it be known.
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came,
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came.

Now I stand and ponder, now I stand and ponder,
Watched by slumber, all now feigning gone.
Empty are my wrists, for my lover, I yearn,
Now to meet my beloved, steal away and be born.
A meeting awaits, with my love, my dear one,
A meeting awaits, with my love, my dear one.
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came,
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came.
Entwined we are, by a lover's clumsy flame,
Entwined we are, by a lover's clumsy flame.
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came,
By the river's edge, o' my love, the bangles came.